Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Mar 2011
[The effectiveness of the percutaneous discectomy in the treatment of pain secondary to disc herniation].
Percutaneous discectomy has shown to be useful for relief the radicular pain due to a disk hernia, which is a common condition in the general population. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous discectomy in radicular pain caused by disk hernia. ⋯ We found pain improvement in a high percentage of patients reflected by a decrease in VAS and the medication needed.
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Mar 2011
Case Reports[Clinical and therapeutic approach to Klippel-Feil syndrome in the primary care medicine].
A case of Klippel-Feil syndrome in a female nine years is informed. The patient presented a clinical picture compatible with Klippel-Feil syndrome: short neck with joint movements diminished and low hair implantation. We showed the diagnostics and treatment approach at the primary medicine level, the follow-up until the presence of clinical manifestations of the main clinical problems associated. The liver, cardiovascular, audiology, and muscle-bones are describe and finally some aspects of her physical rehabilitation.