Publications by authors named "M P Davey"
From'grave diggers' to a 'Trauma System for Ireland', the history of Irish orthopaedics is a unique and fascinating story. This story has developed over decades and centuries, with many late and great surgeons and trainers playing major roles in developing our orthopaedic services nationally, as we know them today. The authors acknowledge that it would be wrong to think that a 1500-word review could provide an in-depth, yet comprehensive, discussion of all topics past and present of celebration, deliberation and further debate, related to orthopaedic surgery in Ireland.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to ascertain the clinical outcomes of the Latarjet procedure in patients with seizure disorders (SD) versus controls.
Methods: Two independent reviewers performed a literature search using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines using PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases. Only studies reporting on outcomes of the Latarjet procedure comparing patients with pre-existing SDs, or those comparing such patients versus controls were considered for inclusion.
Coccidiomycosis is a regional disease with global importance, with both an expanding endemic area and population, as well as increasing travel. Although unusual, it should be considered in patients with a travel history to endemic areas, even when immunocompetent and outside the usual incubation period. We present a case of isolated ankle septic arthritis which required an aggressive multidisciplinary surgical approach as well as antibiotic therapy.
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- - EEG spectral analysis is a more sensitive method for assessing sleep disruption compared to traditional sleep architecture, helping to differentiate between children with narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), and those with subjective sleepiness.
- - The study analyzed specific EEG frequency powers (delta, theta, alpha, sigma, and beta) during various sleep stages and found significant differences, particularly in beta and theta power levels among the groups of children tested.
- - Results showed that children with narcolepsy displayed higher theta power than those with subjective sleepiness, while delta power was lower in both narcolepsy and IH groups, suggesting unique patterns that could enhance understanding of these sleep disorders.