Epidemiology of clavicle shaft fractures in a public hospital in South Africa: differences between developing and developed countries.

Purpose: Describing the epidemiological profile of patients with acute clavicle shaft fractures in a developing country public state hospital where mainly low- to middle-income patients are treated.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of all clavicle shaft fractures between 2008 and 2018 (10 years) based on Picture Archiving and Communication System at the second largest public hospital in South Africa.

Results: One thousand and three patients, 729 male and 274 female, were included in the epidemiological review.

Incidence of acute respiratory illnesses in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on 'acute respiratory illness in the athlete'.

Objective: To determine the incidence of acute respiratory illness (ARill) in athletes and by method of diagnosis, anatomical classification, ages, levels of performance and seasons.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: Electronic databases: PubMed-Medline, EbscoHost and Web of Science.

Pain, health-related quality of life, and mental health of adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy in urban South Africa.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and level of disability due to pain, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health in adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy (CP), living in a low-to-middle income country (LMIC), compared to matched typically developing (TD) peers, and to explore associations with individual characteristics.

Materials And Methods: This case-control study included 31 adolescents and 30 adults with CP (gross motor function classification system [GMFCS] Level I-V) and matched TD peers. Assessment tools used were a pain questionnaire, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36v2), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and General Self Efficacy (GSE) scale.