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Swine Influenza A pandemic: H1N1 Virus

Swine Influenza A outbreak has started in March, 2009 in Mexico. The number of suspected cases has increased to about 2000 while the death toll is increasing. Confirmed cases has been reported from the United States, Spain, Scotland and Canada. World Health Organization has increased the pandemic alert level from 3 to phase 4, meaning that “that the likelihood of a pandemic has increased, but not that a pandemic is inevitable”. Human to human transmission has evolved as cases without any contact with swine what so ever have occurred.
Swine Influenza …

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Acronyms »

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Limited Contact Dynamic Compression Plate

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Positron Emission Tomography

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Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

Orthopaedics, X-ray »

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Anterior wedge compression fracture – Xray

Anterior wedge compression fracture of vertebra
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Compression fracture of the anterior part of vertebral body occurring in forward flexion
Usually does not produce neurological deficits
It is a stable fracture as only the anterior column of spine is involved
Caused by : Road traffic accidents, Fall from height
Predisposing factors : Osteoporosis

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Variable Spinal Plating