Outcome of modified open surgery in tennis elbow.

Background: Tennis elbow is a common disorder of upper extremity. It can be treated conservatively in majority of the patients but some resistant cases eventually need surgery.

Material & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at Department of Orthopaedics, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, from January 2002 to June 2006.

Malaria in children: study of 160 cases at a private clinic in Mansehra.

Background: This study was conducted in a private clinic to report frequency, presentation and management of malaria in children presenting with fever.

Methods: 160 Children of age varying from 42 days to 15 years were included in this study, during a period of 1999-2004.

Results And Conclusions: Malaria was confirmed in 154 cases, including 114 male and 46 female children.

Comparison of metoclopramide, prochlorperazine and placebo in prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following tonsillectomy in young adults.

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting following anaesthesia and surgery are common and can create considerable problems regarding management of patients and outcome of the surgical procedure.

Methods: This study evaluates and compares the efficacy and safety of the metochlopramide to that of prochlorperazine in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomy in young adult patients. 150 patients, of either sex, undergoing tonsillectomy under the same anaesthetic technique were studied in a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled manner.