Open reduction for hip dislocation in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenital: Outcomes of a systematic review.

Introduction: The incidence of hip dislocation (HD) in arthrogryposis multiplex congenital ranges from 15 to 30 %. Besides a stable hip, the ambulation potential of an AMC child is also dependent on severity of associated knee and foot deformations. The primary objective of this review is to determine the proportion of ambulators in AMC children treated by open reduction for HD.

Do patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma express receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1? Results of an observational study.

Context: The receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) is a transmembrane protein of the receptor tyrosine kinase family. The expression of ROR1 has been linked to cancers.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the expression of ROR1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Complex post traumatic foot deformities - Outcomes after corrective surgery.

Introduction: Complex posttraumatic foot deformity results in painful foot, altered gait and affects cosmesis. We did a retrospective study on 16 patients to analyse the etiology, types of foot deformity and their outcomes after corrective surgery.

Methods: This retrospective study was done on a consecutive series of patients who underwent corrective surgery for complex post-traumatic foot and ankle deformities.

Uncommon complication of feeding jejunostomy: A case report.

Feeding jejunostomy is a common surgical procedure performed for patients who cannot take oral feeds. Although a minor procedure, it is not without complications. However, distal migration of the tube into the bowel is extremely rare.

Increased insulin sensitivity in intrauterine growth retarded newborns--do thyroid hormones play a role?

Background: Thyroid hormones are necessary for normal brain development. We studied thyroid hormone profile and insulin sensitivity in intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) newborns to find correlation between insulin sensitivity and thyroid status in IUGR newborns.

Methods: Fifty IUGR and fifty healthy control infants were studied at birth.

Rectal bleeding: a rare complication of abdominal pregnancy.

A rare case of abdominal pregnancy, causing massive rectal bleeding due to invasion of the rectal wall by the placenta, is reported.

Modulation of feeding and drinking by dopamine in caudate and accumbens nuclei in rats.

Injection of dopamine (DA) into accumbens and caudate nuclei facilitates a dose-dependent increase in food and water intake, whereas administration of spiperone (SP), a central D2-receptor antagonist suppresses DA-facilitated food and water intake. Bilateral lesions of nucleus accumbens and caudatus result in a sustained and significant decrease in food and water intake. The results suggest that DA is a neurotransmitter involved in feeding and drinking behavior in accumbens and caudate nuclei and this effect is mediated by central D2 receptors.