Ejercicio y masa ósea
Estudio que analiza el efecto del ejercicio con sobrecarga mecánica durante la pubertad en la masa ósea. Para ello se seleccionaron 45 gimnastas (de 8 a 17 años) y se compararon con un grupo control de edad similar. En todas ellas se realizaron controles antropométricos y densitométricos durante 3 años. Los autores observaron que las […]
Uso de la RMN de alta resolución para controlar la fusión intervertebral. (Ing.)
El uso de la resonacía magnética nuclear de alta resolución para controlar la fusión intervertebral y las cajas reabsorbibles: Estudio piloto en ex vivo. Matthijs R. Krijnen, M.D.; Theo H. Smit, Ph.D.; Gustav J. Strijkers, Ph.D.; Klaas Nicolay, Ph.D.; Petra J. W. Pouwels, Ph.D.; Paul I. J. M. Wuisman, M.D., Ph.D. Abstract Object: Interbody fusion […]
Methotrexate intra-articular en la sinovitis de rodilla. (Inglés)
Hasso N, Maddison PJ, Breslin A. Department of Rheumatology, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, UK. OBJECTIVE: To test whether methotrexate prolongs the effect of intra-articular corticosteroid in suppressing knee synovitis. METHODS: Thirty-eight patients with chronic knee synovitis were randomly allocated to receive intra-articular triamcinolone hexacetonide with or without methotrexate. Variables were knee pain and swelling, assessor […]
Seguridad del inhibidor selectivo COX-2 en aspirina no esteoidal.
Seguridad del inhibidor selectivo COX-2 en aspirina no esteoridal antiinflamatoria en pacientes fármaco-intolerantes: comparación de nimesulide, meloxicam y rofexocib. Bavbek S, Celik G, Ozer F, Mungan D, Misirligil Z. Department of Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. bavbek@medicine.ankara.edu.tr BACKGROUND: Intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is a crucial […]
Aproximación no quirúrgica en el manejo del dolor en la osteoartritis de rodilla
Moskowitz RW, Kelly MA, Lewallen DG, Vangsness CT Jr. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The effective management of pain in osteoarthritis of the knee is complex and subject to many treatment- and patient-related variables. This article reviews the broad range of nonsurgical options available to the clinician, which include […]
La movilidad conjunta limitada puede jugar un papel en úlceras de pie diabético.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 06 – In diabetic patients with neuropathy, limited joint mobility may contribute to the development of foot ulcers, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care. In a cross-sectional study, Dr. Stefan Zimny, of Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda, Duisburg, Germany, and colleagues evaluated the role of limited joint […]
La povidona-iodada alcohólica es más efectiva que la acuosa. (Inglés)
Laurie Barclay, MD April 6, 2004 Alcoholic povidone-iodine is better than aqueous in preventing central venous catheter colonization in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to the results of a randomized trial published in the March issue of Critical Care Medicine. «Cutaneous microorganisms are predominant causes of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infection,» write Jean-Jacques […]
El agente hemostático puede se la causa de parálisis y otros déficits neurales.
Yael Waknine April 2, 2004 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) issued a Public Health Notification today reminding physicians that a serious adverse event can occur with use of absorbable hemostatic agents, used to promote coagulation and stop internal bleeding during surgical procedures. The FDA has […]
¿Es la densidad mineral ósea predictiva de la reducción del riesgo de fractura.
Charles A. Cefalu Summary Bone mineral density (BMD) measurement is a widely available noninvasive means of identifying individuals with osteoporosis and, possibly, those at high risk for fracture. This nonsystematic review examines the relationship between BMD increase and fracture risk reduction in clinical trials evaluating osteoporosis therapy. The trials examined here are predominantly in postmenopausal […]
Relación entre graduación radiográfica y marcadores bioquímicos de artritis.
Relación entre la graduación radiográfica de la osteoartritis y los marcadores bioquímicos para la artritis en la osteoartritis de rodilla Masaaki Takahashi; Kenichi Naito; Masashi Abe; Tomokazu Sawada; Akira Nagano Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the biochemical markers of arthritis and the radiographic grading of osteoarthritis (OA) in […]