Publications by authors named "V F Sinclair"
Background: Pediatric first web space contractures of the hand can lead to disability in hand function. Several techniques have been proposed for treating this condition. Recently, a new technique involving the first palmar cutaneous flap was described in a cadaveric study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- New particle formation (NPF) in the tropical free troposphere is crucial for creating cloud condensation nuclei, influencing cloud properties and climate.
- Researchers conducted molecular-level measurements of oxidized organic molecules (OOMs) at a high-altitude site in Bolivia, uncovering their presence in both gas and particle phases, with a focus on short-chain carbon compounds.
- The study links these OOMs to isoprene emissions from distant rainforests and suggests they play a role in the growth of newly formed nanoparticles, advancing our understanding of aerosol formation in this region.
The researchers' aims for this preliminary study was to develop an instrument, guided by the Theory of Health-related Family Quality of Life, to measure health-related family quality of life (HR-FQoL) as perceived by women with cancer. The researchers used a two phase design for instrument development: (1) establishing face validity of a 38-item instrument with an expert panel and patient review, and (2) focusing on the internal structure and construct validity of the instrument with responses from female patients ( = 236) with a cancer diagnosis (breast, gynecologic). The researchers identified a final 25-item HR-FQoL instrument with four sub-scales that each captured multiple concepts within the Theory of HR-FQoL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Necrotising otitis externa is a severe ear infection for which there are no established diagnostic or treatment guidelines.
Method: This study described clinical characteristics, management and outcomes for patients managed as necrotising otitis externa cases at a UK tertiary referral centre.
Results: A total of 58 (63 per cent) patients were classified as definite necrotising otitis externa cases, 31 (34 per cent) as probable cases and 3 (3 per cent) as possible cases.
Objective: Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) usually manifests clinically as hypoglobus and enophthalmos. Patients may experience different symptoms and may present to an assortment of specialties and delay diagnosis and management. The objective of this article was to describe the different and sometimes misleading signs and symptoms of SSS to improve the level of suspicion and reduce time to diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF