Dubbed the “Brilliant 10″ by Popular Science, two researchers on the magazine’s recently released 2010 list of top young scientists have received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The two ONR-funded researchers are Dr…
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Background: A treatment algorithm and screening examination have been developed to guide patient management and prospectively determine potential for highly active individuals to succeed with nonoperative care after anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Objective: To prospectively characterize and classify the entire population of highly active individuals over a 10-year period and provide final outcomes for individuals who elected nonoperative care.
Methods: Inclusion criteria included presentation within 7 months of the index injury and an International Knee Documentation Committee level I or II activity level before injury. Concomitant injury, unresolved impairments, and a screening examination were used as criteria to guide management and classify individuals as noncopers (poor potential) or potential copers (good potential) for nonoperative care.
Results: A total of 832 highly active patients with subacute anterior cruciate ligament tears were seen over the 10-year period; 315 had concomitant injuries, 87 had unresolved impairments, and 85 did not participate in the classification algorithm. The remaining 345 patients (216 men, 129 women) participated in the screening examination a mean of 6 weeks after the index injury. There were 199 subjects classified as noncopers and 146 as potential copers. Sixty-three of 88 potential copers successfully returned to preinjury activities without surgery, with 25 of these patients not undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the time of follow-up.
Conclusion: The classification algorithm is an effective tool for prospectively identifying individuals early after anterior cruciate ligament injury who want to pursue nonoperative care or must delay surgical intervention and have good potential to do so.
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Drs. Chiara Daraio And Iain Couzin Hailed As Top Young ScientistsCategory: Medical Devices / Diagnostics | Leave a Comment |
Dubbed the “Brilliant 10″ by Popular Science, two researchers on the magazine’s recently released 2010 list of top young scientists have received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The two ONR-funded researchers are Dr…
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Drs. Chiara Daraio And Iain Couzin Hailed As Top Young ScientistsCategory: Medical Devices / Diagnostics | Leave a Comment |
Dubbed the “Brilliant 10″ by Popular Science, two researchers on the magazine’s recently released 2010 list of top young scientists have received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The two ONR-funded researchers are Dr…
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Lung Cancer Screening Can Be Effective In High Risk PopulationCategory: Lung Cancer | Leave a Comment |
Lung cancer screening using computed tomography (CT) scans can be effective in high risk populations if it follows a strict clinical protocol supported by a multidisciplinary care team, said University of Cincinnati researchers this week…
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Cancer Imaging Firm Wins Place On Future Health Mission To USCategory: Conferences | Leave a Comment |
Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, the Orpington, UK based developer and manufacturer of laser scanners for use in non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis & treatment, is the only medical imaging company selected from more than 70 applicants to take part in the Future Health Mission 2011 to the USA. The Future Health Mission 2011 is to San Francisco, coinciding with the annual J.P…
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Gold-Coated Liposomes Could Make Chemo More Effective, Less HarmfulCategory: Cancer / Oncology | Leave a Comment |
Delivering cancer drugs inside gold-coated liposomes, an invention developed at the University of Arizona, could help chemotherapy treatments kill cancer cells more effectively without harming healthy cells and causing side effects…
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Many Stop Breathing During Sleep; A CPAP System Can HelpCategory: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia | Leave a Comment |
Sleep apnea is commonplace in the United States, even if the person is unaware it is happening. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes. These breaks in regular breathing patterns may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour, and sometimes hundreds of times during the night…
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Cost-Effectiveness Of Cyberonics’ VNS Therapy® System For Epilepsy Reinforced By 1,600-Patient Emory University School Of Medicine StudyCategory: Epilepsy | Leave a Comment |
Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) announced that the VNS Therapy System, the only FDA-approved implantable medical device for the treatment of refractory epilepsy, was featured in 22 poster presentations and in the Plenary II session on neurostimulation at the annual American Epilepsy Society Meeting that took place recently in San Antonio, Texas…
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Illuminating Shellfish That Aren’t Safe To EatCategory: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Leave a Comment |
Red tides and similar blooms can render some seafood unsafe to eat, though it can be difficult to tell whether a particular batch harbors toxins that cause food poisoning. A new kind of marker developed by chemists at the University of California, San Diego, and reported in the journal ChemComm makes it easier to see if shellfish are filled with toxin-producing organisms…
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Life-Saving Test To Detect SepsisCategory: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Leave a Comment |
Blood poisoning can be fatal. If you suffer from sepsis, you used to have to wait as much as 48 hours for laboratory findings. A new diagnostic platform as big as a credit card will now supply the analysis after as little as an hour. This system is based on nanoparticles that are automatically guided by magnetic forces…
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Knee Protectors Can Form Allergenic Substances On The SkinCategory: Dermatology | Leave a Comment |
Common rubber products can form isothiocyanates in contact with skin and cause contact allergy. This is the conclusion of research carried out at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). Isothiocyanates are a group of reactive substances that are potent contact allergens…