Identifying factors influencing mortality in patients aged over 65 following an acute type II odontoid process fracture. A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Compare short-term mortality rates following operative and nonoperative management of geriatric patients following an acute type II odontoid process fracture.

Methods: One hundred forty-one patients with a type II odontoid fracture were identified from a single centre between 2002 and 2018. Patient demographics, details of injury and management, plus mortality data were collected.

Aerosolisation in endonasal endoscopic pituitary surgery.

Purpose: To determine the particle size, concentration, airborne duration and spread during endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery in actual patients in a theatre setting.

Methods: This observational study recruited a convenience sample of three patients. Procedures were performed in a positive pressure operating room.

Rare case of double migration of thoracic intradural schwannoma.

Mobile or migratory intradural extramedullary schwannoma have been reported many times in the lumbar levels, however only twice in cervical spine and six times in thoracic spine. Double migration was reported only once. The exact cause of the migration of a schwannoma arising from the nerve sheath of a spinal nerve root is unclear and especially mysterious in cervical and thoracic spine.

Young Australians' experiences of sexual healthcare provision by general practitioners.

Background And Objectives: Young Australians are disproportionately affected by sexually transmissible infections (STIs), compared with the general population. The aim of this study was to explore how young Australians sought sexual healthcare from their general practitioners (GPs) and what factors were important to them when seeking sexual healthcare.

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed using an anonymous survey of young people.

Rhodacyanine derivative selectively targets cancer cells and overcomes tamoxifen resistance.

MKT-077, a rhodacyanine dye, was shown to produce cancer specific cell death. However, complications prevented the use of this compound beyond clinical trials. Here we describe YM-1, a derivative of MKT-077.