Association of abnormal foot angles and onychocryptosis.

Objectives: To find if there is any association between the abnormal interphalangeal (IPA) and/or hallux valgus angles (HVA) and onychocryptosis.

Materials And Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with proven ingrowing toenail of all grades had their interphalangeal and hallux valgus angles of the great toe been measured on a stress view standing radiograph, and compared with a control group of normal people.

Results: The mean age (SD) of our patients was 20 (6.

Effect of timing of surgery, type of inflammation, and sex on outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis.

Background And Purpose: Studies have shown the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis (AC). Our aim was to establish the outcome of LC in patients with AC on the basis of duration of the attack before surgery took place, the type of gallbladder inflammation, and patient sex.

Patients And Methods: All 204 patients at Princess Basma Teaching Hospital who underwent LC for AC by the authors between September 1994 and June 1999, were retrospectively reviewed.