Treatment initiation rates following fragility fractures have often been reported to be low and in recent years numerous programs have been implemented worldwide to increase them. This study aimed at describing osteoporosis (OP) treatment initiation in a representative sample of women who were hospitalized for a distal forearm fracture (DFF) or proximal humerus fracture (PHF) in 2009-2011 in Fr...

Background: In their recovery plan, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients generally receive outpatient physical therapy and a home exercise plan. However, in the past plan compliance was not able to be tracked. With advent of digital health, such as Plethy’s Recupe mobile app, plans can now measured, providing data along with specific data.
 Methods: Out 245 TKA on Recupe, 53 were selecte...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduces the myocardial injury associated with on pump surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and ischemic-cardioplegic arrest (CA). We sought to find a mechanistic explanation for this by comparing the transcriptomic changes in the myocardium of patients undergoing on- and off-pump surgery. Transcriptomic analyses were performed on left ventricular bio...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the surgical complications, auditory performance, and hearing handicap following cochlear implantation in patients greater than 79 years of age. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective trial, tertiary referral center. METHODS The study group was comprised of 21 patients implanted after 79 years of age from 1996 through 2006 with follow-ups past their 8th decade. Pre-op ...

Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can lead to serious neurological damage or death. Following bioactivation by the liver cytochromes P450, the OP metabolites produced are potent inhibitors of serine active-site enzymes including esterases, proteases and lipases. OPs may form adducts on other cellular proteins. Blood cholinesterases (ChEs) have long served as biomarkers of OP exposure ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) on left ventricular (LV) pressure-volume (P-V) loops, wall stress, and the synchrony of LV segmental volume motions in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. BACKGROUND Surgical LV volume reduction is under investigation as an alternative for, or bridge to, heart transplantation for pa...

OBJECTIVE Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients had major trauma during surgery, which thus necessitates optimal choice of anesthesia drugs. The specific selection of anesthesia agents may affect body immune system. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the anesthesia effect of propofol and dexmedetomidine on the rat SCI and their effects of Th1/Th2. MATERIALS AND METHODS Improved ALLEN's pou...

Background: Preemptive analgesia is a method to provide effective pain relief after the surgery. This study was designed compare effects of single analgesic Ketamine intravenous (IV) versus combination low dose and Parecoxib IV as preemptive multimodal in patients undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Methods: prospective, randomized, double blind 48 laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The populat...

depuis la mort de samuel beckett en 1989, le théâtre de langue néerlandaise, tant aux pays-bas qu’en belgique, a manifesté un nouvel intérêt pour ses pièces. à la haye en avril 1992, lors du festival prestigieux consacré à l’auteur, nous pûmes assister à la représentation d’en attendant godot d’après la traduction de jacoba van velde, fidèle aux exigences de l’auteur. un an après, le ntg à gand...

This paper provides the definitive record of the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS) lessons from the organisation of medical services in support of Operation (Op) TELIC (Iraq) and Op HERRICK (Afghanistan). The analysis involved a detailed review of the published academic literature, internal post-operational tour reports and post-tour interviews. The list of lessons was reviewed through three Mi...