Abstract   Background: Postmenopausal onset rheumatoid arthritis (post-RA) is expected to have greater bone mineral density (BMD) loss than premenopauasal onset (pre-RA) due to estrogen deficiency and aging. This study aimed to compare the BMD status of the two RA groups with age-matched non-RA controls.   Methods: The patients with RA on follow-up examination were stratified according to age...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a descriptive study of the implementation of greenlight laser photovaporization in a local hospital and to identify the ideal preoperative and intraoperative conditions to obtain a successful outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective review of 179 photovaporizations performed between January 2007 and June 2010 was done. Preoperative data (age, prostate volume, PSA, IP...

PURPOSE Debate exists over optimal treatment for acute Achilles tendon ruptures. Recent literature suggests the mini-open technique may provide the reliability of the open repair with the decreased complication rate of non-operative treatment. This retrospective review compares acute tendon ruptures treated with one of two techniques: open repair (TO) or mini-open repair (MOA). METHODS & RESU...

Meeting patients' nutritional requirements and preventing malnutrition is a challenge following major surgical procedures. The role of ghrelin in nutritional recovery after non-gastrointestinal major surgery is unknown. We used coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as an example of anticipated good recovery post major surgery.Seventeen patients undergoing CABG (mean +/- SEM: 70.1 +/- 2.2 yrs, ...

Orange pomace (OP), a fiber-rich byproduct of juice production, has the potential for being formulated into a variety of food products. We hypothesized that OP would diminish postprandial glycemic responses to a high carbohydrate/fat breakfast and lunch. We conducted an acute, randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind, crossover trial with 34 overweight men who consumed either a 255 g placeb...

IFPOS 34th Annual Meeting The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com April 16 IFPOS session 14:20–18:30 VIEUX PORT 300 IOP1/14:20–14:25 Postoperative complications following spinal fusions in children with neuromuscular scoliosis Tristan Nishnianidze, Ilhan A Bayhan, Oussama Abousamra, Kenneth J Rogers, Kirk W Dabney, Freeman Miller NAIDHC, Wilmington DE,...

background: prolonged inhibition of acetylcholine esterase may lead to the intermediate syndrome. neuromuscular junction (nmj) dysfunction has been shown with repetitive nerve stimulation (rns). subclinical nmj dysfunction may also occur. we aimed to examine the nmj function following acute organophosphorus (op) poisoning by using exercise modified slow rns. methods: a cohort study was conducte...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Patient-based quality of life scales have become a critical element of post-op assessment for lumbar fusion surgery. The most extensive outcomes data have been generated through FDA-regulated IDE trials for new technologies, which produce excellent data but are constrained by strict enrollment criteria and limited indications. This raises a question as to whether the excellen...

Changes in active ghrelin levels with time in each group. Active ghrelin levels at 3 hours after surgery were reduced in the surgery/no medication (SNM) group and did not recover by 24 hours after surgery. There was no significant change in the surgery medication (SM) group. Pre-op, pre-operative; Post-op, post-operative; NSNM, no surgery/no medication; NSM, no surgery/medication. The asterisk ...

Introduction: We provide this brief case report on Hamman’s sign, as a reminder that both pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax can cause sounds that may disclose the abnormal presence of air in these respective locations. Attributed originally to the observations and report of Louis Hamman in 1937, abnormal sounds may emanate from air in the otherwise quiet mediastinum. Others have emphasized tha...