Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is an acquired idiopathic lesion of subchondral bone that can produce delamination and sequestration with or without articular cartilage involvement and instability. The cause of OCD is still debated: the most recognized etiology is the occurrence of repetitive micro-traumas associated with vascular impairment, causing progressive ankle pain and dysfunction in sk...

a myocardial contusion refers to a bruise of the cardiac muscle, the severity of which can vary depending on the severity of the injury and when the injury occurs. it is a major cause of rapid death which happens after blunt chest trauma and should be suspected at triage in the emergency department. we demonstrated that suspected myocardial contusion patients who have normal electrocardiograms ...

A number of issues need resolution in terms of the potential health benefits of dietary fiber, and the article by Buil-Cosiales et al. (1) in this issue of the Journal addresses most of them. Rather than being a study on total fiber intake and risk of one specific disease, Buil-Cosiales et al. have addressed all-cause mortality, parsed out the major causes of that mortality, and included intake...