Gait Measurement at Home Using A Single RGB Camera.

Background: An individual's gait is a key factor for consideration in evaluating their overall health. Several medical studies have demonstrated the correlation between gait and incidence rate of diseases, mortality, and risk of fall. However, gait is only occasionally evaluated during medical visits, which may delay the detection of health problems.

Compartment syndrome of bilateral lower extremities following laparoscopic surgery of rectal cancer in lithotomy position: report of a case.

A 67-year-old man underwent laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in the lithotomy position. After surgery he complained of bilateral lower limb pain, swollen legs, and sensory disturbance. The serum creatine kinase value was 46 662 U/l.

A patient who underwent surgical treatment of an adult-type aneurysm in the nonpatent arterial duct.

Adult-type aneurysms in the arterial duct are rare, and their spontaneous prognosis is poor. We performed surgical treatment of an aneurysm in the arterial duct in a 62-year-old male. The patient had had hoarseness since November 2003, and was referred to our hospital in March 2004.

A case report of papillary fibroelastoma attached to chorda tendineae of mitral valve.

The case was a Japanese man of 62 years old. A bulbar mass attached to mitral valve anterior leaflet was discovered in an echocardiography within detailed examination of ischemic heart disease accidentally. We diagnosed him as ischemic heart disease and doubt of heart tumor.

Subepicardial aneurysm detected during diagnosis of acute cardiac failure.

A 55-year-old female developed dyspnea at night and visited our hospital. A diagnosis of acute cardiac failure was made and the patient was immediately admitted. A false ventricular aneurysm with blood flow was found in the lateral wall of the left ventricle.