WRIST DISARTICULATION ASSOCIATED WITH MONTEGGIA FRACTURE

Wrist disarticulation associated with Monteggia fracture

A 50-year-old man, right-handed farmer, was admitted to the emergency department after undergoing an agriculture accident.Physical examination on admission revealed a left wrist disarticulation with a deformity of the ipsilateral elbow read more and forearm (A and B).Plain radiography showed a fracture of the ulna shaft as well as dislocation of th

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A statistical approach for evaluating the effectiveness of heartworm preventive drugs: what does 100% efficacy really mean?

Abstract Background Initial studies of heartworm preventive drugs all yielded an observed efficacy of 100% with a single dose, and based on these data the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required all products to meet this standard for approval.Those initial studies, however, were based on just a few strains of parasites, and therefore were no

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