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Endeavour Announces Record Revenues and Cash Flow
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Puget Energy Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
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Actel Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
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Mexico?s inflation accelerates more than forecast
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The Hidden Web -
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Knee Function Reduced Following Surgery Due To Decreased Quadriceps Strength

Article Date: 03 Dec 2006 - 5:00am (PST)
Meniscectomy, the surgical removal of all or part of the meniscus in the knee, is a common treatment that reduces pain and improves knee function. However, limitations in knee function have been shown in both short-term and long-term studies for reasons that have been unclear. A new study published in the December 2006 issue of Arthritis Care & Research examined muscle strength, performance, and outcomes perceived by patients several years after undergoing a meniscectomy.

Led by Ylva B. Ericsson, PT, MSc, of Malmo University Hospital in Malmo, Sweden and Lund University in Lund, Sweden, the study included 45 patients aged 38-50 years old who had surgery because of meniscus tears between one and six years prior to the start of the study. Patients were tested for muscle strength and functional performance and were given a questionnaire, the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), which measures pain, function in daily activities and sports, and knee-related quality of life. The results showed that muscle strength and functional performance were lower for the leg that was operated on compared to the leg that was not operated on. In addition, patients reported symptoms and functional limitations on the KOOS, scoring lower in all areas compared to healthy control patients. Quadriceps muscle strength corresponded to KOOS scores.

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This is the first study to show that in patients undergoing knee surgery for a non-traumatic meniscus tear, muscle strength and performance is lower in the leg that was operated on than the other leg four years after surgery. Although lower muscle strength a few months following surgery had been previously reported, little emphasis has been placed on restoring strength. "Meniscectomy patients are usually prescribed a home exercise program, but supervised physical therapy is not considered necessary," the authors note.

In addition, few studies have examined the relationship between strength deficits and function, the authors point out. Although isokinetic muscle strength can be quantified, these tests do not take into account other muscular aspects like timing and coordination. Functional performance tests attempt to mimic natural movements, but they are complex because they involve multiple joints and muscle groups. "In the present study, the association between the quadriceps strength deficits and self-reported symptoms and function suggests a close relationship between muscle strength and functional limitations in middle-aged patients who have undergone meniscectomy," the authors state. They add that the relationship between the quadriceps strength ratio and the 1-leg rising test ratio (in which the seated patient was asked to rise on one leg as many times as possible in succession) may indicate that decreased quads strength contributes to limited knee function.

Muscle impairment may also contribute to the feeling of instability that meniscectomy patients frequently mention and may play a role in osteoarthritis. The authors note that even the 9% quads deficit found in the present study four years after surgery may prove significant in the context of a disease that develops over 10 to 15 years. They conclude that "this relative quadriceps weakness significantly affects objective and self-reported knee function, pain, and quality of life, indicating the importance of restoring muscle function after meniscectomy in middle-aged patients."

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Article: "Muscle Strength, Functional Performance, and Self-Reported Outcomes Four Years After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Middle-Aged Patients," Ylva B. Ericsson, Ewa M. Roos, Leif Dahlberg, Arthritis Care & Research, December 2006; (DOI: 10.1002/art.22346).

Contact: Amy Molnar
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 

Pregnant Women With Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk Of Recurrence

Pregnant women who develop an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes in their first pregnancy have twice the risk of getting it in their second pregnancy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of births. It can cause bleeding and widespread infection in the mother and infect the fetus as well, possibly resulting in cerebral palsy. If the infection develops during gestation, the baby must be delivered immediately, sometimes prematurely, to protect its health. Mother and child can then be treated with antibiotics.

The longer the time between the amniotic sac (waters) breaking and birth, the higher the risk for the infection at the time of birth. The infection can also take root before the waters break.

The study, which involved reviewing the records of 28,410 women who gave birth at Parkland Memorial Hospital, indicates that there may be one or more intrinsic risk factors that predispose women to the infection, the researchers report. Those might be the genetic makeup of their immune response or stronger bacteria in their genital tracts, they said.

"We do believe that there probably is a genetic component that predisposes women to intrauterine infection," said Dr. Vanessa Laibl, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern and lead author of the study. "We also believe that certain women could be colonized with bacteria that are more virulent and more likely to cause infection."

The report, appearing in the December issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is the largest clinical study to address the topic, Dr. Laibl said.

The researchers focused on women who had vaginal deliveries of a single baby in their first pregnancy. Of those, 10 percent developed chorioamnionitis.

The women who developed the infection in their first pregnancies tended to have longer labors, premature water breaking, labor induction, use of internal monitors and longer second stages of labor, among other factors, compared with noninfected women. All of these differences were statistically significant, the researchers said. These factors are known to increase the risk of chorioamnionitis at the time of birth because they allow more opportunity for bacteria to migrate from the genital tract to the uterus, Dr. Laibl said.

In the second pregnancies, which were included whether they were vaginal or by Caesarean section, 2,891 deliveries were analyzed. Five percent of women who had had chorioamnionitis in their first pregnancy developed it again, while 2 percent of women who did not have it in their first pregnancy developed it in their second. The difference was statistically significant, even after accounting for those known risk factors for chorioamnionitis, such as length of labor, Dr. Laibl said.

"Circumstances do play an important role," Dr. Laibl said. "But once you factor that out, the women who got the infection the first time were still more prone to getting it in their second pregnancy.

"The patient's doctor should be vigilant about infection regardless of her previous pregnancy outcome. That being said, there is no additional treatment to be done for the patient just because she had chorioamnionitis before."

Research on a cytokine called tumor necrosis factor-alpha, or TNF-alpha, points to a genetic link. Women with one variant of a gene for this cytokine have a threefold risk for chorioamnionitis. Scientists have also found links between other immune-related genes and chorioamnionitis.

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UT Southwestern researchers involved in the study were Dr. Jeanne Sheffield, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; Drs. Scott Roberts and Donald McIntire, both associate professors of obstetrics and gynecology; and Dr. George Wendel Jr., professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

About UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the premier medical centers in the nation, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. Its more than 1,400 full-time faculty members - including four active Nobel Prize winners, more than any other medical school in the world - are responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and are committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide medical care in 40 specialties to nearly 89,000 hospitalized patients and oversee 2.1 million outpatient visits a year.

Physicians care for patients in the Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center; in Parkland Health & Hospital System, which is staffed primarily by UT Southwestern physicians; and in its affiliated hospitals, Children's Medical Center Dallas and the VA North Texas Health Care System. UT Southwestern programs are offered in Waco, Wichita Falls, Richardson, Plano/Frisco and Fort Worth. Three degree-granting institutions - UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and UT Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School - train 4,000 students, residents and fellows each year. UT Southwestern researchers undertake more than 2,500 research projects annually, totaling more than $340 million.

Contact: Aline McKenzie
UT Southwestern Medical Center
 
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