Lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis may improve survival for patients with low 5-year predicted survival. Identifying characteristics that affect post-transplantation survival may improve patient selection and survival benefit. Using Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry and United Network for Organ Sharing data, we identified 845 lung transplant recipients from 1991-2001, and 12,826 ...

In this study we report the isolation and characterization of normal-sized and small-colony variants of Enterococcus faecalis from outbreaks of amyloid arthropathy in chickens. Postmortem examinations of 59 chickens revealed orange deposits in the knee joints, typical for amyloid arthropathy. Bacterial cultures from 102 joints and 43 spleens exhibited pure (n = 88) and mixed (n = 11) cultures o...

La ocronosis es una enfermedad genética rara del metabolismo de la fenilamina y tirosina en que se produce acumulación ácido homogentísico. este provoca alcaptonuria depósito el tejido conectivo, provocando coloración oscura mismo. En las articulaciones puede provocar artropatía temprana muy invalidante, conocida como ocronótica. Presentamos caso paciente diagnosticada ocronótica rodilla izquie...

Arthropathy is one of the most prevalent diseases, which are based on destruction and remodeling cartilage bone tissue. The inflammation that precedes can be caused by mechanical stress joints, or autoimmune reactions. Recently, IL-7 considered as key cytokines promote production matrix metalloproteinases, catabolic enzymes, T cell-mediated activation monocytes, maturation osteoclasts. soluble ...

OBJECTIVES To outline the epidemiological profile of diabetic patients with Charcot arthropathy affecting the midfoot alone or extending from the midfoot to the hindfoot; To assess the results from the treatment that these patients undergo, according to a preestablished protocol, over the medium term. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 88 patients (110 extremities) with Charcot arthropathy ...

The present study was performed to evaluate the use of patellar tendon-bearing ankle foot orthesis for the treatment of Charcot arthropathy in a series of patients with spina bifida. A cohort of 350 spina bifida patients, ages ranging between 12 months and 22 years were evaluated in our clinic between June 1993 and March 2004. Charcot arthropathy was seen in five of these children. Treatment wa...