Ventaja de los miembros salvados sobre la amputación para tumores …(Inglés)
«Ventaja de los miembros salvados sobre la amputación para tumores proximales de la extremidades inferiores.» Pardasaney, Poonam K PT, MS *; Sullivan, Patricia E DPT, PhD *; Portney, Leslie G DPT, PhD *; Mankin, Henry J MD + Abstract: Although function after lower extremity amputation and limb salvage has been compared, no study has assessed […]
Tratamiento cerrado de las luxaciones no reumatoides del tendón extensor…
«Tratamiento cerrado de las luxaciones no reumatoides del tendón extensor de la articulación metacarpofalange.» Louis W. Catalano III MD, , Salil Gupta MD, Raymond Ragland III MD, Steven Z. Glickel MD, Caryl Johnson BS and O. Alton Barron MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. LukesRoosevelt Hospital Hand Service, New York, NY Purpose Acute sagittal band […]
Factores de riesgo en las torceduras de tobillo sin contacto en atletas de élite
Malachy P. McHugh, PhD*, Timothy F. Tyler, PT, ATC, Danielle T. Tetro, MD, Michael J. Mullaney, MPT and Stephen J. Nicholas, MD From the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York Background: Ankle sprains are among the most common sports injuries. Hypothesis: Poor balance as measured on […]
Consecuencias económicas y clínicas del sangrado siguiente a la cirugía mayor..
«Consecuencias económicas y clínicas del sangrado siguiente a la cirugía mayor ortopédica.» Abstract Background Major orthopedic surgery patients who receive antithrombotics as prophylaxis against VTE may be at higher risk of bleeding. The clinical and economic consequences of this complication may be relevant to therapeutic decision-making. Objective To assess the impact of major bleeding following […]
Inestabilidad compresiva mediocarpal. (Inglés)
David M. Lichtman MD, and Eric S. Wroten MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX This article outlines the historical development of midcarpal instability observations and terminology and places them in the broader context of currently accepted theories of wrist pathomechanics. Such an understanding may help resolve the following questions: […]
Características clínicas y resultados quirúrgicos de mielopatía cervical…(I)
Nagashima, Hideki MD *; Morio, Yasuo MD +; Yamashita, Hideki MD *; Yamane, Koji MD *; Teshima, Ryota MD * Abstract: Treatment of cervical myelopathy in elderly patients is controversial. We retrospectively studied 113 patients who had decompression surgery from 1990-2001 to clarify how pre-operative conditions, duration of symptoms, involved levels, surgical outcomes, and complications […]
La quiropráctica: Historia y visión general de teorías y métodos. (Inglés)
Homola, Samuel DC Abstract: Chiropractic is one of the most controversial and poorly defined healthcare professions with recognition and licensure in the United States. Chiropractic was started by D. D. Palmer, a magnetic healer who formulated the vertebral subluxation theory. The profession was developed by his son, B. J. Palmer. Although the definition of chiropractic […]
Tromboembolismo venoso poco frecuente…después de artroplastia total cadera…
«Tromboembolismo venoso poco frecuente con un protocolo de profilaxis multimodal después de la artroplastia total de cadera.» Clinical Della Valle, Alejandro Gonzalez MD *+; Serota, Alana MD *; Go, George BS *; Sorriaux, Gregory MD ++; Sculco, Thomas P MD *+; Sharrock, Nigel E MB, ChB *+; Salvati, Eduardo A MD *+ Abstract: We evaluated […]
Efecto del tratamiento tópico de alendronato en la fijación de injertos …(I)
«Efecto del tratamiento tópico de alendronato en la fijación de injertos insertados con la compactación ósea.» Jakobsen, Thomas BMedSc *; Kold, Soren MD, PhD *; Bechtold, Joan E PhD +; Elmengaard, Brian MD, PhD *; Soballe, Kjeld MD, DMSc * Abstract: Bone compaction has been shown to enhance the critical initial implant stability that is […]
Resultado de la epicondilectomía medial parcial para síndrome de túnel cubital.
Efstathopoulos, Dimitrios G MD, DSc *; Themistocleous, George S MD, DSc *+; Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J MD, DSc +; Chloros, George D MD +; Gerostathopoulos, Nikolaos E MD, DSc *; Soucacos, Panayotis N MD, FACS + Abstract: Partial medial epicondylectomy aims to eliminate potential drawbacks of total epicondylectomy for treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. In this […]