The importance of CT for the pre-operative surgical planning in recurrent anterior shoulder instability.

Background: MRI is the current pre-operative imaging standard in recurrent anterior shoulder instability; however, CT has increasingly gained interest due to its advantages in the detection of bony glenoid defects. This study compares the value of CT imaging and MRI for pre-operative surgical planning in recurrent anterior shoulder instability.

Methods: Between 2006 and 2009, 83 patients presented to the author's department with recurrent anterior shoulder instability.

Belief systems of epilepsy and attitudes toward people living with epilepsy in a rural community of northern Tanzania.

The social stigma toward people with epilepsy (PWE) varies greatly between cultures. In this study, 167 people (59 PWE, 62 relatives, 46 villagers) in a rural area of northern Tanzania were interviewed at the hospital and in the community regarding their prevailing beliefs about epilepsy and attitudes toward PWE. Seventy-eight of those interviewed (46.