Pak J Med Sci
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This study was aimed to determine the various factors which could serve as predictor of saving of lower limb from amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). ⋯ DFU which were of grade I to II, had no evidence of osteomyelitis and for which an initial decision was of no amputation were more likely to be salvaged.
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To compare the efficacy of intra-articular steroid injection with ultrasound-guided supra-scapular nerve block in the management of frozen shoulder in terms of shoulder pain and disability index score and range of motion. ⋯ Ultrasound guided supra-scapular nerve block is better than intra-articular steroid injection in managing frozen shoulder.
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To investigate the pathogen distribution and clinical characteristics of acute community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections (CALRTIs). ⋯ Acute community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections(CALRTIs) take bacteria, viruses and atypical pathogens as its leading pathogenic bacteria. In the treatment of patients with acute CALRTIs, early pathogenic examination should be performed to assist in guiding antibiotic therapy for rapid control, early recovery and ameliorated clinical outcomes.
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To explore the clinical features of thymoma with and without myasthenia gravis (MG). ⋯ MG rarely occurs in type A and type C diseases. The prognosis of thymoma with MG is similar to that of thymoma alone. The main causes of death may be myasthenia crisis in thymoma patients with MG and advanced tumor stage in patients with thymoma alone.
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To compare the degenerative features of cartilaginous endplate with bony endplate in association with intervertebral degeneration in local population at radiographic, macroscopic and microscopic level in human motion segments. ⋯ This study, for the first time identifies that there exists a critical association of bony and cartilaginous endplate with intervertebral disc degeneration individually in the same tissue sections using multi-dimension assessment methods. Degeneration in any of the components of VEP is consonantly associated with IVD degeneration. The BEP & CEP, though, they are unique structures but are interlinked with each other structurally and functionally.