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C-spine immobilization and diagnostic radiography are probably not necessary in patients with isolated GSWs to the head and may complicate and delay emergency airway management.

The field experiment was conducted during the two consecutive Kharif season of 2011 and 2012 to study ridge and furrow in-situ conservation system for soybean crop at farmer's fields in Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh under Nimar agro-climatic region. Result showed that growth and yield contributing character viz. plant population, plant height, root length, root nodules, pods per plant, seed yield weight per plant, seed yield, straw yield and harvest index (%) found higher in ridge and furrow system compared to the normal flatbed sowing method which subsequently resulted in yield enhancement to the extent of 8-23 % for soybean crop. Economic analysis revealed that the net profit was recorded higher under ridge and furrow system compared to normal flatbed sowing. B: C ratio was recorded as 3.35 and 3.23 under ridge and furrow system while 2.83 and 2.77 under flat sowing system for the year of 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Foot is an unusual site for chondrosarcoma and involvement of phalanges is extremely rare. We report a case of grade 2 chondrosarcoma of proximal phalanx resulting in its fracture along with transarticular extension to the middle phalanx of the 2nd toe of right foot in a 62 year old female. The patient presented with 1 and ½ year history of pain and swelling in right 2nd toe. X-ray showed presence of expanding lytic lesion with amorphous calcification along with fracture proximal phalanx. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed some pleomorphs, osteoclasts and some giant cells. We went for amputation of toe without a biopsy. Histopathological examination of specimen showed multiple pleomorphic cells, nuclear atypia, hyperchromasia with some giant cells (grade 2 chondrosarcoma).