Extension Casting For Both-Bone Forearm Fractures In Children.

Paediatric forearm fractures are commonly treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization. Determining the best way to cast these fractures during the initial presentation may prevent the need for re-manipulation . An analysis of casting technique for all patients under eighteen years of age treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization for both-bone fractures of the forearm at a regional tertiary referral hospital over 7 years was undertaken.

Inkwari: an emerging high-risk place potentiating hiv spread among young adults in a hyper-endemic South African setting.

Young adults in South Africa are at the epicenter of the HIV epidemic. The prevalence of HIV among young people in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is particularly high. This study characterizes inkwari (Zulu word for raves or weekend-long parties) in eThekwini District, KZN and explored how these place-based dynamics shape the risk environment for the young adult attendees.