Postgraduate medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A study of the effect of povidone-iodine on wound healing.
The effect of dry powder povidone-iodine (Disadine D. P.) on wound healing was assessed experimentally and clinically. It did not interfere with wound healing macroscopically, histologically or mechanically in Wistar rats. ⋯ In the control group 4% of patients developed infection compared with none of those sprayed with povidone-iodine. No adverse reaction to povidone-iodine was seen in either study. This antiseptic offers a safe alternative to antibiotics for use at operation whenever there is risk of wound infection from operative bacterial contamination.
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Case Reports
Paravertebral and peripheral ligamentous ossification: an unusual association of hypoparathyroidism.
A 62-year-old man with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and extensive paravertebral and ligamentous ossification is reported. The clinical and radiological findings of this, and other reported cases, are discussed and compared with other causes of paravertebral ossification.