Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Diagnosis and Management.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disorder in adolescents, occurring in 10.8 per 100,000 children. SCFE usually occurs in those eight to 15 years of age and is one of the most commonly missed diagnoses in children.

Genetic analysis of tolerance to the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus neglectus in the legume Medicago littoralis.

Background: The nematode Pratylenchus neglectus has a wide host range and is able to feed on the root systems of cereals, oilseeds, grain and pasture legumes. Under the Mediterranean low rainfall environments of Australia, annual Medicago pasture legumes are used in rotation with cereals to fix atmospheric nitrogen and improve soil parameters. Considerable efforts are being made in breeding programs to improve resistance and tolerance to Pratylenchus neglectus in the major crops wheat and barley, which makes it vital to develop appropriate selection tools in medics.

Genetic analysis of tolerance to boron toxicity in the legume Medicago truncatula.

Background: Medicago truncatula Gaertn. (barrel medic) is cultivated as a pasture legume for its high protein content and ability to improve soils through nitrogen fixation. Toxic concentrations of the micronutrient Boron (B) in agricultural soils hamper the production of cereal and leguminous crops.

Identification of a chemically induced point mutation mediating herbicide tolerance in annual medics (Medicago spp.).

Background And Aims: Sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides are used extensively in cereal-livestock farming zones as effective and cheap herbicides with useful levels of residual activity. These residues can persist beyond the cropping year, severely affecting legumes in general, and annual medics in particular, resulting in reduced dry matter production, lower seed yields and decreased nitrogen fixation. A strand medic cultivar, Medicago littoralis 'Angel', has been developed via chemical mutagenesis with tolerance to SU soil residues.

Athletes With Disabilities.

In brief For the most part, active people who are disabled require medical care for typical sports-related cuts, sprains, and strains. However, disability-related conditions such as bladder problems or pressure sores require specialized management to make activity safe.

Can Residents Be Team Physicians?

Our experience shows that residents can be team physicians during their training years if they undertake independent study and have appropriate training, supervision, and a good working relationship with the staff of a local high school.