Letter to the Editor
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Displaced Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures with Norian Skeletal Repair...
The treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures remains a topic of debate among orthopaedic surgeons.
In this study, we introduced a surgical technique for the...
Spontaneous Repositioning of a Subluxated Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens
Malpositioning of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) is a potential complication following cataract surgery. To our knowledge, only 2 cases of spontaneous repositioning...
Community End-of-Life Care for Older Non-Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study
In Singapore, a majority of patients in established end-of-life (EOL) care programmes are suffering from cancer. But there are patients, typically of advanced age,...
Clinical Outcomes of Ray Amputation in Diabetic Foot Patients
Diabetes mellitus is a growing problem in Singapore, with a reported incidence of 11.3% of the Singapore population, a significant increase from 8.2% in...
Factors Influencing Patient’s Adherence to Follow-up Postbariatric Surgery: An Asian Experience
While obesity continues to be a rising concern in the United States, Singapore is not exempted from this trend and has been experiencing an...
Imaging Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET): A Local Experience Using a...
A 40-year-old female presented acutely with syncope and recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) requiring repeated cardioversion. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed mildly depressed systolic function of...
Treatment-related Acute Myeloid Leukaemia After Temozolomide for Glioblastoma Multiforme
Temozolomide (TMZ) is an orally administered analogue of dacarbazine and is considered as a second-generation alkylating agent with antineoplastic activity. It exerts its effect...
Haemoglobin E-beta Thalassaemia in Singapore
Haemoglobin E-beta thalassaemia (Hb E/β-thalassaemia) is a common cause of thalassaemia major in Southeast Asia. In Singapore, the prevalence of beta thalassaemia (β-thalassaemia) trait...
Routine intraoperative frozen section adds little value to the management of thyroid nodules with...
Dear Editor,
We would like to highlight the need to reduce intraoperative frozen section (FS) during diagnostic hemithyroidectomy performed on thyroid nodules with Bethesda III...
Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Singapore
Hantaviruses are enveloped negative stranded RNA viruses (family Bunyaviridae, genus Hantavirus) transmitted to humans via aerosols or direct contact from inapparent infection from rodents...