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Rodrigues-Pinto R, Freitas D, Costa LD, Sousa R, Trigueiros M, Lemos R, Silva C, Oliveira A. Clinical and radiological results following radial osteotomy in patients with Kienböck’s disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 94:222-6. [DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.94b2.27729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Radial osteotomy is currently advocated for patients with Lichtman’s stages II and IIIA of Kienböck’s disease; its place in the treatment of patients with stage IIIB disease remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the medium-term results of this procedure and to compare the outcome in patients with stage IIIB disease and those with earlier stages (II and IIIA). A total of 18 patients (18 osteotomies) were evaluated both clinically and radiologically at a mean follow-up of 10.3 years (4 to 18). Range of movement, grip strength and pain improved significantly in all patients; the functional score (Nakamura Scoring System (NSSK)) was high and self-reported disability (Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire) was low at the final follow-up in all patients evaluated. Patients with stage IIIB disease, however, had a significantly lower grip strength, lower NSSK scores and higher disability than those in less advanced stages. Radiological progression of the disease was not noted in either group, despite the stage. Radial osteotomy seems effective in halting the progression of disease and improving symptoms in stages II, IIIA and IIIB. Patients with less advanced disease should be expected to have better clinical results.
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- R. Rodrigues-Pinto
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital
de Santo António, Department of Orthopaedics, Largo
Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, Portugal
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Martins N, Martins IS, de Freitas WV, de Matos JA, Magalhães ACG, Girão VBC, Dias RCS, de Souza TC, Pellegrino FLPC, Costa LD, Boasquevisque CHR, Nouér SA, Riley LW, Santoro-Lopes G, Moreira BM. Severe infection in a lung transplant recipient caused by donor-transmitted carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Transpl Infect Dis 2011; 14:316-20. [PMID: 22168176 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Revised: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We describe a case of proven donor transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, which resulted in severe infectious complications after lung transplantation. A single bla(OXA-23) positive strain, belonging to a new multilocus sequence type (ST231), was isolated from donor and recipient, who died 65 days after transplantation. This report highlights the current challenges associated with the potential transmission of multidrug-resistant infections through organ transplantation.
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- N Martins
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Bardet V, Costa LD, Elie C, Malinge S, Demur C, Tamburini J, Lefebvre PC, Witz F, Lioure B, Jourdan E, Pigneux A, Ifrah N, Attal M, Dreyfus F, Mayeux P, Lacombe C, Bennaceur-Griscelli A, Bernard OA, Bouscary D, Récher C. Nucleophosmin status may influence the therapeutic decision in de novo acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype. Leukemia 2006; 20:1644-6. [PMID: 16791266 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This work introduces a new approach to the characterization of neural cells by means of semi-automated generation of dendrograms; data structures which describe the inherently hierarchical nature of neuronal arborizations. Dendrograms describe the branched structure of neurons in terms of the length, average thickness and bending energy of each of the dendritic segments and allow in a straightforward manner, the inclusion of additional measures. The bending energy quantifies the complexity of the shape and can be used to characterize the spatial coverage of the arborizations (the bending energy is an alternative for other complexity measures such as the fractal dimension). The new approach is based on the partitioning of the cell's outer contour as a function of the high curvature points followed by a syntactical analysis of the segmented contours. The semi-automated method is robust and is an improvement on the time consuming manual generation of the dendrograms. Several experimental results are included in this paper which illustrate and corroborate the effectiveness of the approach. The technique presented in this paper is limited to planar neurons but could be extended to a 3D approach.
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- R M Cesar
- Cybernetic Vision Research Group, GII-IFSC-University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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This research was carried out at the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo and deals with the experiment of papain utilization for visceral irrigation in patients with severe infection. It was observed that seventy two hours after treatment, there was a considerable reduction of purulent secretion, and that the medium time of cicatrization of all lesions was thirty days.
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This study evaluated quality of life in 78 patients with closed head injury (CHI) 2 to 4 years postinjury. Using both interview data and mean data from the Sickness Impact Profile questionnaire, impaired quality of life was observed in the areas of psychosocial functioning, social role functioning, leisure activities, and, to a lesser extent, physical functioning, during chronic phases of recovery. Relatives and close friends reported by means of the Katz Adjustment Scale that the CHI patients showed a series of negative behavioral symptoms 2 to 4 years postinjury. These data suggest that CHI patients may experience impaired quality of life in a number of domains well beyond the acute postinjury phases. An attempt was also made to compare patients' and relatives' reports of patient quality of life. Preliminary analyses indicated modest correspondence between relatives' and patients' ratings of some areas of postinjury dysfunction, including cognitive and behavioral slowing and social withdrawal.
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This study examined predictors and indicators of quality of life in 71 patients with closed-head injury (CHI), 2-4 years postinjury. Predictors included premorbid characteristics and acute injury-related data. Indicators included follow-up data, e.g., neuropsychological functioning. Exploratory canonical correlation analyses demonstrated that the combination of the predictor variable, initial Glasgow Coma Scale score, and indicator variables of neuropsychological data in the areas of motor functioning, memory, and constructional ability were related most strongly to quality of life as reported by the patients. Severity of head injury and motor disability also related strongly to quality of life, based on reports by relatives (n = 68) on the Katz Adjustment Scale (Relatives' Form). These findings suggest that quality of life is adversely affected by increased severity of head injury and greater residual motor deficits. Implications of these findings for treatment and recovery are discussed.
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Patients with right cerebral lesions were found to have lower RCPM scores than a matched group of patients with left lesions. Analysis of interset patterns of performance demonstrated relatively greater difficulty for right lesion patients, especially those with posterior lesions on the Ab set. The findings were interpreted in terms of the abilities that Raven maintains underly test performance.
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DSF and DSB performance was compared in hospitalized controls and right and left brain lesion groups dichotomized for the presence or absence of visuospatial deficits. Digit Span performance was also correlated with WAIS Similarities and Block Design and Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices. No differences between groups were observed on DSF. On DSB patients with brain lesions had lower scores than controls and brain-lesioned patients with visuospatial deficits had lower scores than those without. DSB correlated significantly with WAIS Block Design and Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices supporting the hypothesis that visuospatial ability is needed to mediate proper DSB performance. The correlation of DSB with WAIS Similarities, however, lends support to the idea that low DSB may merely reflect severity of cognitive deficit.
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Rapin I, Costa LD. Test-retest reliability of serial pure-tone audiograms in children at a school for the deaf. J Speech Hear Res 1969; 12:402-12. [PMID: 5808869 DOI: 10.1044/jshr.1202.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Successive air-conduction audiograms obtained between ages 1¼ and 12 years and recorded in the charts of 75 children at a school for the deaf were analyzed statistically. Approximately half of 414 audiogram pairs differed by at least 20 dB for 2 or more frequencies, and 34% of 3203 paired frequency scores differed by at least 20 dB. Conductive losses, moderate hearing losses, and perhaps mild mental retardation were associated with unreliability. Audiograms performed at the school by a nonprofessional audiologist were especially unreliable. The desirability of retesting a child until a stable threshold is obtained and of indicating the zone of uncertainty around each threshold point was stressed. When the zone of uncertainty is wide, a verbal label describing the estimated severity of the loss might be preferable to possibly invalid numerical information.
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Ritter W, Vaughan HG, Costa LD. Orienting and habituation to auditory stimuli: a study of short term changes in average evoked responses. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1968; 25:550-6. [PMID: 4178749 DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(68)90234-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 442] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Vaughan HG, Costa LD. Analysis of electroencephalographic correlates of human sensori-motor processes. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1968; 24:288-9. [PMID: 4170247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Costa LD, Horwitz M, Vaughan HG. Choice reaction time as a function of stimulus uncertainty in patients with brain lesions. Percept Mot Skills 1965; 21:885-6. [PMID: 5855935 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1965.21.3.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Longer times and greater variabilities for 24 brain-damaged Ss than for normals were associated with increased stimulus information in a card-sorting task.
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