Metaanálisis sobre el tabaquismo y el riesgo de fractura.
Kanis JA, et al. Estudio que cuantifica el riesgo de fractura relacionado con el tabaquismo, así como el efecto de la edad, el sexo y de la DMO sobre ese riesgo. Para ello analizan 59.232 hombres y mujeres procedentes de 10 estudios prospectivos, con un seguimiento de 250.000 personas-año. Observan que los antecedentes de tabaquismo […]
Análisis de la decisión en ortopedia. (Inglés)
Sporer, Scott M MD; Rosenberg, Aaron G MD Abstract: Orthopaedic surgeons are faced with an ever-growing amount of clinical information from which they are required to make treatment decisions. Many of these decisions can be approached with relative certainty. However, there are many situations where the optimal decision is less clear. These treatment decisions will […]
Fracturas en niños. (Inglés)
«Fractures in children.» G J Irwin, FRCS (Ed), FRCR Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair Street, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UK Fractures in children differ from those in adults. Children’s bones are more plastic and absorb more energy before breaking. Often fractures in children do not involve complete separation of the bone […]
Transplante fibular vascularizado en necrosis de cabeza del fémur.(Francés)
«Transplante fibular vascularizado para la necrosis no vascularizada de la cabeza femoral: 16 casos.» Le Nen D, Genestet M, Dubrana F, Stindel E, Lacroix J, Lefevre C. Service de Chirurgie Orthopedique, Traumatologique et Reparatrice, Hopital de la Cavale Blanche, CHU, 29200 Brest. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: We report our experience with vascularized fibular transplant using […]
Manejo de las metástasis óseas en el cáncer de mama. (Inglés)
Lipton A. Penn State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. alipton@psu.edu. Patients with advanced breast cancer who develop bone metastases suffer an ongoing risk of skeletal complications that can have a significant impact on their quality of life (QoL). These complications include bone pain, pathologic […]
Flucloxacillin asociado con neutropenia en niños tratados de infecciones…(Ing)
«Flucloxacillin asociado con neutropenia en niños tratados de infecciones de hueso y articulaciones.» J van den Boom 1, JB Kristiansen 2, LM Voss1 and NS Stott 1 Objective: This report describes episodes of acute neutropenia associated with flucloxacillin use in children treated for bone and joint infections. Methods: A retrospective chart audit was performed on […]
Tratamiento quirúrgico de la mieloradiculopatía cervical … (Inglés)
«Tratamiento quirúrgico de la mieloradiculopatía cervical asociada con desórdenes del movimiento: indicaciones, técnia y resultado clínico.» Wong AS, Massicotte EM, Fehlings MG. Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, and Spinal Program, Krembil Neuroscience Center, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. OBJECTIVE: Movement disorders may be associated with advanced cervical myeloradiculopathy, which represents […]
Jugadores universitarios americanos de hockey sobre hielo.(Inglés)
Kyle Flik, MD, Stephen Lyman, PhD and Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC* From the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York Background: Reported rates and types of ice hockey injuries have been variable. Ice hockey combines tremendous speeds with aggressive physical play and therefore has great inherent potential for injury. Purpose: To identify […]
La osteoartritis de rodilla aumenta la predisposición de troperzar en obstáculos
» Pandya, Nirav K BA; Draganich, Louis F PHD; Mauer, Andreas BA; Piotrowski, Gary A BS; Pottenger, Lawrence MD, PHD Abstract: Tripping on an object is the most frequent cause of falls. We examined the effects of painful osteoarthritis of the knee on obstacle avoidance success rates in older adults. Obstacle avoidance success rates, pain, […]
La compactación ósea aumenta la fijación de los implantes de titanio de sostenim
«La compactación ósea aumenta la fijación de los implantes de titanio de sostenimiento de peso.» Kold, Soren MD, PHD *+; Rahbek, Ole MD, PHD *+; Vestermark, Marianne MD *+; Overgaard, Soren MD, DMSC ++; Soballe, Kjeld MD, DMSC *+ Abstract: Implant stability is crucial for implant survival. A new surgical technique, compaction, has increased in […]