Thickness of the Plantar Fascia in Asymptomatic Subjects.

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to determine the average and extreme values of the thickness of plantar fascia (PF) and to evaluate its correlations with anthropometric parameters and walking activity.

Materials And Methods: Analytic study of 226 feet. On these feet, the thickness of the PF was measured on ultrasound; and its correlation with the age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), gender, and daily walking of the participants were studied.

Outcome of patients with uterine fibroids after 3-month ulipristal acetate therapy.

Objectives: To determine the proportion and the characteristics of patients who did or did not respond after 3 months of ulipristal acetate (UPA) therapy.

Study Design: In this retrospective cohort study conducted in the University Hospital of Bordeaux (France) and University Medical Center Ljubljana (Slovenia), symptomatic non-menopausal patients with fibroids that qualified for surgery were pretreated by 3 months of oral UPA 5 mg/day. Clinical success was defined by normalization of the bleeding score, and/or regression of pelvic pain, and/or abdominal distension.

[Renal dimensions in the Nephrology Department of Befelatanana Hospital, Antananarivo].

The knowledge of normale renal sizes specific for each individual and for any ethnicity, allows diagnostic and therapeutic medical decision. For a low-income country such as Madagascar, ultrasound is an ideal tool for this purpose. This study aims to collect data on renal dimensions and to seek the correlation between these data and the demographic and anthropometric parameters in Malagasies.