Ilizarov Fixator-Assisted Management of Neglected Femur Fractures by Open Intramedullary Nailing: A Case Series.

Unlabelled: Femoral shaft fractures are major life- and limb-threatening injuries. Such injuries, when neglected for months or years, can lead to a range of debilitating consequences. In the Indian subcontinent, there are multiple such cases that are presented to tertiary care hospitals late due to a lack of awareness and low socioeconomic constraints.

Hand schuller christian disease: a rare case report with oral manifestation.

Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is disorders which include abnormalities that result from abnormal proliferation of langerhan's cells or their precursors. LCH is clinically classified into three types-eosinophilic granuloma, Hand Schuller Christian disease and Abt-Letterer- Siwe disease. It is usually manifested in childhood as well as in adulthood.

A rare case of mature teratoma. Has FDG PET/CT a role to play?

Authors describe a very rare case of mature teratoma with malignant transformation, preoperatively suggested by FDG PET/CT study. So the role of CT component in elucidating three embryonal components and hypermetabolism evident on PET part suggesting possible malignant transformation makes PET/CT a valuable modality in evaluation of these rare tumors.

High prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in affluent urban Indians.

The highest prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in developing countries occurs in the upper socio-economic group, but this has not been well documented in Indians. The age and sex standardized prevalence of diabetes in 1112 affluent adult Indian subjects was 21.1%.