Role of tele-rehabilitation in patients following total hip replacement: Systematic review of clinical trials.

Objective: Tele-rehabilitation to explore current evidence on the effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation compared to face-to-face rehabilitation for patients after total hip replacement.

Methods: The systematic review of clinical trials comprised search of Cochrane, Medline, Embase and PEDro databases from 2000 to date for English-language, human studies dealing with postoperative rehabilitation of total hip replacement patients. A thorough search was performed to retrieve articles missed through databases as well as unpublished grey literature.

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Dermatomyositis.

Dermatomyositis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are both rare diseases. TTP is a blood abnormality in which blood clots form in blood vessels leading to fatal outcomes. Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy which causes a distinctive skin rash and muscle weakness.

A Non-invasive 24 Hours Stabilization of Duodenal Ulcer Perforation by a Combination Regimen.

Surgical repair of perforated gastroduodenal ulcer has been extensively practiced in emergency clinical situations. Non-invasive conservation treatment is regaining the attention towards management of such ulcers. We report the case of a 50-year-old male smoker who presented in the emergency unit with acute generalized abdominal pain and guarding in the epigastric and right upper quadrant region.

Autologous blood injection in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis.

Objective: To determine mean decrease in visual analogue pain score after autologous blood injection in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at Ghurki Trust Hospital, Lahore, from December 10, 2012, to June 8, 2013, and comprised patients having lateral epicondylitis of elbow. Pre-procedure baseline visual analogue score was measured.

Vesicouterine fistula and blind vagina.

A case of vesicouterine fistula with blind vagina following cesarean section for obstructed labor is presented. It was surgically treated by fistulectomy, cervicoplasty and maintenance of bladder and cervical patency by catheterization. Intrauterine synechiae formation was prevented by copper T insertion and oral contraceptive pills.