[Management of patients with persistent pain following groin hernia repair].

Persistent pain following groin hernia repair (PPGH) is seen in 2-4% of patients leading to functional and socioeconomic disability. A Danish research unit for PPHG was established in 2010 in collaboration with anaesthetists and surgeons. More than 140 patients have been examined with clinical and electrophysiological methods.

[Survival and cause of death after traumatic spinal cord injury. A long-term epidemiological study].

Life expectancy among individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) has remained lower than normal, even with optimal medical management. But improvement has been achieved, as shown by this study of an unselected population of survivors of traumatic SCI, dead or still living. There has been complete follow-up over four decades.