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Short-term effect of zoledronic acid upon fracture resistance of the mandibular condyle and femoral head in an animal model

2013

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects in terms of resistance to fracture of the mandibular condyle and femoral head following different doses of zoledronic acid in an animal model. Study design: A total of 80 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were included in a prospective randomized study. The animals were randomly divided into four groups of 20 rats each. Group 1 (control) received sterile saline solution, while groups 2, 3 and 4 received a accumulated dose of 0.2 mg, 0.4 mg and 0.6 mg of zoledronic acid, respectively. The animals were sacrificed 28 days after the last dose, and the right hemimandible and the right femur were removed. The fracture strength was measured …

MaleTime FactorsDentistryOdontologíaZoledronic AcidCondyleRats Sprague-DawleyFemoral headAnimal modelMandibular FracturesmedicineAnimalsFemurTerm effectGeneral DentistryOral Medicine and PathologyBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesHip Fracturesbusiness.industryImidazolesMandibular CondyleMandibleFemur Head:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Ciencias de la saludRatsDisease Models AnimalZoledronic acidmedicine.anatomical_structureOtorhinolaryngologyUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASFracture (geology)Research-ArticleSurgerybusinessmedicine.drug
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Bone mineral density of the proximal femur after hip resurfacing arthroplasty: 1-year follow-up study

2011

Abstract Background Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) is considered a bone-preserving procedure and may eliminate proximal femoral stress shielding and osteolysis. However, in addition to implant-related stress-shielding factors, various patient-related factors may also have an effect on bone mineral density (BMD) of the proximal femur in patients with HRA. Thus, we studied the effects of stem-neck angle, demographic variables, and physical functioning on the BMD of the proximal femur in a one-year follow-up. Methods Thirty three patients (9 females and 24 males) with a mean (SD) age of 55 (9) years were included in the study. BMD was measured two days and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperative…

MaleTime Factorslcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal systemBone densityArthroplasty Replacement Hipmedicine.medical_treatmentdual energy X-ray absorptiometry02 engineering and technologySeverity of Illness IndexOsteoarthritis HipAbsorptiometry Photon0302 clinical medicineBone DensityOrthopedics and Sports MedicineFemurProspective StudiesFinlandstress shielding2. Zero hungerBone mineral030222 orthopedicsmedicine.diagnostic_teststem-neck angleMiddle AgedStress shieldingHip resurfacingREPLACEMENTTreatment Outcomemedicine.anatomical_structureFemaleResearch Articlebone remodeling dual energy X-ray absorptiometrymusculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtyeducation0206 medical engineering03 medical and health sciencesFemoral headPOSTERIOR APPROACHRheumatologymedicineHumansFemurPRESERVATIONbone remodelingNECKDual-energy X-ray absorptiometrybusiness.industry3126 Surgery anesthesiology intensive care radiology020601 biomedical engineeringArthroplastySurgeryLogistic Models5-YEARMODESABSORPTIOMETRYFEMORAL-HEADlcsh:RC925-935businessNuclear medicineFollow-Up StudiesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Umbilical cord blood transplantation from unrelated donors in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

2014

Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; There are very few disease-specific studies focusing on outcomes of umbilical cord blood transplantation for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We report the outcome of 45 patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia who underwent myeloablative single unit cord blood transplantation from unrelated donors within the GETH/GITMO cooperative group. Conditioning regimens were based on combinations of thiotepa, busulfan, cyclophospamide or fludarabine, and antithymocyte globulin. At the time of transplantation, 35 patients (78%) were in first complete remission, four (8%) …

MaleTransplantation Conditioning:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies::Retrospective Studies [Medical Subject Headings]Leucemia-linfoma linfoblástico de células precursorasGraft vs Host Disease:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged [Medical Subject Headings]Supervivencia sin EnfermedadGastroenterology:Anatomy::Body Regions::Transplants::Allografts [Medical Subject Headings]:Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Therapeutic Uses::Antineoplastic Agents::Myeloablative Agonists [Medical Subject Headings]:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]hemic and lymphatic diseasesMedicineCumulative incidenceTasa de SupervivenciaPhiladelphia ChromosomeChildCromosoma Filadelfia:Diseases::Pathological Conditions Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Disease Attributes::Chronic Disease [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child Preschool [Medical Subject Headings]ArticlesHematologyMiddle AgedPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAllografts:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Biological Therapy::Immunomodulation::Immunotherapy::Immunosuppression::Transplantation Conditioning [Medical Subject Headings]FludarabineSurvival RateChild Preschool:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent [Medical Subject Headings]:Diseases::Pathological Conditions Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Chromosome Aberrations::Translocation Genetic::Philadelphia Chromosome [Medical Subject Headings]:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Survival Analysis::Disease-Free Survival [Medical Subject Headings]FemaleAcondicionamiento para el trasplanteCord Blood Stem Cell TransplantationTrasplante de células madre de la sangre del cordónmedicine.drugAloinjertosAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescent:Check Tags::Male [Medical Subject Headings]Cord Blood Stem Cell TransplantationPhiladelphia chromosomeEnfermedad injerto contra huéspedDisease-Free SurvivalEstudios retrospectivosInternal medicine:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studies::Follow-Up Studies [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]HumansPreschoolSurvival rate:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child [Medical Subject Headings]Retrospective Studies:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Mortality::Survival Rate [Medical Subject Headings]business.industryUmbilical Cord Blood TransplantationEnfermedad crónicaAgonistas mieloablativosMyeloablative Agonistsmedicine.diseaseSettore MED/15SurgeryTransplantation:Diseases::Immune System Diseases::Graft vs Host Disease [Medical Subject Headings]:Diseases::Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases::Lymphatic Diseases::Lymphoproliferative Disorders::Leukemia Lymphoid::Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma [Medical Subject Headings]:Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]Estudios de SeguimientoChronic Disease:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures Operative::Transplantation::Cell Transplantation::Stem Cell Transplantation::Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation [Medical Subject Headings]Adolescent; Adult; Allografts; Child; Child Preschool; Chronic Disease; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Graft vs Host Disease; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myeloablative Agonists; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Philadelphia Chromosome; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Transplantation ConditioningbusinessBusulfanFollow-Up Studies
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Cancer mortality inequalities in urban areas: a Bayesian small area analysis in Spanish cities

2011

incluye "Erratum to: Cancer mortality inequalities in urban areas: a Bayesian small area analysis in Spanish cities" BACKGROUND: Intra-urban inequalities in mortality have been infrequently analysed in European contexts. The aim of the present study was to analyse patterns of cancer mortality and their relationship with socioeconomic deprivation in small areas in 11 Spanish cities. METHODS: It is a cross-sectional ecological design using mortality data (years 1996-2003). Units of analysis were the census tracts. A deprivation index was calculated for each census tract. In order to control the variability in estimating the risk of dying we used Bayesian models. We present the RR of the censu…

MaleUrban PopulationEstudios transversalesCross-sectional studyEspaña:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies [Medical Subject Headings]Business Management and Accounting(all)Disparidades en el estado de saludPoblación urbanaHealth informatics:Health Care::Population Characteristics::Population::Urban Population [Medical Subject Headings]NeoplasmsHuman geographyEpidemiologyCàncerUrban areasSocioeconomicsSmall-Area Analysismedia_common:Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]Geography:Diseases::Neoplasms [Medical Subject Headings]CensusNeoplasiasGeography:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Bayes Theorem [Medical Subject Headings]lcsh:R858-859.7EnfermeríaFemaleRisk assessmentComputer Science(all)Riskmedicine.medical_specialtyGeneral Computer ScienceInequalitymedia_common.quotation_subjectHealth geographyeducationBayesian probabilityMedi ambientCancer mortalitylcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsRisk AssessmentCàncer -- MortalitatCiutatsMortalitatmedicineConfidence IntervalsTeorema de BayesHumansCancer -- MortalitySocioeconomic statusPovertyPovertybusiness.industryPublic healthResearchPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCorrection:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Measurements::Demography::Health Status::Health Status Disparities [Medical Subject Headings]Bayes TheoremHealth Status DisparitiesGeneral Business Management and AccountingSocioeconomic deprivationBayesian statistical decisionCross-Sectional StudiesEstadística bayesianaSocioeconomic FactorsSpainInequalitiesbusinessDemographyInternational Journal of Health Geographics
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Ejaculate fractioning effect on llama sperm head morphometry as assessed by the ISAS(®) CASA system.

2013

Contents South American camelid sperm characteristics are poorly known compared with those of other domestic animals. The long-term duration of ejaculation makes difficult to gather all the seminal fluid, implying possible ejaculation portion losses. Thus, the aim of this research was to evaluate the characteristics of the morphology and morphometry of the spermatozoa change during ejaculation. The morphometric characterization was tested on nine specimens of the Lanuda breed, using a special artificial vagina. In five of the animals, a fractioning of the ejaculate was performed by taking samples every 5 min. for a total of 20 min. Air-dried seminal smears were stained with Hemacolor and mo…

MaleVeterinary medicineTime FactorsEjaculationSperm HeadAnatomyCell SeparationBiologySpermSpermatozoaBreedPerimeterSemen AnalysisEndocrinologyMorphometric analysisSemenSouth americanAnimalsSperm HeadAnimal Science and ZoologyEjaculationCamelids New WorldBiotechnologyReproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene
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Sociodemographic Factors and Clinical Conditions Associated to Hospitalization in Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infected Patients in Spain, 2009–2010

2012

The emergence and pandemic spread of a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2009 resulted in a serious alarm in clinical and public health services all over the world. One distinguishing feature of this new influenza pandemic was the different profile of hospitalized patients compared to those from traditional seasonal influenza infections. Our goal was to analyze sociodemographic and clinical factors associated to hospitalization following infection by influenza A(H1N1) virus. We report the results of a Spanish nationwide study with laboratory confirmed infection by the new pandemic virus in a case-control design based on hospitalized patients. The main risk factors for hospitalizatio…

MaleViral DiseasesPediatricsNon-Clinical MedicinePulmonologyEpidemiology:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged::Aged 80 and over [Medical Subject Headings]Grip A (H1N1):Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged [Medical Subject Headings]DiseaseSocial and Behavioral Sciencesmedicine.disease_cause:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Factors [Medical Subject Headings]Hospital patients:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]Influenza A Virus H1N1 SubtypeGripe humanaSociologyRisk FactorsPandemicInfluenza A virusChildAged 80 and over:Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]:Organisms::Viruses::Vertebrate Viruses::RNA Viruses::Orthomyxoviridae::Influenzavirus A::Influenza A virus::Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype [Medical Subject Headings]COPDeducation.field_of_studyMultidisciplinary:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child Preschool [Medical Subject Headings]QRMiddle AgedHospitalizationInfectious Diseases:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Patient Care::Hospitalization [Medical Subject Headings]Child Preschool:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent [Medical Subject Headings]MedicineFemalePublic Health:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant [Medical Subject Headings]Assistència hospitalàriaResearch ArticleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescent:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Young Adult [Medical Subject Headings]SciencePopulationHospitals -- Pacients:Check Tags::Male [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn [Medical Subject Headings]InfluenzavirusVirusYoung AdultInfluenza HumanSubtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]medicineInfluenza virusesHumansEpidemiologia -- Investigació -- EspanyaEspanyaEpidemiologiaeducationPandemicsBiology:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child [Medical Subject Headings]AgedHospital carePopulation Biologybusiness.industryPublic healthInfant NewbornCase-control studyInfant:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::Pandemics [Medical Subject Headings]medicine.disease:Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]SpainCase-Control StudiesH1N1 influenza:Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Orthomyxoviridae Infections::Influenza Human [Medical Subject Headings]businessPLoS ONE
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Prevalence of primary headaches in Italian elderly: Preliminary data from the Zabút Aging Project

2003

We describe preliminary 1-year prevalence data of recurrent migraine headache (MH), tension-type headache (TTH), and other headaches (OH) in a rural elderly population. A door-to-door two-phase survey was conducted on all elderly (or=65 years) residents of a rural village in southern Italy. Participants underwent a two-phase screening including a validated semi-structured questionnaire for headaches based on the International Headache Society criteria, and a neurological evaluation. Recurrent headache was defined as 3 or more attacks within the past 12 months. Out of 1031 participants evaluated, 225 (21.8%) suffered from recurrent headaches. One-year prevalence rates for headaches were resp…

MaleWithin the past 12 monthsmedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsNeurologyEpidemiologyPopulationPrevalenceDermatologyPrimary headacheElderlymedicineConfidence IntervalsPrevalenceHumanseducationMigraineAgedAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyChi-Square DistributionNeuroscience (all)business.industryHeadacheGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseTension-type headacheIHS criteriaPsychiatry and Mental healthMigraineItalyFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurosurgeryNeurology (clinical)Headachesmedicine.symptombusiness
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Xenon Improves Neurologic Outcome and Reduces Secondary Injury Following Trauma in an In Vivo Model of Traumatic Brain Injury*

2014

Objectives: To determine the neuroprotective efficacy of the inert gas xenon following traumatic brain injury and to determine whether application of xenon has a clinically relevant therapeutic time window. Design: Controlled animal study. Setting: University research laboratory. Subjects: Male C57BL/6N mice (n = 196). Interventions: Seventy-five percent xenon, 50% xenon, or 30% xenon, with 25% oxygen (balance nitrogen) treatment following mechanical brain lesion by controlled cortical impact. Measurements and Main Results: Outcome following trauma was measured using 1) functional neurologic outcome score, 2) histological measurement of contusion volume, and 3) analysis of locomotor functio…

MaleXenonINTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE1110 NursingCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineGAIT ABNORMALITIESXenonGaitIntracranial pressureintegumentary systemBrainGLYCINE SITEINTRACEREBRAL-HEMORRHAGED-ASPARTATE RECEPTORNeuroprotective AgentsTreatment OutcomeAnesthesiahead traumaneuroprotectionLife Sciences & BiomedicinePOTASSIUM CHANNELSLocomotioncirculatory and respiratory physiologyinorganic chemicalsTraumatic brain injurychemistry.chemical_elementNeuroprotection1117 Public Health and Health ServicesHead traumaCritical Care MedicineIn vivoGeneral & Internal MedicineAdministration InhalationmedicineAnimalscardiovascular diseasesIntracerebral hemorrhageScience & Technologybusiness.industry1103 Clinical Sciencesbrain injurymedicine.diseaseCONTROLLED CORTICAL IMPACTCOMPETITIVE-INHIBITIONEmergency & Critical Care MedicineMice Inbred C57BLDisease Models AnimalCOGNITIVE DEFICITSchemistryBrain InjuriesClosed head injurybusinessCLOSED-HEAD INJURYinert gasesCritical Care Medicine
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Osmophobia as an early marker of migraine: a follow-up study in juvenile patients.

2012

Background: Osmophobia is frequent in children with migraine (20–35%) but can also occur in up to 14% of cases with tension-type headache (TTH). So far, the prognostic role of this symptom in children with primary headaches has never been evaluated. Methods: A longitudinal prospective study was conducted on 90 young patients with TTH (37 with osmophobia, 53 without osmophobia). We evaluated whether osmophobia could predict the diagnosis transformation from TTH to migraine after a 3-year follow-up. Results and Discussion: In our cases the rate of diagnosis change was significantly greater in cases with osmophobia (62%) than in those without (23%). Osmophobia persisted at a 3-year follow-up …

Malechildren; follow-up; migraine without aura; Osmophobia; tension-type headachePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentMigraine DisordersComorbidityRisk AssessmentPhobic disorderOlfaction DisorderschildrenRisk Factorsosmophobia; juvenile primary headache; migraine without aura; tension-type headachePrevalencefollow-upHumansMedicineJuvenileSex DistributionChildbusiness.industryOsmophobiaDisease progressionFollow up studiesGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseComorbiditytension-type headacheCausalityOsmophobiaEarly Diagnosisjuvenile primary headacheItalyPhobic DisordersMigrainemigraine without auraDisease ProgressionPhysical therapyFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessFollow-Up Studies
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A comparative study of the sperm nuclear morphometry in cattle, goat, sheep, and pigs using a new computer-assisted method (CASMA-F)

2012

This study was designed to compare the sperm nuclear morphometry of four species of domestic artiodactyls (cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs), using the newly developed automatic computer-assisted sperm morphometry analysis-F. The study was divided into two experiments. In the first experiment, samples from 20 males from each species were collected, diluted, and divided into four sample aliquots. The first was labeled directly with Hoechst 33342, and the others were processed as smears. Between smears, one group was directly labeled with Hoechst after air drying, and the other was fixed either with glutaraldehyde (GLUT), or with methanol, and afterward labeled with Hoechst. Digital images of t…

Maleendocrine systemBOARSwineSperm HeadSemenBiologyAndrologySpecies SpecificityFood AnimalsImage Processing Computer-AssistedAnimalsAir dryingSmall AnimalsFluorescent DyesCell NucleusSheepurogenital systemEquineGoatsAnatomySpermatozoaSpermOpen softwareMicroscopy FluorescenceBenzimidazolesCattleAnimal Science and ZoologyTheriogenology
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