Anthropometric correlates of basketball free-throw shootings by young girls.

The purpose of this analysis of data from a larger investigation was to assess effects of anthropometric factors on free throw shooting performance of 15 girls from Michigan and 18 from Puerto Rico. Subjects performed 60 free throws (10 trials x 3 ball sizes x 2 basket heights). Correlations were low, with two exceptions, .

The effect of early craniocervical decompression on functional outcome in neonates and young infants with myelodysplasia and symptomatic Chiari II malformations: results from a prospective series.

The indications for hindbrain decompression in neonates and young infants with spinal dysraphism who experience brain stem dysfunction in association with Chiari II malformations have remained controversial. This largely reflects the fact that the postoperative outcome in such patients has often been poor, which has supported the belief that much of the brain stem compromise in these patients is congenital and inherently irreversible. However, in a previous retrospective review of our operative results between 1975 and 1989, we noted that a significant component of the brain stem dysfunction in these children was an acquired phenomenon that potentially was reversible with prompt operative intervention.