Double plating and iliac crest bone graft can safely fix femoral shaft nonunion.

Introduction Femoral shaft nonunion can be extremely vexing and result in significant morbidity. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of patients with nonunion of the femoral shaft fracture undergoing double plating and bone grafts from the iliac crest and femoral canal. Methods This retrospective study included 44 patients with femoral shaft nonunion between March 2020 to March 2022.

Poorly differentiated laryngeal neuroendocrine neoplasm with high serum calcitonin level, a case report, with literature review.

Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) of the larynx consists of 0.6% of laryngeal cancer and is the second most common type after squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Laryngeal NEN rarely secret calcitonin and should be differentiated from medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Neck, back, and shoulder pains and ergonomic factors among dental students.

Background: Dynamic and static activities in dentistry cause musculoskeletal disorders, but dental students do not have sufficient awareness about the effects of ergonomic factors on their health. The aim of this study was to investigate ergonomic factors that cause pain muscle in dental students in Kerman Medical University, Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional analysis study was carried out on dental students of the 3, 4, 5, and 6 year, in clinical practice in the School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.