Physical features of pediatric patients with lumbar spondylolysis and effectiveness of rehabilitation.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical features of pediatric patients with lumbar spondylolysis (LS), factors that increase the load during compensatory movements at the lumbar spine, and the outcomes of rehabilitation. Twenty patients were included. Fifteen items were used:fingertip-to-floor distance (FFD), straight leg raising (SLR), heel-to-buttock distance (HBD), tightness of the rectus femoris, the lateral and medial rotator muscles, iliopsoas, tensor fascia lata, adductor muscles, soleus muscle, and latissimus dorsi, and trunk rotation, sit-ups and endurance of the abdominal and back muscles.

[CPT-11 chemotherapy for a hemodialysis patient with small-cell lung cancer].

We report a hemodialysis patient with extensive small-cell lung cancer who was administered CPT-11(50mg/m2)chemotherapy and achieved a partial response after four courses of chemotherapy. Hemodialysis was performed 24 hours after the first course of CPT-11 was completed. Because the patient developed thrombocytopenia and pneumonia, hemodialysis was performed 4 hours following the second course of chemotherapy, after which grade III bone marrow suppression was observed.

[Successful control of rapid heart rate in a patient with atrial fibrillation by continuous intravenous administration of landiolol hydrochloride].

A 79-year-old man with atrial fibrillation underwent total pharyngolaryngectomy and free flap reconstruction for hypolaryngeal cancer under general anesthesia. He developed tachyarrhythmia with ST depression and inverted T wave. The treatment including sufficient fluid therapy, continuous administration of vasodilator and intravenous digoxin failed to control the abnormalities.