Phalangeal osteosonogrammetry age-related changes and assessment of a Lebanese reference population.

This study was aimed to assess age changes in quantitative ultrasonometry (QUS) of the phalanx in a sample of Lebanese women to determine a reference data for the Lebanese population. Velocity of ultrasound (amplitude-dependent speed of sound; AD-SOS) and the interpretation of the ultra sound signal (ultrasound bone profile index; UBPI) were measured in 211 women with a mean age of 50 years (range 20-79 years) using a DBM sonic Bone profiler device. Women were randomly selected and asked to participate in a nation-wide screening program.

Surgical treatment of traumatic lesions of the axillary nerve. A retrospective study of 33 cases.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the recovery of muscular strength after surgical intervention in axillary nerve injuries. Surgery was elected when no signs of recovery were noted after three months of conservative treatment. Between 1980 and 1996, 46 traumatic lesions of the axillary nerve were surgically treated.