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Hubert J, Ritter J, Krüger L, Simon A, Beil FT, Jandl NM, Rolvien T. Are Synovial Inflammatory Markers Increased in Patients Who Have Aseptic Total Hip Arthroplasty Dislocation Indicated for Revision? J Arthroplasty 2024; 39:787-794.e1. [PMID: 37611677 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have speculated on elevated synovial inflammatory markers in patients undergoing surgical revision for total hip arthroplasty (THA) dislocation. However, this assumption is based on small patient series and a full investigation according to International Consensus Meeting (ICM) criteria has not yet been performed. METHODS Patients who had aseptic THA dislocation indicated for revision surgery were identified retrospectively. Only patients who had available diagnostic workup according to ICM 2018 criteria, including preoperative and intraoperative parameters, were included. For comparison, we analyzed a matched cohort of patients indicated for aseptic THA revision for other conditions. The 2 cohorts each consisted of 55 patients and were not different regarding age, sex, BMI, or implant fixation. RESULTS There was no difference in synovial white blood cell count (2,238 ± 2,544 versus 2,533 ± 3,448 c/μL; P = .601), alpha-defensin quotient (0.14 ± 0.11 versus 0.19 ± 0.28; P = .207), or polymorphonuclear neutrophil percentage (% PMN) (36.7 ± 22.6 versus 31.3 ± 24.5%; P = .312) between the groups. In the dislocation cohort, 20% of patients had a synovial white blood cell count of 3,000 c/μL or higher, compared with 18% in the control cohort. However, all patients in the dislocation cohort were below the cutoff for alpha-defensin or % PMN. CONCLUSION In patients who have aseptic THA dislocation, synovial inflammatory markers are not elevated compared with patients undergoing aseptic revision for other complications. A detailed preoperative analysis of synovial inflammatory markers using ICM criteria appears critical in patients who have a THA dislocation to exclude periprosthetic joint infection. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, retrospective, comparative study.
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- Jan Hubert
- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Strahl A, Bücker L, Bechler U, Krüger L, Ries C, Hubert J, Beil FT, Rolvien T. Influence of health literacy on health-related quality of life after total hip arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2024; 144:1389-1400. [PMID: 37882818 PMCID: PMC10896873 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-023-05098-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Personal knowledge about the own disease, a key component of health literacy (HL), may have a considerable impact on treatment outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the patients' knowledge about the surgical procedure, risks, and aftercare, as well as the satisfaction with the preoperative level of information, has an influence on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 176 patients (68.3 ± 10.3 years, 60.8% female) were evaluated. HRQoL was assessed prior to surgery as well as one and twelve months after THA using the 12-item Short Form Questionnaire. Following standardized surgical informed consent, HL was assessed preoperatively using a self-constructed quiz score, while information satisfaction was measured with a single-item rating scale. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, including pain (VAS), functionality (WOMAC), and psychological distress (PHQ-4), were also assessed at baseline. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to examine whether HL, satisfaction with information, age, social class, WOMAC, VAS, and PHQ-4 predict HRQoL at one and twelve months post-surgery. RESULTS The average HL quiz score was 23 ± 5.1 out of a possible 33 points. Social class index significantly influenced HL (p < 0.001). A weak correlation between HL and age (r = 0.23, p = 0.01) and no correlation between HL and psychological distress (p = 0.868) were observed. One month after THA, physical HRQoL was significantly predicted by the WOMAC index (p = 0.031) and subjective satisfaction with information (p = 0.022), but not by HL. After twelve months, only the WOMAC was a significant predictor (p < 0.001) of physical HRQoL. CONCLUSION Although subjective satisfaction with the patient's preoperative level of information had a significant effect on the physical HRQoL at one month after THA, the influence of osteoarthritis severity outweighed this effect after twelve months. HL had no direct influence on HRQoL. These results suggest that patient satisfaction, rather than knowledge, predicts HRQoL.
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- André Strahl
- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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Krüger L, Strahl A, Koepke LG, Fink B, Beil FT, Hubert J. The Use of Intraoperative Cell Salvage in Two-Stage Revision of Septic Hip Arthroplasties: A Double-Center Retrospective Study. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:982. [PMID: 37370301 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12060982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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(1) Background: intraoperative cell salvage (ICS) devices can provide a valuable contribution to patient blood management. An infection of the surgical site presents a formal contraindication to the use of ICS. To date, there is no recommendation for the use of ICS in the context of reimplantation in two-stage septic exchange arthroplasty. (2) Methods: at two hospitals of maximum endoprosthetic care, a retrospective evaluation of patients who had received ICS blood during reimplantation of hip arthroplasties was performed. Patients' and surgical characteristics, intraoperative cultures, and the occurrence of septic complications in the short- and long-term follow-up were recorded. (3) Results: 144 patients were included. Detection of positive cultures during reimplantation occurred in 13 cases. A total of 127 patients showed no complication, 8 patients showed a non-specific septic complication, 6 patients a local persistence of infection, and 3 patients a possible bloodstream-associated infection. No significant correlation was found between the occurrence of complications and the detection of positive intraoperative cultures. (4) Conclusions: no clustering of septic complications due to the use of ICS during reimplantation was found. In the risk-benefit analysis, we considered the use of ICS during reimplantation to be indicated in terms of patient blood management, while the safety of the procedure during septic first-stage resection arthroplasty or septic one-stage exchange arthroplasty was not investigated. Given the paucity of comparative literature, further studies are needed on ideal patient blood management in the setting of septic revision arthroplasty.
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- Lara Krüger
- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Joint Replacement, General and Rheumatic Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Clinic Markgröningen, 71706 Markgröningen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Bölsterli E, Keller PM, Suter-Riniker F, Krüger L, Duppenthaler A, Aebi C, Agyeman PKA. A comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage and gastric aspirate for diagnosis of paediatric TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2023; 27:148-150. [PMID: 36853113 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- E Bölsterli
- Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Schuster P, Rathgeb F, Mayer P, Michalski S, Hielscher L, Buchholz J, Krüger L, Richter J. Double level osteotomy for medial osteoarthritis and bifocal varus malalignment has excellent short-term results while maintaining physiologic radiographic joint parameters. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2022:10.1007/s00167-022-07247-1. [PMID: 36494478 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-022-07247-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the clinical and radiological results of double level osteotomy (distal femoral lateral closed wedge and proximal tibial medial open wedge) in medial osteoarthritis and varus malalignment due to bifocal deformity of femur and tibia. METHODS From 2017 to 2019 all cases of DLO in osteoarthritic varus malaligned knees with bifocal deformity (femoral and tibial deformity) were prospectively enrolled into this observational therapeutic study. Evaluation was performed preoperatively, at six, twelve, 18 and 24 months with regard to survival (not requiring arthroplasty), functional outcome [subjective International Knee Documentation Committee score (IKDC), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score (KOOS) and Tegner Activity Scale], pain level (numeric rating scale), subjective satisfaction (rating 1-5), radiographic parameters on a pre-and postoperative full leg x-rays (mechanical axis, mechanical proximal tibial and distal femoral angles) and complications. For statistical evaluation student's t test, Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon-signed-rank test were used. RESULTS Fifty-two consecutive cases in 48 patients were enrolled in the study. Three cases were excluded, resulting in a follow-up rate of 94%. No arthroplasties were performed within follow-up. All functional outcome scores substantially and significantly increased as early as six months after the index procedure and further increased until final follow-up (p < 0.001). Pain level significantly decreased (p < 0.001). At final follow-up all patients stated that they would retrospectively undergo the operation again, and rated the result with 4.5 ± 0.6 out of 5 (3-5). Radiographic parameters were within physiological limits postoperatively. No severe complications occurred. CONCLUSIONS Double level osteotomy has excellent short-term results while maintaining physiological radiographic parameters. Therefore, it should be an integral part and standard procedure in realignment surgery for monocompartimental osteoarthritis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV (prospective observational therapeutic study).
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- Philipp Schuster
- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany. .,Clinic Nuremberg, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany.,Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany
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- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany
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- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany.,Clinic Nuremberg, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany.,Clinic Nuremberg, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Sports Orthopedics and Special Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgroeningen, Kurt-Lindemann-Weg 10, 71706, Markgroeningen, Germany
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Krüger L, Rolvien T, Seller M, Hubert J, Beil FT, Strahl A. Reliability, validity and clinical applicability of the German version of the European Foot and Ankle Society Score. Foot Ankle Surg 2022; 28:1307-1313. [PMID: 35791989 DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2022.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Purpose of this study was an external evaluation of the recently developed European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) Score. METHODS From July 2021 to January 2022, all consecutive patients with foot and ankle disorders were asked to complete three validated questionnaires prior to the medical examination. Validity was evaluated with correlations between the EFAS Score, Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOxFQ) and Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS). Cronbach's alpha, floor and ceiling effects and the minimal important difference (MID) were determined. RESULTS In a total of 161 included patients, the EFAS Score demonstrated a very good correlation with the MOxFQ index score (r = 0.76, p < 0.001). There were no floor or ceiling effects. Cronbach's alpha was 0.863, and the MID amounts 3 points and 7 points for significant changes respectively. CONCLUSION In terms of reliability and validity, the EFAS Score demonstrated good to excellent psychometric values. A change of 7 points or more in the EFAS Score in longitudinal examinations is clinically highly relevant.
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- Lara Krüger
- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany; Orthopädie Lindenstraße, Lindenstraße 49a, D-25524 Itzehoe, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Krüger L, Stinus H. [Injuries in German Paralympic alpine skiing over 25 years]. Sportverletz Sportschaden 2020; 34:204-211. [PMID: 32869228 DOI: 10.1055/a-1147-6002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the size of the Paralympic Games and the large number of people with disabilities, there is a lack of studies on (high-performance) Paralympic sports. Major injuries in the German Paralympic Alpine Skiing Team have been recorded and presented in this retrospective cohort study. PATIENTS AND METHODS All major injuries in competition and training of the German Paralympic Ski Team were recorded over 25 years. A descriptive statistic evaluation was performed. RESULTS Major injuries were sustained by 22 of 94 athletes (23 %). These included 12 (55 %) "sitting" athletes, 9 (41 %) "standing" athletes and one "visually impaired" athlete (5 %). The most common injuries were upper extremity injuries (n = 9, 41 %), especially of the shoulder (n = 8, 36 %). Seated athletes were particularly prone to shoulder injuries. The most dangerous disciplines by far were the speed disciplines Downhill and Super-G (n = 17, 77 %). The average injury rate was 7 % of the athletes per year. In our cohort, the highest absolute number of athletes got injured during the 1998 Paralympic Games in Nagano (n = 4). The highest injury rate, however, was observed during the Sotchi 2014 Paralympic Games (33 %). DISCUSSION The current literature indicates that, contrary to previous assumptions, the risk of sustaining an injury seems to be higher in Paralympic athletes compared with Olympic athletes. Sitting athletes, in particular, have an increased risk of injury. They should be given special consideration when implementing preventive measures. An intensified training of the core muscles seems to be essential. Technical equipment such as the mono-ski bob deserves special attention to ensure safe usage. Shoulder injuries are particularly frequent and, at the same time, particularly debilitating for seated athletes. Careful strength training of the shoulder seems to be indispensable. In order to reduce the frequency and severity of injuries, the further development of preventive measures is essential. We think that the Paralympic sport should be further professionalized. CONCLUSIONS Sitting athletes show an increased injury rate and tend to have shoulder injuries, which often have a debilitating effect on an athlete's everyday life. We consider the further development of preventive measures to be essential for the future of Paralympic sport.
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Background/aim Horse riding is a popular sport, which bears the risk of serious injuries. This study aims to assess whether individual factors influence the risk to sustain major injuries. Methods Retrospective data were collected from all equine-related accidents at a German Level I Trauma Centre between 2004 and 2014. Logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors for major injures. Results 770 patients were included (87.9% females). Falling off the horse (67.7%) and being kicked by the horse (16.5%) were the two main injury mechanisms. Men and individuals of higher age showed higher odds for all tested parameters of serious injury. Patients falling off a horse had higher odds for being treated as inpatients, whereas patients who were kicked had higher odds for a surgical therapy (OR 1.7) and intensive care unit/intermediate care unit (ICU/IMC) treatment (OR 1.2). The head was the body region most often injured (32.6%) and operated (32.9%). Patients with head injuries had the highest odds for being hospitalised (OR 6.13). Head or trunk injuries lead to the highest odds for an ICU/IMC treatment (head: OR 4.37; trunk: OR 2.47). Upper and lower limb injuries showed the highest odds for a surgical therapy (upper limb: OR 2.61; lower limb: OR 1.7). Conclusion Risk prevention programmes should include older individuals and males as target groups. Thus a rethinking of the overall risk assessment is necessary. Not only horseback riding itself, but also handling a horse bears a relevant risk for major injuries. Serious head injures remain frequent, serious and an important issue to be handled in equestrians sports.
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- Lara Krüger
- Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Chair of Statistics, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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Krüger L, Ramos JA, Xavier JC, Grémillet D, González-Solís J, Kolbeinsson Y, Militão T, Navarro J, Petry MV, Phillips RA, Ramírez I, Reyes-González JM, Ryan PG, Sigurðsson IA, Van Sebille E, Wanless RM, Paiva VH. Identification of candidate pelagic marine protected areas through a seabird seasonal-, multispecific- and extinction risk-based approach. Anim Conserv 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- L. Krüger
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Science Centre; Department of Life Sciences; University of Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Antártico de Pesquisas Ambientais INCT-APA; Rio de Janeiro Brasil
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Science Centre; Department of Life Sciences; University of Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Science Centre; Department of Life Sciences; University of Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- British Antarctic Survey; Natural Environment Research Council; Cambridge UK
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; CNRS - Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier - EPHE; Montpellier France
- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence; University of Cape Town; Rondebosch South Africa
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- Department of Animal Biology and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio); Faculty of Biology; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre; Húsavík Iceland
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- Department of Animal Biology and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio); Faculty of Biology; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; UMR 5175; CNRS - Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier - EPHE; Montpellier France
- Conservation Biology Department; Estación Biológica de Doñana; Sevilla Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Antártico de Pesquisas Ambientais INCT-APA; Rio de Janeiro Brasil
- Laboratório de Ornitologia e Animais Marinhos; Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos; São Leopoldo Brasil
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- British Antarctic Survey; Natural Environment Research Council; Cambridge UK
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- Head of Conservation for Europe and Central Asia; Birdlife International; Cambridge UK
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- Department of Animal Biology and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio); Faculty of Biology; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence; University of Cape Town; Rondebosch South Africa
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- Grantham Institute & Department of Physics; Imperial College London; London UK
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- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence; University of Cape Town; Rondebosch South Africa
- Seabird Conservation Programme; BirdLife South Africa; Johannesburg South Africa
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Science Centre; Department of Life Sciences; University of Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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Heppelmann M, Krach K, Krüger L, Benz P, Herzog K, Piechotta M, Hoedemaker M, Bollwein H. Technical note: The use of a sonomicrometry system for monitoring uterine involution in postpartum dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:1862-9. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-7500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Schlehahn A, Krüger L, Gschrey M, Schulze JH, Rodt S, Strittmatter A, Heindel T, Reitzenstein S. Operating single quantum emitters with a compact Stirling cryocooler. Rev Sci Instrum 2015; 86:013113. [PMID: 25638078 DOI: 10.1063/1.4906548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The development of an easy-to-operate light source emitting single photons has become a major driving force in the emerging field of quantum information technology. Here, we report on the application of a compact and user-friendly Stirling cryocooler in the field of nanophotonics. The Stirling cryocooler is used to operate a single quantum emitter constituted of a semiconductor quantum dot (QD) at a base temperature below 30 K. Proper vibration decoupling of the cryocooler and its surrounding enables free-space micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy to identify and analyze different charge-carrier states within a single quantum dot. As an exemplary application in quantum optics, we perform a Hanbury-Brown and Twiss experiment demonstrating a strong suppression of multi-photon emission events with g((2))(0) < 0.04 from this Stirling-cooled single quantum emitter under continuous wave excitation. Comparative experiments performed on the same quantum dot in a liquid helium (LHe)-flow cryostat show almost identical values of g((2))(0) for both configurations at a given temperature. The results of this proof of principle experiment demonstrate that low-vibration Stirling cryocoolers that have so far been considered exotic to the field of nanophotonics are an attractive alternative to expensive closed-cycle cryostats or LHe-flow cryostats, which could pave the way for the development of high-quality table-top non-classical light sources.
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- A Schlehahn
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Swiderska-Syn M, Syn WK, Xie G, Krüger L, Machado MV, Karaca G, Michelotti GA, Choi SS, Premont RT, Diehl AM. Myofibroblastic cells function as progenitors to regenerate murine livers after partial hepatectomy. Gut 2014; 63:1333-44. [PMID: 24173292 PMCID: PMC4006344 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Smoothened (SMO), a coreceptor of the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway, promotes fibrogenic repair of chronic liver injury. We investigated the roles of SMO+ myofibroblast (MF) in liver regeneration by conditional deletion of SMO in α smooth muscle actin (αSMA)+ cells after partial hepatectomy (PH). DESIGN αSMA-Cre-ER(T2)×SMO/flox mice were treated with vehicle (VEH) or tamoxifen (TMX), and sacrificed 24-96 h post-PH. Regenerating livers were analysed for proliferation, progenitors and fibrosis by qRT-PCR and quantitative immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results were normalised to liver segments resected at PH. For lineage-tracing studies, αSMA-Cre-ER(T2)×ROSA-Stop-flox-yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) mice were treated with VEH or TMX; livers were stained for YFP, and hepatocytes isolated 48 and 72 h post-PH were analysed for YFP by flow cytometric analysis (FACS). RESULTS Post-PH, VEH-αSMA-SMO mice increased expression of Hh-genes, transiently accumulated MF, fibrosis and liver progenitors, and ultimately exhibited proliferation of hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. In contrast, TMX-αSMA-SMO mice showed loss of whole liver SMO expression, repression of Hh-genes, enhanced accumulation of quiescent HSC but reduced accumulation of MF, fibrosis and progenitors, as well as inhibition of hepatocyte and cholangiocyte proliferation, and reduced recovery of liver weight. In TMX-αSMA-YFP mice, many progenitors, cholangiocytes and up to 25% of hepatocytes were YFP+ by 48-72 h after PH, indicating that liver epithelial cells were derived from αSMA-YFP+ cells. CONCLUSIONS Hh signalling promotes transition of quiescent hepatic stellate cells to fibrogenic MF, some of which become progenitors that regenerate the liver epithelial compartment after PH. Hence, scarring is a component of successful liver regeneration.
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- M Swiderska-Syn
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Regeneration and Repair, Institute of Hepatology, Foundation for Liver Research, London
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Section of Gastroenterology, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Corresponding author: Anna Mae Diehl, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, 595 LaSalle Street, Snyderman Building, Suite 1073, Durham, NC 27710, 919-684-4173,
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Ehinger D, Krüger L, Krause S, Martin U, Weigelt C, Aneziris C. Dynamic impact response of high-density square honeycombs made of TRIP steel and TRIP matrix composite material. EPJ Web of Conferences 2012. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20122601056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Krüger L, Wolf S, Martin U, Martin S, Scheller PR, Jahn A, Weiß A. The influence of martensitic transformation on mechanical properties of cast high alloyed CrMnNi-steel under various strain rates and temperatures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/240/1/012098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Krüger L. Die Bestimmung der Arbeitsfähigkeit bei Pferd und Rind durch Leistungsprüfungen, physiologische und psychologische Meßwerte und durch die Exterieurbeurteilung. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1957.tb00285.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Seeliger FA, Brügmann ML, Krüger L, Greiser-Wilke I, Verspohl J, Segalés J, Baumgärtner W. Porcine circovirus type 2-associated cerebellar vasculitis in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)-affected pigs. Vet Pathol 2007; 44:621-34. [PMID: 17846234 DOI: 10.1354/vp.44-5-621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is associated with several syndromes in growing pigs, including postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome. In the present study, a previously undescribed neurovascular disorder associated with a PCV2 infection is described. Sixteen pigs showed clinical signs of wasting and neurologic deficits. Acute hemorrhages and edema of cerebellar meninges and parenchyma due to a necrotizing vasculitis resulted in degeneration and necrosis of the gray and white matter. Few to numerous PCV2 DNA and antigen-bearing endothelial cells were detected in affected areas of the brain using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Conventional histochemical stains, as well as the detection of caspase 3 activity and DNA strand breaks by the terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay, showed numerous apoptotic endothelial cells in the vascular lesions observed. Sequencing of various brain-derived PCV2-specific amplicons revealed a strong identity between different isolates and an 89 to 100% identity to previous isolates. The phylogenetic tree showed that there was no clustering of isolates correlating to clinical signs or geographic distribution. This previously undescribed PCV2-associated neurologic disease has features of both postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and, to a lesser extent, porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome. The available evidence suggests that direct virus-induced apoptosis of endothelial cells plays a role in the pathogenesis of this unusual PCV2-associated cerebellar vasculitis.
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- F A Seeliger
- Institute for Preclinical Drug Safety, ALTANA Pharma AG, Barsbuettel, Germany
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Nennemann A, Krüger L, Puppe L, Passing G, Hey G, Kirchmeyer S. Kolloidchemische und grenzflächenphysikalische Aspekte bei der Entwicklung von Kupfer-CMP-Slurries. CHEM-ING-TECH 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.200407064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Krüger L, Meyer LW, Brûx U, Frommeyer G, Grässel O. Stress-deformation behaviour of high manganese (AI, Si) TRIP and TWIP steels. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20020692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Nennemann A, Krüger L, Puppe L, Passing G. Kolloidchemische und oberflächenphysikalische Aspekte bei der Entwicklung von Kupfer-CMP-Slurries. CHEM-ING-TECH 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.200390293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Krüger L. Institut für Wildtierforschung (IWFo) an der TierÄrztlichen Hochschule erhÄlt Förderpreis des Internationalen St.-Hubertus-Ordens e.V. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02189995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Krüger L, Schmitt E. Solitary involvement of the fourth thoracic vertebral body with eosinophilic granuloma and development of incomplete paraparesis. Eur Spine J 1995; 4:313-6. [PMID: 8581534 DOI: 10.1007/bf00301042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This is a report of the case of a 9-year-old boy with solitary involvement of the fourth thoracic vertebral body with eosinophilic granuloma and development of neurologic deficits. Ventral decompression of the spinal cord, removal of the tumor tissue, and anterior arthrodesis succeeded in preventing an increase of the kyphotic deformity of the vertebral body. Complete reversal of the neurologic deficits was seen in the further course.
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- L Krüger
- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik Friedrichsheim, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Wittig I, Kohlmann H, Lommatzsch PK, Krüger L, Herold H. [Static and dynamic infrared thermometry and thermography in malignant melanoma of the uvea and conjunctiva]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 1992; 201:317-21. [PMID: 1479788 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1045909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thermometry and -graphy prove asymmetries of the circulation. Contact-free thermometry of the cornea is applied to find out whether this method can contribute to differential diagnosis of ocular melanomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Under standardized conditions the temperature of the cornea was measured in 30 patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid and the conjunctiva and 35 healthy subjects. The instruments were a handpyrometer (HPM, Messgerätewerk, Magdeburg) and the thermovision camera of AGA Infrared System, Sweden, with dynamic recording in colour. RESULTS In healthy subjects there are no significant asymmetries in temperature under standardized conditions. The temperature of the cornea is elevated in both malignant melanomas of the choroid and the conjunctiva. CONCLUSIONS Thermometry and -graphy of the cornea can contribute to the differentiation of malignant ocular melanomas from other ophthalmological diseases. They are also suited in long term observation of the course of the melanomas.
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- I Wittig
- Medizinische Klinik der Universität Leipzig
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Krüger L, Tröhler U. [Not Available]. Ber Wiss 1989; 12:253-257. [PMID: 11638100 DOI: 10.1002/bewi.19890120408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Vogel H, Krüger L, Hallata Z, Zander C. [The cartilage in nuclear magnetic resonance tomography]. Digitale Bilddiagn 1986; 6:118-22. [PMID: 3769397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Comparison of MRI tomograms with anatomic sections shows that the limits of the joint cartilage do not correspond to the hitherto assumed zone of the more intensive signal. This intensive signal may be caused merely by the surface of the cartilage. Considering its extent, the signal-free zone bordering on this zone should also be cartilage. Since, e.g., in the knee, there is no subchondral substantia corticalis and, as is clearly recognizable in the anatomic section, bone marrow extends as far as the cartilage, this signal-poor zone should also correspond, at least in part, to cartilage. It is conceivable that the boundary areas in the MRI tomogram (in this case the cartilage surface) are demonstrated and that the signal behavior of the hyaline joint cartilage is not uniform and applicable to all sections. This also applies to fibrous cartilage.
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