Publications by authors named "J M Failla"
Introduction: Mobile health clinics serve a unique role in which they can offer affordable and adaptable care to the population they serve. The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) mobile clinics began in 2020 as a partnership with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) to address the low vaccination rates that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This study is a descriptive analysis that examines the number of vaccinations of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) and human papillomavirus (HPV) at different locations of administration including pediatrician offices, the novel VCOM mobile vaccination clinic, and the Spartanburg Health Department.
In ovarian granulosa cells, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates the proliferation and differentiation events required for follicular growth and oocyte maturation. FSH actions are mediated exclusively through the FSH receptor (FSHR). In cattle, the FSHR gene expression pattern during folliculogenesis and the implications of this receptor in reproductive disorders have been extensively studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiographic outcome of unstable distal radius fractures treated by closed reduction and sugar tong splinting and to quantitatively evaluate Lafontaines' criteria of instability.
Methods: Fifty patients with 3 or more instability factors as described by Lafontaine were treated by finger trap traction, closed reduction, and sugar-tong splinting. They were evaluated radiographically for initial angulation, radial inclination, radial length, and palmar tilt at the time of injury, after reduction, and 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after reduction.
Purpose: To test the ability of ultrasound to diagnose clinically suspected occult scaphoid fractures.
Methods: Eighteen wrists in 18 patients with an average age of 35 years (range, 10-77 years) were seen in the emergency room, each with a single traumatic wrist injury, snuffbox tenderness, swelling, and a negative wrist x-ray result. They were evaluated in this prospective, blind, controlled study by physical examination, x-ray, and high-resolution ultrasound.
Purpose: To evaluate the ability of ultrasound to detect a central tear of the finger extensor tendon mechanism.
Methods: Twelve fresh-frozen and thawed cadaver fingers were used. All fingers had a midradial incision with exposure of the extensor mechanism over the proximal interphalangeal joint.