A long-term follow-up of Japanese mother and her daughter with Blau syndrome: Effective treatment of anti-TNF inhibitors and useful diagnostic tool of joint ultrasound examination

AbstractThe treatment of children’s enuresis has witnessed a number of theoretical and practical variations. While the incidence of enuresis is substantial, there is little agreement in the wider literature regarding the most effective treatment. The present paper reports on a detailed meta-analytic review of the literature, drawing some limited conclusions as to the comparative effectiveness of five categories of treatment, with particular reference to long term follow-up data. While the use of pad and bell is shown as equally effective as retention training at the end of the treatment, retention training emerges as superior over 6 to 12 months of follow-up. Basic instructions are given for the use of this method.

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Infected vertebroplasty requiring 360° spinal reconstruction: long-term follow-up review

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/spi.2006.5.1.86 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 86-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Praveen V. Mummaneni ◽

David H. Walker ◽

Junichi Mizuno ◽

Gerald E. Rodts

Keyword(s):

Effective Treatment ◽

Surgical Management ◽

Systemic Infection ◽

Infectious Complications ◽

Compression Fractures ◽

Spinal Reconstruction ◽

Long Term Follow Up

✓ Transpedicular vertebroplasty has been established as a safe and effective treatment of thoracic and lumbar compression fractures. Complications are rare, and infectious complications requiring surgical management have only been reported once in the literature. The authors present two cases of infectious complications requiring surgical management. They emphasize that systemic infection is a contraindication to the performance of vertebroplasty. The serious nature of these infections, their surgical management, and strategies for avoiding them are discussed.

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Long-term follow-up of Dupuytren disease after injection of triamcinolone acetonide in Chinese patients in Taiwan

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) ◽

10.1177/1753193417690961 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (7) ◽

pp. 678-682 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

C.-Y. Yin ◽

H.-H. M. Yu ◽

J.-P. Wang ◽

Y.-C. Huang ◽

T.-F. Huang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Triamcinolone Acetonide ◽

Ultrasound Examination ◽

Early Stage ◽

Chinese Patients ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Long Term Follow Up ◽

Nodular Growth ◽

Dupuytren Disease

Injection of triamcinolone acetonide is a non-operative treatment for early-stage Dupuytren disease in Caucasians, but its effectiveness in non-Caucasians is unclear. We report averaged 5-year follow-up results of 37 patients (49 affected hands) with early-stage Dupuytren disease for patients in Taiwan (non-Caucasian) who received a single dose of 5 mg triamcinolone acetonide injection into nodules monthly for 3 months. Using ultrasound, we recorded no progression of sizes of the modules following injection after 6 months. After an average 5-year follow-up, two patients with three hands (6%) experienced reactivation of the treated nodules. None required surgical intervention. Ultrasound examination showed that sizes of the treated Dupuytren nodules decreased significantly by 40% 6 months after injection and 56% at the final follow-up. We conclude that in these Chinese patients in Taiwan with early Dupuytren nodules, triamcinolone acetonide injection was effective in reducing the size of the Dupuytren nodules and maintaining long-term durable control of the nodular growth. Level of evidence: III

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