The X-ray at this stage showed an increase in destructive processes in the bone.

Conclusions Appropriate surgical tactics and pathogenetic therapy are of great importance for toxic osteomyelitis in drug addicts. Due to the treatment, despite the total destruction of the mandible, it was possible to stop the destructive bone processes and…[Read more]

The incidences of ischemic stroke/TIA also increased with elevated predicted risks in women 0.8% for low-risk, 2.1% for intermediate-risk, and 5.0% for high-risk groups (P less then 0.001 for trend). Compared with low-risk group, the crude hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) of ischemic stroke/TIA for men in moderate- and high-risk groups were…[Read more]