Hong Kong Medical Journal June 2009 issue
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Charcot foot in a Hong Kong Chinese diabetic population
Orthopaedic surgeons from two local hospitals conducted a retrospective study to discuss the epidemiology of Charcot foot in Hong Kong Chinese diabetic patients, and to provide baseline data for benchmarking the clinic service for this special group of patients.
Outbreak of hypoglycaemia: sexual enhancement products containing oral hypoglycaemic agent
The Hospital Authority Toxicology Reference Laboratory recently announces the findings of a study into the 68 cases of hypoglycaemia caused by the use of sexual enhancement products.
Colonic injury from electric arcing: a significant complication of argon plasma coagulation
A local case report illustrates a potential for thermal injury at a staple line remote from the area of argon plasma coagulation treatment as a result of electrical arcing.