ABSTRACT
A new method of performing urethral pressure profiles and fluid bridge tests using computer technology is described, demonstrating the advantages over standard equipment. The fluid bridge test has been used to detect bladder neck incompetence in the male both before and after bladder neck surgery and has been adapted to investigate sphincter weakness at the distal urethral sphincter. This study suggests that the fluid bridge test is useful in the urodynamic evaluation of retrograde ejaculation, post-prostatectomy incontinence and vesico-urethral neuropathy.
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Urethra/physiopathology , Computers , Female , Humans , Male , Methods , Pressure , Spinal Injuries/physiopathology , Urinary Bladder/surgery , Urinary Incontinence/physiopathology , UrodynamicsABSTRACT
Fifteen cases of non-union of a long bone were treated by pulsed electromagnetic fields in combination with a Denham external fixator. Thirteen united within a few months and a controlled trial has been established to determine the contribution made by PEMF.
