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Eur Arch Paediatr Dent ; 25(2): 191-199, 2024 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38502521

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INTRODUCTION: A former study on orthopantomograms from young children with abnormal dental development (not canine ectopia) demonstrated that the tooth bud of the mandibular canine, compared to a stable longitudinal canine axis, could be located normally, anteriorly or posteriorly, with close relation to the first premolar. AIM: The aim of the present study is to analyse on orthopantomograms if the canine axis can demonstrate where the ectopic mandibular canine started tooth formation. MATERIALS: The material consists of orthopantomograms with ectopic mandibular canines and presence of primary mandibular canines from 47 cases (29 cases 9-21 years old and 18 cases with unknown ages). The primary canines demonstrated from minor apical resorption to more severe apical resorption. METHODS: Based on canine maturity, location of the canine axes and the interrelationships between the roots of the permanent canine and first premolar, the location from where the canine started tooth formation was determined. Canine maturity. Maturity stage below half root length and maturity stage above half root length revealed that 11 ectopic canines had less than half root length and 36 cases more than half root length. Canine axes. The canine axis, through the length of the primary canines Ax, is inserted on drawings of the orthopantomograms using the tracing programme Inkscape®. Interrelationship between roots. By visual inspection, the distance between the canine and first premolar was designated close distance, normal distance and extended distance. RESULTS: The results are divided into 3 groups. Group 1: The initial site of the permanent ectopic canine is located within the canine axis (6 cases). Group 2: The initial site of the permanent ectopic canine is located posterior to the canine axis (36 cases). Group 3: The initial site of the permanent ectopic canine is located anterior to the canine axis (5 cases). CONCLUSION: The study explained that the canine axis could divide cases of ectopic canines into three groups according to the location from where tooth formation starts. For getting closer to the pattern of the ectopic canine eruption, it is necessary to analyse series of orthopantomograms taken from the same individual over several years.


Subject(s)
Cuspid , Mandible , Radiography, Panoramic , Tooth Eruption, Ectopic , Cuspid/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Child , Adolescent , Tooth Eruption, Ectopic/diagnostic imaging , Mandible/diagnostic imaging , Young Adult , Male , Female , Tooth Root/diagnostic imaging , Tooth Root/abnormalities , Odontogenesis/physiology , Tooth, Deciduous/diagnostic imaging , Bicuspid/diagnostic imaging , Bicuspid/abnormalities
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J Occup Rehabil ; 33(3): 592-601, 2023 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36795230

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Purpose Young patients represent a particularly vulnerable group regarding vocational prognosis after an acquired brain injury (ABI). We aimed to investigate how sequelae and rehabilitation needs are associated with vocational prognosis up to 3 years after an ABI in 15-30-year-old patients. Methods An incidence cohort of 285 patients with ABI completed a questionnaire on sequelae and rehabilitation interventions and needs 3 months after the index hospital contact. They were followed-up for up to 3 years with respect to the primary outcome "stable return to education/work (sRTW)", which was defined using a national register of public transfer payments. Data were analyzed using cumulative incidence curves and cause-specific hazard ratios. Results Young individuals reported a high frequency of mainly pain-related (52%) and cognitive sequelae (46%) at 3 months. Motor problems were less frequent (18%), but negatively associated with sRTW within 3 years (adjusted HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.39-0.84). Rehabilitation interventions were received by 28% while 21% reported unmet rehabilitation needs, and both factors were negatively associated with sRTW (adjusted HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.48-0.91 and adjusted HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.51-1.01). Conclusions Young patients frequently experienced sequelae and rehabilitation needs 3 months post ABI, which was negatively associated with long-term labor market attachment. The low rate of sRTW among patients with sequelae and unmet rehabilitation needs indicates an untapped potential for ameliorated vocational and rehabilitating initiatives targeted at young patients.


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Brain Injuries , Humans , Adolescent , Young Adult , Adult , Brain Injuries/rehabilitation , Rehabilitation, Vocational , Prognosis , Proportional Hazards Models , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Nat Commun ; 13(1): 5420, 2022 Sep 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36109520

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Controlling magnetism at nanometer length scales is essential for realizing high-performance spintronic, magneto-electric and topological devices and creating on-demand spin Hamiltonians probing fundamental concepts in physics. Van der Waals (vdW)-bonded layered magnets offer exceptional opportunities for such spin texture engineering. Here, we demonstrate nanoscale structural control in the layered magnet CrSBr with the potential to create spin patterns without the environmental sensitivity that has hindered such manipulations in other vdW magnets. We drive a local phase transformation using an electron beam that moves atoms and exchanges bond directions, effectively creating regions that have vertical vdW layers embedded within the initial horizontally vdW bonded exfoliated flakes. We calculate that the newly formed two-dimensional structure is ferromagnetically ordered in-plane with an energy gap in the visible spectrum, and weak antiferromagnetism between the planes, suggesting possibilities for creating spin textures and quantum magnetic phases.

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Scand J Rheumatol ; 51(6): 441-451, 2022 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34514946

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OBJECTIVES: Despite distinct aetiologies, the end-stages of primary osteoarthritis (OA) and secondary OA are described by common radiological features. However, the morphology of the bone-cartilage unit may differ depending on the pathogenesis. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the histological differences in the bone-cartilage unit of the femoral head between patients with primary OA and secondary OA due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD: Femoral heads were obtained from 12 patients with primary OA, six patients with secondary OA due to RA, and 12 control subjects. The femoral heads were investigated using stereological methods to ensure unbiased quantification. RESULTS: The volume (mean difference [95% confidence interval]) (2.1 [0.5;3.8] cm3, p = 0.016) and thickness (413 [78.9;747] µm, p = 0.029) of the articular cartilage and the thickness of the calcified cartilage (56.4 [0.4;113] µm, p = 0.017) were larger in patients with primary OA than in patients with secondary OA due to RA. Femoral head volume (1.2 [-3.6;6.1] cm3, p = 0.598), bone volume fraction (-1.1 [-2.8;5.1] cm3, p = 0.553), subchondral bone thickness (-2.5 [-212;207] µm, p = 0.980), and osteophyte area (25.3 [-53.6;104] cm2, p = 0.506) did not differ between patients. CONCLUSION: The thicker calcified cartilage in primary OA preceding the loss of articular cartilage can be attributed to endochondral ossification. Patients with secondary OA due to RA had severely thinner calcified cartilage as the pathogenesis is driven by inflammation and is characterized by a generalized and more severe loss of articular cartilage.


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Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Cartilage, Articular , Osteoarthritis , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Osteoarthritis/diagnostic imaging , Osteoarthritis/etiology , Osteoarthritis/pathology , Hip Joint/diagnostic imaging , Cartilage, Articular/diagnostic imaging , Cartilage, Articular/pathology , Femur Head/diagnostic imaging , Femur Head/pathology , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology
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J Exp Orthop ; 7(1): 26, 2020 May 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32385730

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PURPOSE: To gain knowledge of the repair tissue in critically sized cartilage defects using bone marrow stimulation combined with CARGEL Bioscaffold (CB) compared with bone marrow stimulation (BMS) alone in a validated animal model. METHODS: Six adult Göttingen minipigs received two chondral defects in each knee. The knees were randomized to either BMS combined with CB or BMS alone. The animals were euthanized after 6 months. Follow-up consisted of histomorphometry, immunohistochemistry, semiquantitative scoring of the repair tissue (ICRS II), and µCT of the trabecular bone beneath the defect. RESULTS: There was significantly more fibrocartilage (80% vs 64%, p = 0.04) and a trend towards less fibrous tissue (15% vs 30%, p = 0.05) in the defects treated with CB. Hyaline cartilage was only seen in one defect treated with CB and none treated with BMS alone. For histological semiquantitative score (ICRS II), defects treated with CB scored lower on subchondral bone (69 vs. 44, p = 0.04). No significant differences were seen on the other parameters of the ICRS II. Immunohistochemistry revealed a trend towards more positive staining for collagen type II in the CB group (p = 0.08). µCT demonstrated thicker trabeculae (p = 0.029) and a higher bone material density (p = 0.028) in defects treated with CB. CONCLUSION: Treatment of cartilage injuries with CARGEL Bioscaffold seems to lead to an improved repair tissue and a more pronounced subchondral bone response compared with bone marrow stimulation alone. However, the CARGEL Bioscaffold treatment did not lead to formation of hyaline cartilage.

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Anaesthesia ; 75(9): 1164-1172, 2020 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32412659

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Timely application of objective neuromuscular monitoring can avoid residual neuromuscular blockade. We assessed the frequency of objective neuromuscular monitoring with acceleromyography and the last recorded train-of-four ratio in a cohort of Danish patients. We extracted data from all patients receiving general anaesthesia from November 2014 to November 2016 at six hospitals in the Zealand Region of Denmark. Acceleromyography was available in all operating rooms and data were recorded automatically. The primary outcome measure was acceleromyography use in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, divided into non-depolarising agents and succinylcholine only. The dataset included 76,743 cases, of which 30,430 received a neuromuscular blocking drug. Non-depolarising drugs were used in 16,525 (54%) and succinylcholine as the sole drug in 13,905 (46%) cases. Acceleromyography was used in 14,463 (88%) patients who received a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drug and in 4224 (30%) receiving succinylcholine alone. Acceleromyography use varied between the departments from 58% to 99% for non-depolarising drugs and from 3% to 79% for succinylcholine alone. The median (IQR [range]) of the last recorded train-of-four ratio before tracheal extubation was 0.97 (0.90-1.06 [0.01-2.20]) when non-depolarising drugs were used, and was less than 0.9 in 22% of cases. The OR for oxygen desaturation was higher with the use of succinylcholine [2.51 (95%CI 2.33-2.70) p < 0.001] and non-depolarising drugs [2.57 (95%CI 2.32-2.84) p < 0.001] as compared with cases where no neuromuscular blockade drug was used. In conclusion, acceleromyography was almost always used in cases where non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs were used, but a train-of-four ratio of 0.9 was not always achieved. Monitoring was used in less than 30% of cases where succinylcholine was the sole drug used.


Subject(s)
Neuromuscular Blockade/methods , Neuromuscular Monitoring/methods , Accelerometry/methods , Denmark , Female , Hospitals , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies
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BMC Fam Pract ; 21(1): 90, 2020 05 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32416713

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Diagnosing and treating low back pain (LBP) is a worldwide major primary care challenge in which a differential diagnosis between non-specific LBP and conditions with a known pathology is essential for choosing the optimal treatment strategy. The time required for the diagnosis of a condition such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was previously found too long. However, a recently published paper by Bashir et al. found that distinct episodes of axial pain separated by more than 6 months seem more predictive than currently applied characteristics in reaching an early diagnosis of AS.


Subject(s)
Low Back Pain , Spondylitis, Ankylosing , Case-Control Studies , Diagnosis, Differential , Early Diagnosis , Humans , Primary Health Care
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Bone ; 135: 115313, 2020 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32151766

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Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant condition caused by pathogenic variants in LEMD3 and characterized by connective tissue nevi and sclerotic bone abnormalities known as osteopoikilosis. The bone phenotype in Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome including osteopoikilosis remains unclear. We investigated bone turnover markers, pelvis and crura X-rays; lumbar spine and femoral neck DXA; bone activity by NaF-PET/CT, bone structure by µCT and dynamic histomorphometry in adults with Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome. Two women aged 25 and 47 years with a BMI of 30 and 32 kg/m2, respectively, were included in the investigation. Bone turnover markers were within normal range. aBMD Z-scores were comparable to that of controls in the lumbar spine and increased at the hip. Radiographies exposed spotted areas in crura and pelvis, and NaF-PET/CT exposed abnormal pattern of irregular shaped NaF uptake in the entire skeleton. In both biopsies, µCT showed trabecular structure comparable to that of controls with stellate shaped sclerotic noduli within the cavity and on the endocortex. Histomorphometric analyses of the sclerotic lesions revealed compact lamellar bone with a normal bone remodeling rate, but partly replaced by modeling-based bone formation. Woven bone was not observed in the nodules. Therefore, while bone turnover and BMD were largely within normal reference range in patients with the Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome, osteosclerotic lesions appear to emerge due to modeling-based bone formation with secondary bone remodeling. These observations indicate that LEMD3 may be important for the activation of bone lining cells leading to modeling-based bone formation.


Subject(s)
Osteopoikilosis , Adult , Cortical Bone , Female , Humans , Osteogenesis , Osteopoikilosis/diagnostic imaging , Osteopoikilosis/genetics , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Skin Diseases, Genetic
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J Crit Care ; 56: 197-202, 2020 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31945586

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PURPOSE: This is a predefined sub-study of the Endothelial Dysfunction in Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest (ENDO-RCA) trial. We aim to investigate Iloprost, a prostacyclin analogue, safety by evaluating change in whole blood platelet aggregometry (Multiplate) in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients from baseline to 96-h post randomization. METHODS: A randomized, placebo controlled double-blinded trial in 46 OHCA patients. Patients were allocated 1:2 to 48 h Iloprost infusion, (1 ng/kg/min) or placebo (saline infusion). Platelet aggregation was determined by platelet aggregation tests ASPI-test (arachidonic acid); TRAP-test (thrombin-receptor activating peptide (TRAP)-6; RISTO test (Ristocetin); ADP test (adenosin diphosphat). RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the iloprost and placebo groups according to ASPI, TRAP, RISTO and ADP platelet aggregation assays. Further, no significant differences regarding risk of bleeding were found between groups (Risk of bleeding: ASPI <40 U; TRAP <92 U; RISTO <35 U; ADP <50 U). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the iloprost infusion did not influence platelet aggregation as evaluated by the ASPI, TRAP, RISTO and ADP assays. There was no increased risk of bleeding or transfusion therapy. A decline in platelet aggregation was observed for the ASPI and ADP assays during the initial 96 h after OHCA. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Trial registration at clinicaltrials.gov (identifier NCT02685618) on 18-02-2016.


Subject(s)
Coma/complications , Iloprost/administration & dosage , Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest/blood , Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest/drug therapy , Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Platelet Aggregation/drug effects , Aged , Double-Blind Method , Female , Humans , Iloprost/adverse effects , Male , Middle Aged , Pilot Projects , Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/adverse effects , Platelet Function Tests
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J Card Fail ; 25(11): 902-910, 2019 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31220623

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Rapid saline infusion and exercise has been proposed as methods to unmask cardiovascular disease. However, the normal hemodynamic response to rapid saline infusion has not been compared to exercise nor is it known whether the responses are age-dependent.We assessed the hemodynamic response to rapid saline infusion in healthy participants over a wide age-range and compared it to exercise in the same participants. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty healthy participants (young <40 years, n = 16, middle-aged 40-59 years, n = 15, elderly 60-80 years, n = 19) underwent right heart catheterization at rest, during semisupine ergometer exercise at three exercise levels (25%, 50%, and 75% of peak VO2) and after rapid saline infusion (10 ml/kg at a rate of 150 ml/min). Rapid saline infusion significantly increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) similarly across all age groups (∆PCWP 6 ±â€¯2; 7 ±â€¯2; 6 ±â€¯4 mmHg for the young, middle-aged and elderly respectively) with no correlation between age and ∆PCWP (r = 0.05; p = 0.74). However, there was a negative correlation between age and ∆stroke volume (SV) as elderly participants had a lower increase in SV following rapid saline infusion (r = 0.44; p = 0.002). On the contrary, exercise-induced significantly larger and age-dependent increases in PCWP (r = 0.58; p < 0.0001). Exercise also caused a larger increase in SV compared with rapid fluid loading (p = 0.0003) CONCLUSION: Unlike exercise, rapid saline infusion caused an age-independent increase in PCWP in healthy adults. Suggesting that age-related impairments beyond passive stiffness have a greater impact on exercise-induced increase in PCWP. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01974557.


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Cardiac Catheterization/methods , Exercise Test/methods , Exercise Tolerance/physiology , Hemodynamics/physiology , Pulmonary Wedge Pressure/physiology , Saline Solution/administration & dosage , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Exercise/physiology , Exercise Tolerance/drug effects , Heart Rate/drug effects , Heart Rate/physiology , Hemodynamics/drug effects , Humans , Infusions, Intravenous , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Wedge Pressure/drug effects , Young Adult
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Anaesthesia ; 74(2): 151-157, 2019 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30288736

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Indications for using supraglottic airway devices have widened over time and they now hold a prominent role in guidelines for difficult airway management. We aimed to describe the use of supraglottic airway devices in difficult airway management. We included adult patients undergoing general anaesthesia registered in the Danish Anaesthesia Database from 2008 to 2012 whose airway management had been recorded as difficult, defined as: ≥ 3 tracheal intubation attempts; failed tracheal intubation; or difficult facemask ventilation. In the Danish Anaesthesia Database, a separate difficult airway management module requires the technique used in each successive airway management attempt to be recorded. The primary aim of the study was to describe the use of supraglottic airway devices in cases of difficult airway management. Secondary aims were to examine success rates of supraglottic airway devices in difficult airway management cases, and specifically in the cases of 'cannot intubate, cannot facemask ventilate'. Difficult airway management occurred in 4898 (0.74% (95%CI 0.72-0.76%)) of 658,104 records of general anaesthesia. Supraglottic airway devices were used or use was attempted in 607 cases of difficult airway management (12.4% (95%CI 11.5-13.3%)), and were successful in 395 (65.1% (95%CI 61.2-68.8%)) cases. In 'cannot intubate, cannot facemask ventilate' situations, supraglottic airway devices were used in 86 (18.9% (95%CI 15.6-22.8%)) of 455 records and were successful in 54 (62.8% (95%CI 52.2-72.3%)) cases. We found that supraglottic airway devices are not widely used in the management of the difficult airway despite their prominent role in difficult airway management guidelines.


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Intubation, Intratracheal/instrumentation , Adult , Aged , Anesthetics, General , Databases, Factual , Female , Humans , Laryngeal Masks , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies
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Br J Anaesth ; 120(6): 1381-1393, 2018 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29793603

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Cohort studies have indicated that avoidance of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) is a risk factor for difficult tracheal intubation. However, the impact of avoiding NMBA on tracheal intubation, possible adverse effects, and postoperative discomfort has not been evaluated in a systematic review of randomised trials. We searched several databases for trials published until January 2017. We included randomised controlled trials comparing the effect of avoiding vs using NMBA. Two independent authors assessed risk of bias and extracted data. The risk of random errors was assessed by trial sequential analysis (TSA). We included 34 trials (3565 participants). In the four trials judged to have low risk of bias, there was an increased risk of difficult tracheal intubation with no use of NMBA [random-effects model, risk ratio (RR) 13.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) 8.19-21.49, P<0.00001, TSA-adjusted CI 1.85-95.04]. The result was confirmed when including all trials, (RR 5.00, 95% CI 3.49-7.15, P<0.00001, TSA-adjusted CI 1.20-20.77). There was a significant risk of upper airway discomfort or injury by avoiding NMBA (RR=1.37, 95% CI 1.09-1.74, P=0.008, TSA-adjusted CI 1.00-1.86). None of the trials reported mortality. Avoiding NMBA was significantly associated with difficult laryngoscopy, (RR 2.54, 95% CI 1.53-4.21, P=0.0003, TSA-adjusted CI 0.27-21.75). In a clinical context, one must balance arguments for using NMBA when performing tracheal intubation.


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Intubation, Intratracheal/methods , Neuromuscular Blocking Agents , Humans , Intubation, Intratracheal/adverse effects , Laryngoscopy/adverse effects , Laryngoscopy/methods , Risk Factors , Trachea/injuries , Treatment Outcome
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Scand J Rheumatol ; 47(2): 110-116, 2018 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28832223

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate bone changes in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints of anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA)-positive patients with arthralgia, but not arthritis, compared to healthy controls. METHOD: Using a cross-sectional study design, patients were recruited from hospitals and private care rheumatologists, and controls from a test subject website. All subjects underwent medical history interview, clinical examination, and biochemical screening including ACPA. Patients with positive ACPA, arthralgia, and no rheumatic disease were included. Controls without a history or signs of rheumatological disease or positive ACPA were included. A 2.7-cm-long region around the second and third MCP joints was evaluated using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography with a voxel size of 82 µm. RESULTS: Twenty-nine ACPA-positive patients and 29 healthy controls were evaluated. Trabecular volumetric bone mineral density and bone volume fraction did not differ between the groups. In addition, the cortical bone was not affected in patients, as we found no difference in average cortical thickness and cortical bone area between the groups. In contrast, the trabeculae were significantly (p < 0.05) thinner in both second and third MCP heads compared with controls, whereas trabecular number and trabecular separation did not differ between the groups. No erosions were demonstrated and the number of non-specific breaks did not differ between the groups. CONCLUSION: Trabecular bone changes were observed in ACPA-positive patients with arthralgia compared with healthy controls. The results may reflect inflammatory up-regulated trabecular bone resorption leading to early bone loss before the onset of clinical arthritis.


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Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies/blood , Arthralgia/physiopathology , Bone Density/physiology , Metacarpophalangeal Joint/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand ; 61(10): 1270-1277, 2017 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28990176

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BACKGROUND: Recently, studies have focused on how to optimize laparoscopic surgical workspace by changes in intra-abdominal pressure, level of muscle relaxation or body position, typically evaluated by surgeons using subjective rating scales. We aimed to validate two rating scales by having surgeons assess surgical workspace in video sequences recorded during laparoscopic surgery. METHOD: Video sequences were obtained from laparoscopic procedures. Eight experienced surgeons assessed the video sequences on a categorical 5-point scale and a numerical 10-point rating scale. Intraclass correlations coefficients (ICC) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for intra- and inter-rater reliability. RESULTS: The 5-point rating scale had an intra-rater ICC of 0.76 (0.69; 0.83) and an inter-rater ICC of 0.57 (0.45; 0.68), corresponding to excellent and fair reliability, respectively. The 10-point scale had an intra-rater ICC of 0.86 (0.82; 0.89) and an inter-rater ICC of 0.54 (0.39; 0.68), corresponding to excellent and fair as well. All surgeons used the full range of the 5-point scale, but only one surgeon used the full range of the 10-point scale. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, both scales showed excellent intra-rater and fair inter-rater reliability for assessing surgical workspace in laparoscopy. The 5-point surgical rating scale had all categories employed by all surgeons.


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Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic , Workplace , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reproducibility of Results , Surgeons , Video Recording
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J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact ; 17(3): 162-175, 2017 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28860418

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OBJECTIVES: Pantoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that has been shown to inhibit bone resorption. The aim of the study was to investigate whether pantoprazole can prevent development of botulinum toxin (BTX)-induced disuse osteopenia in mice. METHODS: Forty-eight 16-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were randomized into 4 groups (n=12): Base, Ctrl, BTX, and BTX+Pan. The Base group was euthanized at study start. The BTX and BTX+Pan groups were immobilized by injections with BTX in one hind limb. The BTX+Pan group was injected i.p. daily with 100 mg pantoprazole per kg bodyweight. The mice were euthanized after 3 weeks of treatment. The skeletal status was investigated by DEXA, µCT, mechanical testing, dynamic bone histomorphometry, and RT-qPCR. The bone sites investigated were tibia, femur, L5 vertebra, and humerus. RESULTS: Injections of BTX induced a pronounced and significant loss of bone density, microstructure, and strength in the immobilized hind limb. Furthermore, the localized intramuscular injections of BTX lead to a slight loss of bone and bone strength at the L5 vertebra and humerus. Treatment with pantoprazole did not have any bone protective or deleterious effects. CONCLUSION: Pantoprazole was unable to prevent the development of BTX induced disuse osteopenia in skeletally mature female C57BL/6J mice.


Subject(s)
2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles/pharmacology , Bone Diseases, Metabolic/prevention & control , Bone and Bones/drug effects , Proton Pump Inhibitors/pharmacology , Animals , Bone Density/drug effects , Bone Diseases, Metabolic/chemically induced , Botulinum Toxins/toxicity , Female , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Neurotoxins/toxicity , Pantoprazole , Random Allocation
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J Clin Monit Comput ; 31(6): 1159-1166, 2017 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27987104

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Phenylephrine increases mean arterial pressure (MAP) by enhanced total peripheral resistance (TPR) but near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) determined muscle oxygenation (SmO2) increases. We addressed that apparent paradox during supine rest and head-up tilt (HUT). Variables were determined ± phenylephrine in males during supine rest (n = 17) and 40° HUT (n = 7). MAP, stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), and TPR were derived by Modelflow® and NIRS determined biceps SmO2 and (tibial) bone oxygenation (StibialO2). For ten subjects, cardiac filling and the diameter of the inferior caval vein (ICV collapsibility index: ((ICVexpiration - ICVinspiration)/ICVexpiration) × 100) were assessed by ultrasound. Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) and atrial natriuretic peptide (proANP) in plasma were determined by immunoassay. Brachial artery blood flow was assessed by ultrasound and skin oxygenation (SskinO2) monitored by white light spectroscopy. Phenylephrine increased MAP by 34% and TPR (62%; P < 0.001) during supine rest. The ICV collapsibility index decreased (24%; P < 0.001) indicating augmented cardiac preload although volume of the left atrium and ventricle did not change. SV increased (18%; P < 0.001) as HR decreased (24%; P < 0.001). ProANP increased by 9% (P = 0.002) with unaffected PP. Brachial artery blood flow tended to decrease while SskinO2 together with StibialO2 decreased by 11% (P = 0.026) and 20% (P < 0.001), respectively. Conversely, phenylephrine increased SmO2 (9%) and restored the HUT elicited decrease in SmO2 (by 19%) along with SV (P = 0.02). Phenylephrine reduces skin and bone oxygenation and tends to reduce arm blood flow, suggesting that the increase in SmO2 reflects veno-constriction with consequent centralization of the blood volume.


Subject(s)
Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism , Oxygen Consumption , Phenylephrine/pharmacology , Skin/metabolism , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Tibia/metabolism , Adult , Atrial Natriuretic Factor/blood , Blood Flow Velocity , Blood Volume , Brachial Artery , Heart Rate , Hemodynamics , Humans , Immunoassay , Male , Oxygen/metabolism , Pancreatic Polypeptide/blood , Patient Positioning , Supine Position , Young Adult
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J Comp Physiol B ; 187(4): 529-543, 2017 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27921142

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Increased maintenance costs at cellular, and consequently organism level, are thought to be involved in shaping the sensitivity of marine calcifiers to ocean acidification (OA). Yet, knowledge of the capacity of marine calcifiers to undergo metabolic adaptation is sparse. In Kiel Fjord, blue mussels thrive despite periodically high seawater PCO2, making this population interesting for studying metabolic adaptation under OA. Consequently, we conducted a multi-generation experiment and compared physiological responses of F1 mussels from 'tolerant' and 'sensitive' families exposed to OA for 1 year. Family classifications were based on larval survival; tolerant families settled at all PCO2 levels (700, 1120, 2400 µatm) while sensitive families did not settle at the highest PCO2 (≥99.8% mortality). We found similar filtration rates between family types at the control and intermediate PCO2 level. However, at 2400 µatm, filtration and metabolic scope of gill tissue decreased in tolerant families, indicating functional limitations at the tissue level. Routine metabolic rates (RMR) and summed tissue respiration (gill and outer mantle tissue) of tolerant families were increased at intermediate PCO2, indicating elevated cellular homeostatic costs in various tissues. By contrast, OA did not affect tissue and routine metabolism of sensitive families. However, tolerant mussels were characterised by lower RMR at control PCO2 than sensitive families, which had variable RMR. This might provide the energetic scope to cover increased energetic demands under OA, highlighting the importance of analysing intra-population variability. The mechanisms shaping such difference in RMR and scope, and thus species' adaptation potential, remain to be identified.


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Mytilus edulis/physiology , Seawater/chemistry , Animals , Basal Metabolism , Energy Metabolism , Female , Germany , Gills/metabolism , Larva , Male , Mytilus edulis/anatomy & histology , Oxygen Consumption
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