Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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The timing of post-operative full weight-bearing in patients of isolated displaced lateral malleolar fractures remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of early full weight-bearing after rigid internal fixation of such fractures with locking plates. ⋯ For patients with isolated displaced lateral malleolar fractures, full weight-bearing is safe and effective, without an increase in the rate of complications, 2 weeks after open reduction and rigid fixation with locking plates.
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Sub-total/total gastrectomy with lymph node dissection (LND) remains an effective therapeutic strategy for resectable gastric adenocarcinomas (GACs). Despite the prognostic significance of positive lymph nodes (PLNs) defined in N-status, few have appraised the impacts of negative lymph nodes (NLNs) and the percentage of NLN (=number of NLNs/number of total lymph nodes [TLNs], %), as well as the extent of TLNs to be dissected in GACs. ⋯ The percentage of NLN could predict the prognosis of GAC patients properly. However, an accurate percentage of NLN needs a minimal requirement of TLNs > 15 to detect an adequate number of PLNs and sufficient number of NLNs.
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This study aimed to investigate the short-term effect of cycloplegia on higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in school-age myopic children who received 0.25% atropine for cycloplegic refraction. ⋯ The positive shift of spherical aberration induced by the inhibition of accommodation in myopic children may have a possible effect against myopic progression. Future studies can focus on the long-term effect on HOAs and impact on visual quality with lower concentrations of atropine.
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Pregnant and lactating women are vulnerable to iodine deficiency. This study was conducted to evaluate the iodine nutritional status of lactating women in northern Taiwan. ⋯ The results suggest that the iodine status in lactating women in northern Taiwan is adequate. However, iodine deficiency may continue to be present in certain subgroups, such as women of younger age and those who do not take multivitamins.