Aims: To investigate if preoperative CT improves detection of unstable trochanteric hip fractures.
Methods: A single-centre prospective study was conducted. Patients aged 65 years or older with trochanteric hip fractures admitted to Stavanger University Hospital (Stavanger, Norway) were consecutively included from September 2020 to January 2022.
Background: Persistent itching subcutaneous granulomas related to aluminium-containing vaccines are poorly recognised in health care. They are often associated with aluminium hypersensitivity.
Case Presentation: An intensely itching subcutaneous nodule appeared on the left thigh of a 17-month-old girl at the injection site for an aluminium adsorbed diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-polio-HiB vaccine given at 3, 5 and 12 months.
Background: With the growing global population, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the demands for food and energy. A major portion of the food and energy is produced via agriculture and livestock activities. The objectives of this research are to gather information regarding the demographic features of farmers, previous poisoning, and the extent of farmers' knowledge in the use of pesticides and associated hazards in different counties and villages in Fasa, a city located in the Fars province of Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study was to compare a combination of three commonly used tests to identify scaphoid fractures with MRI in patients with normal x-ray after a wrist trauma.
Patients And Methods: This prospective MRI study included patients between 18 years and 49 years, who attended the Emergency Department, Bergen, Norway after sustaining an acute wrist trauma within the previous week. Initial x-rays of the wrist were normal.