Adaptaciones musculares a la resistencia al ejercicio en ancianos. (Inglés)
M.V. Narici, N.D. Reeves, C.I. Morse, C.N. Maganaris Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, Alsager, Cheshire, UK Abstract Neuropathic, metabolic, hormonal, nutritional and immunological factors contribute to the development of sarcopenia. This loss of muscle mass associated with ageing, is a main cause of muscle weakness, but the loss […]
Osteoporosis: Una enfermedad en hombres. (Inglés)
Stock, Harlan MD; Schneider, Adina MD; Strauss, Elton MD, FACS Abstract: Osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mass, microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, and increased susceptibility to fracture, now is recognized to be a disease of men and women. Based on bone mineral density measurements established by the World Health Organization, approximately […]
Cementado óseo intramedular para el tratamiento de la fractura de colles.(Ing.)
«Cementado óseo intramedular para el tratamiento de la fractura de colles.» Ikeda K, Osamura N, Hagiwara N, Yamauchi D, Tomita K. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. Eighteen patients with Colles fractures, mean age 70 years (range 55-91), were treated by intramedullary bone cementing. The best indication for this technique […]
Fracturas del eje femoral en niños: Clavo intramedular estable eslástico.(Ingl.)
«Fracturas del eje femoral en niños: Clavo intramedular estable elástico en 31 casos.» Houshian S, Gothgen CB, Pedersen NW, Harving S. Department of Orthopaedics, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. We report our experience with elastic stable intramedullary titanium nailing (ESIN) of femoral shaft fractures in children. From 1998 to 2001, we treated 31 children (20 boys), […]
Comparación de los reemplazos totales primarios de cadera
«Comparación de los reemplazos totales primarios de cadera realizada con una incisión estándar o una microincisión.» Steven T. Woolson, MD1, Christopher S. Mow, MD2, Jose Fernando Syquia, MD2, John V. Lannin, MD3 and David J. Schurman, MD4. 1 1101 Welch Road, Suite C8, Palo Alto, CA 94304. E-mail address: stevewoolson@yahoo.com 2 500 Arguelo Street, Suite […]
Reemplazo total de tobillo en artritis reumatoide. (Inglés)
Nishikawa M, Tomita T, Fujii M, Watanabe T, Hashimoto J, Sugamoto K, Ochi T, Yoshikawa H. Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan. We reviewed 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had a total ankle replacement between 1984 and 2000. The average follow-up was 72 (15-169) months. […]
Mecanismos de la acción del diacerin en la osteoartritis. (Inglés)
Mecanismos de la acción del diacerin, el primer inhibidor de interleukin-1 en osteoarthritis. Van den Berg WB. Centre medical universitaire, Nimegue, Pays Bas. DEGRADATION AND REPAIR: Osteoarthritis generally occurs in a context of an overloaded normal cartilage matrix or normal loading of a vulnerable cartilage matrix. Interleukin-1 appears to be principally indicated in degradation phenomena […]
Spondiloartropatías. (Inglés)
Kataria RK, Brent LH. Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, USA. The spondyloarthropathies include ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis (including Reiter’s syndrome), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthropathy, and undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy. These diseases are linked by their association with the HLA-B27 gene and by the presence of enthesitis as the basic pathologic lesion. Additional clinical […]
Terapia hialurónica intraarticular. Efectividad en pacientes con osteoartritis.
Aparición segura de la terapia hialurónica intraarticular. Efectividad en pacientes con osteoartritis de rodilla. Intraarticular (IA) hyaluronan (HA) therapy is safe and effective in patients with mild to moderate, predominant unilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA), with pain relief persisting 13 weeks after a series of 5 injections, a new study shows. Although recognized as a therapeutic […]
La displasia de cadera en el desarrollo de osteoartritis de cadera. (Inglés)
Influencia de la displasia de cadera en el desarrollo de la osteoartritis de cadera. A M Lievense1, S M A Bierma-Zeinstra1, A P Verhagen1, J A N Verhaar2 and B W Koes1 1 Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Background: It has been […]