A dynamic transpatellar approach to the knee.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current US healthcare delivery systems do not adequately address healthcare demands. Physicians are integral but rarely emphasize prevention as a primary tool to change health outcomes. Home visitation is an effective method for changing health outcomes in some populations. The Florida International Universi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rock JA,Acuña JM,Lozano JM,Martinez IL,Greer PJ Jr,Brown DR,Brewster L,Simpson JL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was investigated at a tertiary care hospital, and relationship was made between the clinical and genetic definitions of community- and healthcare-associated MRSA. METHODS:Nonduplicate isolates of S. aureus were collected during 2004. Iso...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Patel M,Hoesley CJ,Moser SA,Stamm AM,Baddley JW,Waites KB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred sixty-two adolescents being seen for sick or well visits at two suburban private pediatric practices completed an anonymous, written questionnaire about drug habits. The respondents' ages ranged from 14 to 17 years; all were white and from middle-class or upper-middle-class families. The adolescents report...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RH,Hayden GF

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell trait is present in about 8% of black Americans, and clinically significant sickling disorders are common in this population. These disorders can be accurately defined by combinations of quantitative hemoglobin electrophoresis at alkaline pH, citrate agar electrophoresis, solubility tests for sickle hemogl...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Steinberg MH,Adams JG 3rd

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Range-gated pulsed Doppler echocardiography has been reported to be a useful noninvasive bedside technic for detecting ductal left-to-right shunting in premature infants. We studied 30 premature infants with a birth weight of less than 1,500 gm, using a 5 MHz system developed by Advanced Technology Laboratories. An um...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rees A,Elbl F,Solinger R,Gattinella J,Lambert L,Cook L

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevation in fasting serum gastrin levels was found in three patients being evaluated for persistent upper abdominal pain without radiographic evidence of peptic ulcer disease. Fiberoptic endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract in each patient revealed characteristic changes of chronic atrophic gastritis. Gastri...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reinhardt JD,McCloy RM,Blackwell CF

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three foreign bodies were successfully removed from the upper gastrointestinal tract with a fiberoptic endoscope. They included a food bolus lodged above an esophageal stricture, a metallic nebulizer tip impacted in the mid-esophagus, and a spoon lodged in the stomach. A razor blade could not be removed from the duode...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brady PG,Johnson WF

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyponatremia is a frequent condition in elderly patients. In diagnostic workup, a 24-hour urine sample is used to measure urinary osmolality and urinary sodium concentration necessary to confirm the diagnosis of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). This study was undertake...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Holm EA,Bie P,Ottesen M,Ødum L,Jespersen B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of reversible acute renal failure caused by acute pyelonephritis. In this entity, the kidneys are swollen by an interstitial infiltrate and edema, and white cell tubular casts and microabscesses may be present. Fractional excretion of sodium is high, and nephrotic proteinuria may occur without...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Olsson PJ,Black JR,Gaffney E,Alexander RW,Mars DR,Fuller TJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1965, 330 patients have received chronic dialysis treatment at the Nashville VA Hospital. Home hemodialysis training was established in 1968, and a unique class format has been used since 1970. Despite the national trend of fewer patients beginning home dialysis each year, more than 50 percent of our patients ha...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Latos DL,Spannuth CL,Stone WJ

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was done to determine survival rates in subpopulations of severely neurologically disabled children who reside in pediatric skilled nursing facilities and to compare these survival rates with those in previously published studies. METHODS:Data were collected at three pediatric skilled nursing fac...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Plioplys AV,Kasnicka I,Lewis S,Moller D

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is a tick-borne disease transmitted during the summer months in the mid-Atlantic, southeastern and south-central United States. A large proportion of patients presenting with ehrlichiosis must be hospitalized because of the severity of their presenting signs, symptoms and lab abnorma...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Prince LK,Shah AA,Martinez LJ,Moran KA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continued improvements in computer technology have led to significant enhancement of clinical teaching. We describe a "digital toolbox" consisting of personally accessible hardware and software products to assist in clinical teaching. The areas covered are computer-assisted diagnosis, digitization and display of clini...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sandroni S,McGee J

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 67 patients who had operation for perforated peptic ulcer. Operative treatment included plication with omentum (Graham closure) in 27 patients, vagotomy and pyloroplasty in 32 patients, or vagotomy and antrectomy in eight patients, depending on antecedent ulcer history, degree of contamination, and general ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fallat ME,White MJ,Richardson JD,Flint LM

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the maternal transfers for one year (1980) to the Emory Perinatal Center, a tertiary care center for North Georgia. Of 445 telephone consultations or patient referrals, 150 women gave birth at the tertiary center. Indications for maternal transfer were predominantly based on the needs or anticipated needs ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kanto WP Jr,Bryant J,Thigpen J,Ahmann M,Randall H

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant catatonia is a severe form of catatonia which is acute in onset, and is systemically devastating, as it is associated with fever and autonomic instability. Although rarely described in children and adolescents, malignant catatonia should feature prominently in the differential diagnosis of acute pediatric en...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dhossche DM,Shettar SM,Kumar T,Burt L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineral oil scrapings from an infant with a persistent, puzzling, generalized eruption revealed the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. Various diagnostic technics and treatment for scabies are discussed. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hazelrigg DE,Jarratt M

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis was recently seen in a Haitian immigrant in Charleston, SC. The Caribbean area is a known endemic focus for this organism. With the increased numbers of immigrants from that area, it is likely that other such cases will be seen in the US. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Morris RC,Pappas AA,Garvin AJ

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis treatments range from topical treatments and phototherapy to oral systemic medications and injections. Despite good control of the disease when applying appropriate treatments (according to disease severity, insurance parameters, patient preference, and patients' ability to adhere), continued advancements wi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Smith J,Cline A,Feldman SR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent necessity for termination of pregnancy before the spontaneous onset of labor requires that we be able to accurately predict fetal lung maturity. We have used amniotic fluid studies for evaluation of fetal lung maturity and have found that (1) a "fat" cell concentration of 30% or more, or (2) a creatinine ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wood GP

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public outcry regarding unsafe interhospital patient transfers led to the passage of the COBRA Law of 1985. Since its implementation in 1986, the law has been sharply criticized for its sporadic enforcement, narrow focus, and lack of care provisions for the poor. We reviewed retrospectively the charts of all emergency...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kerr HD,Byrd JC,Stuart RW,Whitcomb J

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis may be complicated by intestinal stricture(s) as a result of healing of ischemic segments of bowel. An asymptomatic cecal stenosis not visible on barium enema was identified at operation for reestablishment of intestinal continuity. Infants recovering from acute necro...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Woodard BH,Bradford WD,Filston HC

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described three cases of adenomyoma of the stomach. These benign lesions are found almost exclusively in the antrum or pylorus and are composed of combinations of ducts, glands, pancreatic tissue, and smooth muscle. Malignancy arising in adenomyomas is rare. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stewart TW Jr,Mills LR

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to determine the discovery method and stage of newly discovered breast cancers at two different medical centers. To do this, we conducted a retrospective chart review at our urban and suburban teaching hospitals during 1991 through 1992 and 1992, respectively. Only 29 (26%) of 112 cancers at our urban ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tigges S,Monticciolo DL,Kessler L

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxybutynin is a tertiary amine and has chemical similarities like protamine sulfate. Protamine sulfate's effect on bacterial viability has been shown in some studies; however, there is scanty data regarding the effect of oxybutynin on bacterial viability. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to inve...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gedik A,Ersay A,Atmaca S,Sener A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Total annual costs for syncope-related hospitalizations were $2.4 billion in 2000. The aim of this study was to examine the type and number of tests ordered for patients admitted with syncope and whether these tests helped establish the cause. METHODS:We studied the records of 1038 patients coded as "syncop...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Johnson PC,Ammar H,Zohdy W,Fouda R,Govindu R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year an estimated 1.3 million Americans suffer eye injuries. There is little information in the literature regarding the prevalence, demographic characteristics, and prognosis of these patients. The Eye Injury Registry of Alabama (EIRA) serves as the first and only statewide system of its kind for the collection ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Morris RE,Witherspoon CD,Helms HA Jr,Feist RM,Byrne JB Jr

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical entity of progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS, or scleroderma) has remained unchanged since Osler's first description in 1892. Several related or overlap syndromes have now been recognized, which may afford some insight into etiologic events in the development of PSS. As yet, the cause of PSS remains elus...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cunningham PH,Andrews BS,Davis JS 4th

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports results of a project designed to examine factors related to compliance with referral for follow-up and treatment of cervical dysplasia. Women studied had cervical dysplasia diagnosed by Pap smear between May 1989 and April 1990. These women had regular follow-up at the gynecology clinic of the Reyno...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Laedtke TW,Dignan M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bulging fissure sign was noticed on chest roentgenogram in a patient with H influenzae pneumonia. This sign is usually associated with Klebsiella pneumonia and has also been seen in pneumococcal and plague pneumonia, tuberculosis, mass lesions of the lung, and large lung abscesses. This is thought to be the first re...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Francis JB,Francis PB

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00