Tunis Med
November 2023
Unlabelled: Introduction-Aim: The third cycle of medical studies (TCMS) lasts 3 years for the specialty of family medicine (FM) in Tunisia. The members of the FM committee of the Faculty of Medicine of Monastir (FMM) aimed to detail the learning objectives (LO) of residents in FM.
Method: We used the Delphi method in 2 rounds including a group of experts called FM Learning Objectives Writing Group (FMLOWG) at the FMM.
Introduction: our study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) among adolescents with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) receiving nonoperative treatment, and to identify the demographic and clinical factors associated with poor QOL.
Methods: this is a cross-sectional study. We included adolescents followed in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Taher Sfar Hospital (Mahdia - Tunisia).
This study reports a case of gouty arthritis in the hip joint in a 57-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension, with no history of gout, presenting with chronic pain in the right hip. Clinical examination showed obese patient, having painful right limping with lateral hip flexion during walking. Standard radiography objectified osteocondensing formations at the level of the anterior femoral neck.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: lateral epicondylitis, better known as tennis elbow, falls within the spectrum of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and it is a major public health problem. The purpose of our study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical profile and treatment modalities for patients with lateral epicondylitis followed at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Methods: we conducted a retrospective study (2012-2017) of patients with lateral epicondylitis referred to the Department of Physical Medicine and Functional Rehabilitation at the Tahar Sfar Mahdia University Hospital over a period of 6 years.