Influence of education and residence on the parental search for pediatric surgical information on the internet.

Background: The internet is a valuable tool for access to health-related information. There is limited literature regarding its use by parents of children with surgical conditions.

Aim: To investigate internet usage by parents seeking information about the surgical conditions of their offspring in relation to epidemiological factors such as family residential area and parental educational level and to subsequently review the literature regarding this topic.

Unilateral lumbosacral dislocation: case report and a comprehensive review.

Lumbosacral fracture-dislocation is a rare occurrence. There are more than 73 cases reported in the English literature. We report on the imaging findings and surgical treatment in a patient suffered of unilateral traumatic L5-S1 dislocation associated with severe disruption of the posterior ligamentous complex.

Theoretical and experimental investigation of the oxidized and oxygenated forms of pyrocatechuic acid (2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid).

The catecholic derivative 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA or pyrocatechuic acid) represents a diversity of actions in enzymatic processes. In the present study DFT calculations (at the B3LYP/TZVP level of theory) have been performed for neutral 2,3DHBA and its dimer (models 1-1a), several semiquinone forms of 2,3-DHBA, namely the neutral (models 2-4), the monoionized (models 5-7), the di-ionized (models 8) and the dimer 7a. The more stable species in each case are those with the carboxyl group protonated.

Prevalence of scoliosis in women with visual deficiency.

Unlabelled: Whether visual impairment influences the prevalence of scoliosis in humans or not remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of scoliosis in blind women in a Mediterranean region.

Material And Method: A total of 26 blind women aged 40 years (median, range 20 - 67) were screened for scoliosis.