Biplanar Lateral Hemi-Wedge Osteotomy for the Correction of Severe Tibial Varus Deformity.

Indication for this hemi-wedge high tibial osteotomy is the combination of medial osteoarthritis or cartilage damage, varus deformity of >10°, and medial proximal tibial angle of <80°. The proximal lateral tibia is exposed via a skin incision of approximately 10 cm length between the tibial tuberosity and the head of the fibula. After detachment of the anterior tibial muscle, a first oblique guidewire marks the main osteotomy plane and a second guidewire marks the hemi-wedge.

Surgical Intervention Outcome for Patients With Acute Vision Loss Due to Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) is a severe type of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) characterized by a high risk of acute vision loss resulting from the affection of optic nerves. This vision loss results from direct pressure upon the optic nerve by the sinus tissues and bone degradation. This is why early involvement of a professional is significant so as not to result in a permanent disability.

Amphicrine carcinoma of the right colon, a report of a case and review of literature.

Mixed neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine neoplasms, recently recognized in the WHO classification as (MiNEN), are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors are composed of two distinct cellular components; a well- or poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor and a non-neuroendocrine tumor, usually in the form of an adenocarcinoma, either admixed with or adjacent to one another. A rarer phenotype is a tumor in which the endocrine and epithelial cell features occur within the same cell; i.

[Reconstruction of the patellar tendon with autologous or allogeneic semitendinosus tendon transplant for chronic rupture].

Objective: Reconstruction of a patellar tendon defect in the event of a chronic rupture.

Indications: Chronic rupture of the patellar tendon due to delayed diagnosis or failure of primary refixation with a dehiscence that does not allow for anatomical refixation without patellar tendon shortening.

Contraindications: Infection.

[Modified pendulum osteotomy to correct severe tibial varus deformity].

Objective: Correction of a severe tibial varus deformity near the knee joint with only a slight influence on leg length and patella height.

Indications: Medial osteoarthritis and/or cartilage damage with a severe varus deformity > 10° with a medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA) < 80°.

Contraindications: Femoral varus deformity with lateral distal femoral angle > 91°, severe lateral cartilage damage, lateral osteoarthritis, lateral meniscus loss.

Isolation of a new flavonoid from L. with evaluation of its potential biological activities.

In line with the importance of L. (Lamiaciatae) in traditional medicine as a calming and sedative remedy, the present study was designed to reveal its chemical constituents and bioactivity potentials. Thus, after extraction and fractionation of the plant material, the obtained butanol fraction (BPm) was subjected to conventional chromatographic separation of its constituents in addition to LC-MS/MS evaluation versus some authentic standards.

Awareness of Oral Submucous Fibrosis among the Quid-Chewing South-Asian Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates.

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disorder prevalent in South and Southeast Asia and is mainly related to the habit of chewing betel quid. Although there are numerous South-Asian studies about OSF, there is no study that evaluates the awareness of OSF among expatriate populations of South-Asian origin. Evaluated the awareness of OSF among South-Asian expatriate patients reporting to a dental hospital in Sharjah.

[Subtuberosity anterior closing wedge osteotomy to correct the increased posterior slope of the tibial plateau].

Objective: Reduction of increased reclination of the tibial plateau (posterior slope) to improve the anterior stability of the knee joint.

Indications: Increased posterior reclination of the tibial plateau greater than 12° in combination with recurrent instability after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Contraindications: Hyperextension of more than 15° (relative).

Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament Complex With a Flat Allograft Semitendinosus Tendon.

The aim of this Technical Note is to reconstruct the medial collateral ligament complex with the superior medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament as anatomically as possible. An allograft or contralateral semitendinosus autograft is used for anatomic reconstruction of the superior medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament. After bony fixation, the tendon bundles are sutured to the remnants of the medial collateral ligament complex.

"Submarine-Shaped" Radial Forearm Flap for Simultaneous Reconstruction of Oral and Lower Lip Defects".

Background: Reconstruction of the oral cavity commonly results in trismus and lip incompetence.

Aim And Objectives: In this study, we aim to describe an innovative design of a radial forearm free flap for resurfacing bilateral buccal defects and simultaneous functional lower lip reconstruction in a single stage.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2019, 6 males underwent simultaneous buccal and lower lip reconstruction with a radial forearm free flap.

Factors associated with immediate postoperative pulmonary complications after Appendectomies under general anesthesia: A retrospective analysis.

Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) include any complication that affects the respiratory system after anesthesia and surgery and are a significant cause of postoperative mortality and morbidity.

Objectives: To describe the risk factors for immediate postoperative pulmonary complications after appendectomy under general anesthesia and to determine if rapid sequence induction decreases the risk.

Design And Setting: A retrospective analysis of perioperative medical records of patients who underwent appendectomy under general anesthesia over a year, from January 1st, 2014, to December 31st, 2014, at Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar, was done.

Association between fitness tracker use, physical activity, and general health of adolescents in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Physical inactivity is a major problem of adolescents worldwide. Fitness trackers are widely used technologies that assess physical activity and allow self-monitoring of daily activities. Thirty-five percent of the Saudi population is made up of adolescents, which makes them an important target population.

NMR-Verified Dearomatization of 5,7-Substituted Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.

Tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (THPP) is an attractive scaffold for designing biologically active compounds. The most obvious way to obtain such compounds is to reduce pyrazolopyrimidines with complex hydrides, because the pyrimidine ring is reduced in the preference over the pyrazole ring. The presence of substituents at positions five and seven of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines complicates the set of reaction products but makes it more attractive for medicinal chemistry because four possible stereoisomers can be formed during reduction.

Postmortem lung and heart examination of COVID-19 patients in a case series from Jordan.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a pandemic for more than 2 years. Autopsy examination is an invaluable tool to understand the pathogenesis of emerging infections and their consequent mortalities. The aim of the current study was to present the lung and heart pathological findings of COVID-19-positive autopsies performed in Jordan.

Phytochemical composition and bioactivities of as antioxidant, antibacterial and antioxidative stress in red blood cells - Is it a window of hope for children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

Background: () extracts have been used medicinally since ancient times and are often utilized in traditional Arab medicine. An extensive study has revealed that species have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and hypotensive properties.

Objectives: This work was performed to explore the phytochemical contents of extract, as well as its antioxidant and antibacterial properties, and to assess the lipid peroxidation level as an oxidative stress biomarker in erythrocytes.

Combining Stellate ganglion block and intravenous regional anesthesia to treat complex regional pain syndrome: A 19-years' experience in a tertiary center.

Objectives: To study reduction in pain score after treatment with intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) and Stellate ganglion block (SGB) combination on complex regional pain syndrome (CPRS) patients and to quantify patients' satisfaction with treatment and occurrence of complications.

Methods: This is a record-based retrospective review carried out in 2020, targeting patients treated in the University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, over the years 2002-2020.

Results: Among 99 patients, a significant drop in pain scores occurred in 88% of the patients' sample.

The dual impact of Jordanian for inhibiting pepsin and treating microbial infections.

Screening of phytochemical crude extract by GC-MS and HPLC analysis indicated the presence of alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, and phenolic acid in the extract. The total phenolic content of methanol extract was 39.43 mg of Gallic acid eq/g, crude with 56.

Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and in vitro β-galactosidase inhibition activities of Juniperus phoenicea and Calicotome villosa methanolic extracts.

Background: Juniperus Phoenicea (JP) and Calicotome Villosa (CV) are used by Jordanian populations as herbal remedies in traditional medicine. Herein, the phytochemical contents of their methanolic extracts were analyzed and their antioxidant as well as in vitro anti- β-Galactosidase activities were evaluated; their effect on β-Galactosidase enzyme kinetics was evaluated and the thermodynamic of the enzyme was determined.

Methods: The antioxidant activity of JP and CV crude methanolic extracts was evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl,2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays; however, the effect of the plants' crude extracts on β-Galactosidase activity and kinetics was evaluated in vitro.

Unusual Osteoblastoma of the First Metatarsal Bone Treated by Total Resection and Fibular Autograft: A Case Report.

Case: A 25-year-old man presented with progressive pain and swelling of the left foot for 4 years. The images showed a contrast-enhanced mixed lesion (osteolytic and blastic) of the first metatarsal bone with surrounding soft-tissue edema. The differential diagnoses favored chronic osteomyelitis or neoplasia, most likely benign.

Time trends of causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and endoscopic findings.

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a frequent cause for emergency endoscopy and, in a proportion, requires the application of endotherapy. We aim to evaluate the proportion of variceal and nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), the endoscopic findings that were detected, as well as the temporal trends of endoscopic findings over a period of 13 years.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients who underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy with an indication of UGIB or presented with hematemesis, melena, or both, as well as those who had hematochezia, from January 2004 to December 2016 (13 years).

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Causes and patient outcomes.

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a healthcare burden and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. We aim to describe the presentation, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of patients presenting with UGIB as well as important patient outcomes.

Methods: This is a retrospective study performed at a tertiary care university hospital in Riyadh.

Fear of Falling in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Which Clinical Characteristics Are Important?

Background: Fear of falling (FOF) is an important risk indicator for health-related outcomes and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, factors associated with FOF in MS are not well investigated.

Objectives: This study was done to explore predictors of FOF in this population.

Mechanical circulatory support in patients with severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Management of obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with aortic stenosis and severe left ventricular dysfunction is challenging. Mechanical circulatory support at the time of percutaneous coronary interventions may be necessary in these extreme-risk patients. We present a case in which the TandemHeart was used to support a patient with severe aortic stenosis, severe protected left main and circumflex disease, and severe cardiomyopathy and review the literature on this subject.