Operative treatments compared with nonoperative treatment of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures.

Background: Few reports on external fixation to treat displaced midshaft clavicular fractures exist. We sought to compare the clinical effects of external fixation, plate fixation, and nonoperative treatment for treating displaced midshaft clavicular fractures in adults.

Material And Methods: Eighty-nine patients with a displaced midshaft fracture of the clavicle were selected (according to inclusion criteria) for a retrospective analysis and assigned to either operative treatment with external fixation (29 patients), plate fixation (30 patients) or nonoperative treatment with a sling (30 patients).

Epidemiology, microbiology and therapeutic consequences of chronic osteomyelitis in northern China: A retrospective analysis of 255 Patients.

The study aimed to explore the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of chronic osteomyelitis observed in a northern China hospital. Clinical data of 255 patients with chronic osteomyelitis from January 2007 to January 2014 were collected and analyzed, including general information, disease data, treatment and follow-up data. Chronic osteomyelitis is more common in males and in the age group from 41-50 years of age.

[Prevalence and causes of blindness and moderate and severe visual impairment among adults aged 50 years or above in Changji City of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: the China Nine-Province survey].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and causes of blindness and moderate and severe visual impairment among adults aged ≥ 50 years in Changji City of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Methods: It was a population-based cross-section study.Geographically defined cluster sampling was used in randomly selecting 5714 individuals aged ≥ 50 years in Changji City.

Prevalence and outcomes of cataract surgery in rural China the China nine-province survey.

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and visual acuity (VA) outcomes of cataract surgery in rural populations throughout China.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study.

Participants: Forty-five thousand seven hundred forty-seven adults 50 years of age and older.

Prevalence of vision impairment in older adults in rural China: the China Nine-Province Survey.

Purpose: Describe the prevalence of visual impairment/blindness among older adults in rural populations in China.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study.

Participants: We evaluated 45 747 adults > or =50 years of age.