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Correlation Between Leg Length Discrepancy And Asymptomatic Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction In Young Males, Taweewat Wiangkham, Pattamaporn Rinrit, Mananya Choprateep, Ralita Thamrongthanakul, Weerapong Chidnok Jan 2022

Correlation Between Leg Length Discrepancy And Asymptomatic Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction In Young Males, Taweewat Wiangkham, Pattamaporn Rinrit, Mananya Choprateep, Ralita Thamrongthanakul, Weerapong Chidnok

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SJD) is an important cause of low back pain (LBP), commonly overlooked. Although the association of leg length discrepancy (LLD) and LBP was established, no study has examined the association between LLD and asymptomatic SJD (ASJD). Objective: To examine the correlation between LLD and ASJD in young males. Methods: One hundred subjects wearing a comfortable and thin uniform were randomized into three rooms (consisting of leg length measurement, palpation and special test rooms). One high valid and reliable assessor was allocated in each room. All subjects were assessed three times (one time a room and then …


Associated Factors Of Delirium Tremens In The Inpatients Receiving Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service For Alcohol-Related Problems, Rasmon Kalayasiri, Pairoj Sareedenchai Jan 2022

Associated Factors Of Delirium Tremens In The Inpatients Receiving Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service For Alcohol-Related Problems, Rasmon Kalayasiri, Pairoj Sareedenchai

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: Alcohol withdrawal delirium or delirium tremens (DTs) is found variably between 3.0 - 48.5% in different settings. Objective: The study aims to investigate the prevalence of DTs in the inpatients of a university hospital who had alcohol use problems and were sent to receive psychiatric consultation-liaison service and to identify related factors for DTs in this cohort. Methods: Demographics, alcohol use variables, and blood chemistry were obtained from fifty-three inpatients with alcohol problems that were sent to receive psychiatric consultation-liaison service at the Department of Psychiatry, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand. The severity of alcohol withdrawals and delirium were …