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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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Technological Advances Provide A Fillip To The European IV Therapy And Enteral Nutrition Devices MarketCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
The European intravenous (IV) therapy and enteral nutrition devices market currently offers a highly dynamic and lucrative environment. Advances in pharmacology and a wider range of blood products have substantially increased the number of possible drug therapies, which can be used with IV therapy devices…
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BioMerieux’s VIDAS(R) SLM, An Officially Recognized Method(SM) For Testing Salmonella In Black PepperCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
bioMerieux a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics confirms its VIDAS® SLM is fully validated as an AOAC Official Method(SM), available for food manufacturers who would like to test black pepper for Salmonella contamination…
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Melamine In Baby Formula Detected By LasersCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
With equipment readily available to health officials and businesses, a Purdue University researcher has found a way to detect trace amounts of melamine in infant formula. Using infrared lasers and light spectroscopy methods, Lisa Mauer, an associate professor of food science, was able to detect melamine in baby formula at one part per million in about five minutes or less.
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MDS Analytical Technologies Announces Availability Of New High-Throughput Method To Detect Melamine In FoodCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life-sciences research, today announced that the Abraxis Melamine Detection Kit has been validated for use on MDS Analytical Technologies’ SpectraMax(R) absorbance microplate readers with SoftMax(R) Pro 5 GxP analytical software, an industry-standard analysis software for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
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New High-Throughput Method To Detect Melamine In Food - MDS Analytical TechnologiesCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life-sciences research, today announced that the Abraxis Melamine Detection Kit has been validated for use on MDS Analytical Technologies’ SpectraMax® absorbance microplate readers with SoftMax® Pro 5 GxP analytical software, an industry-standard analysis software for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
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Israeli Company Barcodes Your Beef For SafetyCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
The idea started in Israel, where animal theft has become a major concern. Hundreds of beef cows worth $2,000 a head are being stolen a year, and in most cases smuggled across the green line to the Palestinian Authority. Slaughtered immediately, with no visible trace in sight, Bactochem was asked to find a way to track and trace these animals using the “CSI” style methods the company specializes in.
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Vacci-Test Demonstrates The First Same-Shift Test For E.coli O157:H7Category: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
With food safety top of mind for consumers and the food industry, Vacci-Test Corporation (”Vacci-Test”) is pleased to announce that its first food safety test, FoodChek(TM)-E.coli, has successfully completed a field trial at a major meat packaging facility and has shown that it can accurately test for E.coli O157:H7 in less than 6 hours, including enrichment. FoodChek(TM)-E.coli is a revolutionary new same-shift test that is rapid, accurate and cost effective.
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Tufts Researchers Design Bio-Friendly Optical Platform For Sensing Applications In Medicine, Health, Environment, CommunicationsCategory: Nutrition / Diet | Leave a Comment |
Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for a year, then dissolve. Scientists at Tufts University’s School of Engineering have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to design such “living” optical elements that could enable an entirely new class of sensors.