Clinical Value of Routine Follow-Up Radiographs in Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Background: Performing routine radiographs after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in post-operative follow-up, typically at four weeks and 12 months, in addition to baseline radiographs obtained immediately post-operatively, is common practice in many institutions. Despite research indicating it may not alter management, it is associated with substantial financial, resource, and time costs. This study aimed to assess the impact of routine radiographs on the management of TJA patients in a UK district general hospital.

Evaluation of Dentist Perception of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for Accelerated Tooth Movement - Cross Sectional Survey.

The current survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, awareness and perception of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on accelerated tooth movement among dentist present in the state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu dentists were the subjects of the cross-sectional questionnaire survey. 500 participants completed self-administered questionnaires about their knowledge, awareness, and perception of PRP's effect on accelerated tooth movement.

Conditional trust: Community perceptions of drone use in malaria control in Zanzibar.

Background: The potential of drones to support public health interventions, such as malaria vector control, is beginning to be realised. Although permissions from civil aviation authorities are often needed for drone operations, the communities over which they fly tend to be ignored: How do affected communities perceive drones? Is drone deployment accepted by communities? How should communities be engaged?

Methods: An initiative in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania is using drones to map malarial mosqutio breeding sites for targeting larval source management interventions. A community engagement framework was developed, based on participatory research, across three communities where drones will be deployed, to map local perceptions of drone use.

Histological and ultrastructural alterations of rat thyroid gland after short-term treatment with high doses of thyroid hormones.

The aim of the present study was to investigate histological alterations of rat thyroid gland after short-term treatment with supraphysiological doses of thyroid hormones. Rats from experimental groups were treated with triiodothyronine (T3) or thyroxine (T4) during five days. In both treated groups, thyrocyte height was reduced and follicular lumens were distended.

Extra spinal osteoarticular tuberculosis: a case series of 66 patients from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi.

The demographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients diagnosed as extra-spinal osteoarticular tuberculosis, presenting at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, between December 2006 and January 2009 were analysed. There were 66 patients registered for the study. Forty four (66.

Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: Is this a feasible option for developing countries?

Background/aim: The role of laparoscopic appendectomy is still not well defined in the literature. This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic appendectomy at a university hospital in a developing country.

Materials And Methods: Patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) from August 2002 to August 2006 were identified.

Total contact cast for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers.

Objective: To determine the outcome of diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers treated with Total Contact Cast (TCC) in terms of percentage of ulcers healed and time to heal.

Study Design: Analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, from April 2005 to March 2007.

Organophosphate induced delayed polyneuropathy.

Organophosphate induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP) is a rare sensory-motor distal axonopathy, which usually occur after ingestion of large doses of certain organophosphate insecticide. The clinical picture is characterized by the distal paresis in lower limb associated with sensory symptoms. Electrodiagnostic studies show a motor axonal neuropathy.

Frequency of lower extremity amputation in diabetics with reference to glycemic control and Wagner's grades.

Objective: To determine the frequency of minor and major amputations in diabetic patients at different Wagner s grades of severity and to correlate it with the glycaemic control.

Design: Cross-sectional analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, over a period of 3 years from August 1999 to August 2002.