Factors Related to Relapse of Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (CTEV) After the Ponseti Method.

Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is one of the common congenital disorders in pediatric orthopedic practice that affects a large group of children.It is a combination of four parts of deformity that affect either a single foot or both feet. Our aim in this study is to estimate the prevalence and incidence of CTEV and to evaluate the risk factors that lead to relapse in some children to avoid relapse in future and complex surgical interventions, as well as to improve the final outcome.

Risk factors for thromboembolism in burn patients admitted to the burn unit at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  To investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in burn patients.  Methods: This is a cross-sectional study eliciting the risk factors in burn patients who developed thromboembolism. The study took place at the Adult  Burn Unit, King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.