BACKGROUND A loss of reduction due to inadequate support of the anterior column when using short-segment instrumentation to treat burst fracture and novel methods for support of the anterior column through a posterior approach to augment posterior instrumentation have been reported in the literature. We hypothesized that if anterior column support is an important adjunct to posterior short-segm...

Using artificial gravity (AG) as a physiological countermeasure for astronauts during spaceflight has been discussed and researched decades; however, today there still exists lack of optimized AG design. The enclosed work critically analyzes the existing literature bedrest studies (a ground-based analog microgravity) to provide insight into benefit using counteract deconditioning.

We determined whether essential amino acid and carbohydrate supplementation could offset the catabolic response to prolonged inactivity. Major outcome measures included mixed muscle fractional synthetic rate (FSR), phenylalanine net balance, lean leg mass, and leg extension strength. On d 1 and 28, vastus lateralis muscle biopsies and femoral arterio-venous blood samples were obtained during a ...

Survival from critical illness has improved in recent years, leading to increased attention to the sequelae of such illness. Neuromuscular weakness in the intensive care unit (ICU) is common, persistent, and has significant public health implications. The differential diagnosis of weakness in the ICU is extensive and includes critical illness neuromyopathy. Prolonged immobility and bedrest lead...

Problem: Longer than expected lengths of stay for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and COPD patients prompted an extensive chart review to examine possible contributing factors. Documented progression of patient activity beyond bedrest was not occurring in the majority of cases. Further analysis revealed the following barriers: patient desaturation with exertion, fatigue during ambulation, di...

The authors reported the case of a 25-year-old man who complained of pain in the left flank. The sonography exam suspected an abcess more than an hematoma of the left psoas muscle. Urgent surgery did not find the abcess. The biology pointed out a moderate form of haemophilia, Type A. The bedrest and the dressings were efficient on the patient. Follow-up sonography exams revealed a liquefaction ...

through a hospital ward has seen room after room of elderly patients quietly dozing in bed, as if every patient was being treated for a cold or hysteria, or recumbence the necessary condition of all therapies. And doesn’t it make sense, after all, that elderly patients should spend their days on their back? Traditional wisdom dictates that bedrest promotes healing and recovery, much in the mann...

This paper provides a general overview of key physiological consequences of microgravity experienced during spaceflight and of important parallels and connections to the physiology of aging. Microgravity during spaceflight influences cardiovascular function, cerebral autoregulation, musculoskeletal, and sensorimotor system performance. A great deal of research has been carried out to understand...

The aim of this paper is to provide a thorough summary of published studies that have assessed the efficacy of adjunctive therapies used in addition to cervical cerclage as a preventive measure for preterm birth. We limited our paper to patients treated with cerclage plus an additional prophylactic therapy compared to a reference group of women with cerclage alone. The specific adjunctive thera...