Problematic smartphone use is associated with de Quervain's tenosynovitis symptomatology among young adults.

Background: Previous research has reported an association between texting messages sent and De Quervain's tenosynovitis (DQT) symptomatology. However, these studies do not report smartphone dependence and DQT symptomatology.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and DQT symptomatology among young adults.

Effectiveness and safety of bemiparin versus low-molecular weight heparins in orthopaedic surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bemiparin in the prophylaxis of thromboembolism in orthopaedic surgery with respect to other low-molecular-weight heparins.

Methods: A meta-analysis of effectiveness and safety of low-molecular weight heparins versus standard heparin in orthopaedic surgery was performed. A literature search was done of Medline and Excerpta Medica from 1988 to 1998.

Clinical utility of the single point method for theophylline maintenance dose prediction.

In this work, we tried to correlate the usefulness of the Koup nomogram for dosage prediction of continuous theophylline Dm therapy as compared with the usual method of dosification. To do this, a first group of 20 patients (5 with chronic bronchitis and 15 with bronchial asthma) without clinical or biochemical evidence of hepatic or heart disease (3 with smoking habit), were chosen. They were given a loading dose of theophylline 5 mg/kg over 30 min (as aminophylline).