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C Laurin

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PubMed1986

[Mental illness : a challenge for our collective consciousness.].

In this article, the author, an actor and a privileged observer of psychiatry in Quebec over the past twenty-five years, outlines the development of that area. He describes the events before 1962, the after effects of the Bedard Commission and the influence of the Castonguay-Nepveu Commission on psychiatric services. Then, he analyses the growth of those services from the angle of institutionaksation, desinstitutionalisation, research and community approach. He queries the ideological theories, the bio-psychosocial approach and speaks of the patients' role in the defense of their rights, and of their families. He ends by proposing ways to improve the actual services.

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PubMed1980

Femoral head defect following anterior hip dislocation.

Impaction fractures of the femoral head following anterior hip dislocation were noted in eight of 11 patients. This fracture is characterized by a depression or a flattening of the posterosuperior and lateral portion of the femoral head. It is usually seen on the standard anteroposterior view of the pelvis.

Femur Head↗
PubMed1975

Sagittal mobility of the normal ankle.

In children and adults, there is a physiological anterior sagittal displacement of the talus which decreases when the examination is repeated in equinus. The displacement occurs when the examination is performed with or without apparatus, with manual stress or with weights. The diminution of the normal sagittal mobility of the talus when the examination is performed with the ankle in the position of equinus, it attributable to the intact anterior talofibular ligament which becomes taut when the ankle is in a position of flexion. A pathological drawer sign will be noted following an isolated tear of the anterior talofibular; under those circumstances sagittal instability is increased and is not appreciably affected by repeating the examination in a position of ankle equinus.

Adolescent↗
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[Idiopathic segmental infarct of the omentum. Differential diagnosis in an obese patient].

OBJECTIVE: Infarction of the greater omentum is a rare etiology of acute abdominal pain. The differential diagnosis, especially with appendicitis, is difficult to establish. CASE REPORT: A 29 years-old male presented with acute abdominal pain. He underwent a laparoscopic resection on the 5th hospital day because of persistant pain despite conservative management. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of omental infarction. DISCUSSION: Primary segmental necrosis of the omentum is a rare entity. Obesity and cardiovascular diseases are considered predisposing conditions. The infarctions tend to occur in the right side of the omentum. Abdominal pain is predominant in opposition to the patient's good general condition. Laboratory results are usually nonspecific. Abdominal ultrasound may show a solid, ovoid, hyperechoic lesion. CT-scan may depict a fatty oval-shaped mass below the right anterolateral parietal wall associated with a thickening of the anterior parietal peritoneum. CONCLUSION: The correct diagnosis of omental infarction is important to establish preoperatively in acute abdominal pain, as in uneventful courses surgery can be avoided.

Abdomen, Acute↗