Bench pressing with genomics benchmarkers

Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations in bench pressing: an unusual cause.

A case of bilateral anterior glenohumeral dislocation in a young weight trainer is presented. The patient, an insurance clerk, had been using a free weight bar in the bench press position and had become tired when the weight on the bar forced his arms into hyperextension in the mid-abducted position. The humeral shaft gradually pivoted on the bench and the humeral heads were slowly dislocated a...

Fracture shaft of clavicle, an indirect injury from bench pressing.

Injuries related to weight training are becoming increasingly common as the trend for body resistance training grows. There have been numerous injuries related to repeated stress, but this appears to be the first reported case of a fracture of the shaft of clavicle related to violent muscular contraction. It occurred in a 28 year old man during bench pressing. He was treated conservatively and ...

Spinal Cord Injury due to Cervical Disc Herniation Caused by Bench Pressing

The authors report the case of a 24-year-old man who presented with sudden onset quadriplegia while doing a bench press in the supine position. He had a history of cervical disc herniation at the C6/7 level. Plain x-rays showed no spinal fracture and no spinal canal stenosis. MRI revealed a C6/7 disc herniation that severely compressed the spinal cord. Physical exam showed complete spinal cord ...

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Pressing mitochondrial genetics forward.

Mitochondria are crucial for many cellular functions. In this issue of Cell Reports, studies from Lanning et al. and Wolf and Mootha describe RNAi approaches to screening the mitochondrial proteome. Unexpectedly, they uncover key roles for two poorly characterized mitochondrial proteins: AK4 and FASTKD4. These studies provide examples of the power of forward genetic screens, even when screening...