Hip fracture has increased in the last decades and has been considered one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in elderly people. In most cases is an event with catastrophic consequences to elderly life with impairment in your physical, psychical and social welfare. Is often responsible for the permanent institutionalization of the elderly. Epidemiologic studies contribute to specify certain orthopedic and traumatologic injuries and it helps in the treatment and prevention of these injuries. These actions are essential to health promotion. In Latin America, there are few epidemiological studies on mortality associated with hip fracture in elderly. Aims to assess mortality one year after hip fracture and in-hospital mortality in elderly subjects who were treated at the Orthopaedics and Traumatology division of University Hospital of Santa Maria. Identifying risk factors for one year mortality in-hospital mortality in these subjects and determinate one year subjects survival. This is a prospective cohort study that evaluates one year mortality by Cox s Regression and in-hospital mortality by Logistic Regression. The survival time was evaluate by Kaplan Meier analyze. The mean age was 80.6±7.5(SD) years, 76.4% were female gender, 57.8% were transtrochanteric fracture and 44.9% had ASA grade I or II. One year mortality was 25.2% and in-hospital mortality was 12.5%. One year mortality predictor s were ASA (HR 1.922, 95% CI 1.150 3.211) and time to surgery (HR 1.049, 95% CI 1.012 1.087). Only ASA grade were risk factor for in-hospital mortality (OR 6.373, 95% CI 2.954 13.747). The survival time was 297.7±11.3 days. The mean time to surgery was 7.8±5.4 days. In our study for every day that the surgery was delayed the one year survival was shortened by 9 days. Improvements in public health that would decrease time to surgery could have an impact at the survival of these subjects. The ASA grade is a useful tool to evaluate the patient clinical status. / A fratura do terço proximal do fêmur tem aumentado significativamente nas últimas décadas e tem sido uma das maiores causas de morbimortalidade em idosos. Constitui-se muitas vezes em um evento com consequências catastróficas para a vida do paciente, com grandes implicações no seu bem-estar físico, psíquico e social. É uma causa frequente de institucionalização permanente. Estudos epidemiológicos contribuem para especificar características de determinadas lesões traumato-ortopédicas, bem como, a partir daí, auxiliar na sua prevenção e tratamento. Estas ações são essenciais para a promoção da saúde. Na América Latina, existem poucos estudos epidemiológicos sobre a mortalidade associada a fraturas da extremidade proximal do fêmur em idosos. Este estudo tem como objetivos: avaliar a mortalidade um ano após fratura do fêmur proximal (FFP) e mortalidade intra-hospitalar nos pacientes com 65 anos ou mais, que foram atendidos no Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (SOT - HUSM); Identificar os fatores de risco para mortalidade um ano após FFP e mortalidade intra-hospitalar nestes pacientes; Determinar a sobrevida dos pacientes um ano após o evento trauma. Trata-se de um estudo de coorte prospectivo que avaliou através de Regressão de Cox os fatores de risco para mortalidade um ano após FFP e por meio de Regressão Logística, os preditores para mortalidade intra-hospitalar. A análise de sobrevida foi feita pelo método de Kaplan Meier. A idade média dos pacientes foi de 80,6±7,5(DP) anos, 76,4% eram do sexo feminino, 57,8% tiveram fratura transtrocantérica e 44,9% tinham escore ASA I ou ASA II. Ao final de um ano morreram 25,2% dos pacientes e 12,5% morreram durante a internação hospitalar. Foram fatores preditores de aumento de mortalidade em um ano o escore ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) (HR 1,922, 95% IC 1,150 3,211) e o tempo porta-cirurgia (HR 1,049, 95% IC 1,012 1,087). Apenas o escore ASA (OR 6,373, 95% IC 2,954 13,747) foi preditor de aumento da mortalidade intra-hospitalar. O tempo de sobrevida médio foi de 297,7±11,3 dias. O tempo médio entre a internação e a realização da cirurgia foi 7,8±5,4 dias. Em nosso estudo, para cada dia de espera, a sobrevida no primeiro ano foi encurtada em 9 dias. A tomada de medidas de saúde pública que venham a diminuir o tempo de espera para a cirurgia pode vir a apresentar um impacto positivo na diminuição dessa mortalidade. O escore ASA é uma importante ferramenta para avaliar o estado clínico do paciente.

Objectif: La prématurité a lieu pendant une période critique de la minéralisation osseuse. Nous avons évalué si la naissance prématurée se traduit par un risque plus élevé de fracture orthopédique chez les enfants. Méthodes: Nous avons mené une étude de cohorte rétrospective sur 788 903 enfants nés entre 2006 et 2016 au Québec, Canada, avec 5 436 400 personnes-années de suivi. Nous avons distingué les enfants nés prématurés (<37 semaines) et nés à terme (≥ 37 semaines). Nous avons identifié les hospitalisations futures pour fractures osseuses nécessitant un traitement chirurgical avant 2018. Nous avons calculé les taux d'incidence et les hazard ratios estimés (HR) avec des intervalles de confiance (IC) à 95% pour mesurer l'association entre la prématurité et les fractures à l'aide de modèles de régression de Cox ajustés pour les caractéristiques de l’enfant et maternelles. Nous avons déterminé si le risque de fracture variait en fonction de l'âge de l'enfant. Résultats: Il y avait 51 212 nouveau-nés prématurés dans cette étude (6,5%). L'incidence de fracture était de 17,9 par 10 000 personnes-années chez les enfants prématurés et de 15,3 par 10 000 personnes-années pour les enfants nés à terme. Comparativement aux enfants nés à terme, les enfants prématurés présentaient un risque de fracture 1,08 fois plus élevé lors du suivi (IC 95% 0,99-1,18). Les associations étaient plus fortes pour le fémur (HR 1,27, IC 95% 1,01-1,60) et les fractures liées à une agression (HR 2,27, IC 95% 1,37-3,76). Les associations variaient également avec l'âge, les enfants prématurés ayant deux fois le risque de fracture du fémur entre 6 et 17 mois (HR 2,20, IC 95% 1,45-3,35), mais aucune association par la suite. Conclusion: La prématurité est associée à un risque accru de certaines fractures osseuses et de fractures liées à des agressions avant l'âge de 18 mois. Les familles d'enfants prématurés pourraient bénéficier de conseils et de soutien pour la prévention des fractures au cours de la petite enfance. / Objective: Preterm birth occurs during a critical period of bone mineralization. We assessed whether preterm birth translates into a higher risk of orthopedic fracture in childhood. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 788,903 infants born between 2006 and 2016 in Quebec, Canada, including 5,436,400 person-years of follow-up. We distinguished preterm (<37 weeks) and term (≥37 weeks) infants and identified future hospitalizations for bone fractures that required operative treatment before 2018. We calculated incidence rates and estimated hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of prematurity with fractures using Cox regression models adjusted for maternal and infant characteristics. We determined if the risk of fracture varied by the child’s age. Results: There were 51,212 preterm infants in this study (6.5%). The incidence of fracture was 17.9 per 10,000 person-years in preterm children and 15.3 per 10,000 person-years in term children. Compared with term, preterm children had 1.08 times the risk of fracture during follow-up (95% CI 0.99-1.18). Associations were stronger for femur (HR 1.27, 95% CI 1.01-1.60) and assault-related fractures (HR 2.27, 95% CI 1.37-3.76). Associations also varied with age, with preterm children having 2 times the risk of femur fracture between 6 and 17 months of age (HR 2.20, 95% CI 1.45-3.35), but no association thereafter. Conclusion: Preterm birth is associated with an increased risk of certain bone fractures and assault-related fractures before 18 months of age. Families of preterm children may benefit from counselling and support for fracture prevention during early childhood.

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Background: Medial ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery (UCLR) is a common surgical procedure performed on elite level baseball players. Physical signs and symptoms of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries requiring UCLR along with treatment have been clearly defined, however, an exact etiology of UCL injuries and methods of preventing UCLR surgery remain unclear. Objective: Systematically review and qualitatively provide an in-depth summary of recent literature about the relationships between changes in advanced pitching metrics for potential warning signs of UCL injury prior to requiring UCLR. Methods: We searched two electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus) from inception to October 2021 using a keyword search. Data extracted included author and year of publication, study design, sample size, study location, and primary outcome variables. Articles that met inclusion criteria were then evaluated using a modified Downs and Black criteria. Results: The key word search returned 51 articles of which a total of seven articles were included in the review. For the papers that met the inclusion criteria, four noted changes to velocity as potential an indicator for UCLR surgery, two identified lateralization of arm angles as an indicator of UCLR surgery, and one reported change to spin rates of specific pitches as an indicator for UCLR surgery. Conclusions: The results of this review show that changes in certain advanced pitching metrics such as spin rate, velocity, and lateralization of arm angles could be potential indicators of UCL damage. Further evaluation is needed to continue to improve our understanding of how these trends could be used as predictors of UCLR.

Purpose: In an Orthopedic office in Northeast Tennessee clinical decision making about injection options for non-surgical candidates with knee osteoarthritis is unclear. Aims: This quality improvement project will develop a clinical guideline so that providers know criteria for choosing optimal knee alternative treatments for non-surgical knee patients. Outcome measures: An expert panel gave feedback and advice on the information presented for the injection types of Platelet Rich Plasma, Corticosteroids, Amniotic Allograft and Hyaluronic Acid. They edited the guideline then sent the edits back to be complied and edited using the Delphi method. Process and Methods: The expert feedback was then be collected in a non-identifiable fashion and the guideline was rewritten based on the panel advice. Then the guideline was then presented to the practice site and the site reviewed and rated the guideline on clarity, accuracy and ease of use. Results: The guideline was rated by the practice site as able to be adopted into practice and used at the site. Findings and Limitations: Limitations include the practice site is constantly changing and new implementations could be overlooked. The expert panel are all busy professionals and finding time to review and critique a guideline is extensive. Conclusions and Implications: This novel guideline will improve healthcare by eliciting an expert panel of orthopedics that perform injections to assist in compiling the most accurate up to date guideline through which will create enhanced decision making and overall better patient care when choosing knee injections for non surgical patients.

Over 600,000 bone-grafting operations are performed each year in the United States. The majority of the bone used for these surgeries comes from autografts that are limited in quantity or allografts with high failure rates. Current synthetic bone grafting materials have poor mechanical properties, handling characteristics, and bioactivity. The goal of this dissertation was to develop a clinically translatable bone tissue engineering scaffold with improved handling characteristics, bioactivity, and smart delivery modalities. We hypothesized that this could be achieved through the rational selection of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved materials that blend favorably with hydroxyapatite (HA), the principle mineral component in bone. This dissertation describes the development of smart bone tissue engineering scaffolds composed of the biodegradable amphiphilic polymer poly(D,L-lactic acid-co-ethylene glycol-co- D,L-lactic acid) (PELA) and HA. Electrospun nanofibrous HA-PELA scaffolds exhibited improved handling characteristics and bioactivity over conventional HApoly( D,L-lactic acid) composites. Electrospun HA-PELA was hydrophilic, elastic, stiffened upon hydration, and supported the attachment and osteogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs). These in vitro properties translated into robust bone formation in vivo using a critical-size femoral defect model in rats. Spiral-wrapped HA-PELA scaffolds, loaded with MSCs or a lowdose of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2, templated bone formation along the defect. As an alternate approach, PELA and HA-PELA were viii rapid prototyped into three-dimensional (3-D) macroporous scaffolds using a consumer-grade 3-D printer. These 3-D scaffolds have differential cell adhesion characteristics, swell and stiffen upon hydration, and exhibit hydration-induced self-fixation in a simulated confined defect. HA-PELA also exhibits thermal shape memory behavior, enabling the minimally invasive delivery and rapid (>3 sec) shape recovery of 3-D scaffolds at physiologically safe temperatures (~ 50ºC). Overall, this dissertation demonstrates how the rational selection of FDA approved materials with synergistic interactions results in smart biomaterials with high potential for clinical translation.

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of disability in adults in America. It is a progressive and degenerative disease where the articular cartilage is broken down and lost from the surfaces of bones causing chronic pain and swelling in the joints, and currently has no cure. The most commonly osteoarthritis starts from a focal lesion on the cartilage surface, which will expand on the surface and downwards through the thickness of the tissue. The current gold standard for correcting cartilage focal lesions is the osteochondral autograft/allograft transplantation (OAT), which replaces the defect with a fresh osteochondral graft. The main limiting factor for using the OAT comes from the limited number of autograft and allografts that are available for implantation. To address the concern of graft availability, this study will look at the development of a porcine osteochondral xenograft (OCXG). The first aim of this research is to establish a decellularization protocol that will remove the antigens and cellular debris, which are the leading causes of graft rejection when implanting animal tissue in humans. The second aim of this study is restoring the mechanical strength of the OCXG that was lost during the decellularization process through crosslinking the tissue using genipin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). The third aim is comparing the performance of the complete crosslinked OCXG at different degrees of crosslinking in a long-term goat animal model. The final aim is an alternative way to correct focal lesions through the development of an injectable collagen stabilizing treatment with genipin and punicalagin that will slow or stop the growth of a lesion and prevent osteoarthritis.

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Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-11-26T11:12:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carolina Campos Machado Marques Horta.pdf: 13050055 bytes, checksum: d05c55aa48de89c384578ec4803c576e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T11:12:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carolina Campos Machado Marques Horta.pdf: 13050055 bytes, checksum: d05c55aa48de89c384578ec4803c576e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-15 / Treatment adherence has become a recurrent debate and research topic during the last 40 years. Poor adhesion is one of the main reasons for unsatisfactory results in the treatment of a disease. One of the main problems found by health professionals in the area of hip orthopedy is the poor adhesion to the preoperative and postoperative protocols for the total hip joint replacement arthroplasty, which reduce the patient's quality of life and waste health resources. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a behavioral intervention to increase the adhesion to the preoperative and postoperative protocols for the total hip joint replacement arthroplasty addressed to a patient which presented poor adhesion to the protocol in his first surgery. We used: (a) two surveys: one to evaluate the adhesion of the patient to the protocols, and the other to verify if the patient knew how to detect and describe relevant signals that should be reported to health professionals after the surgery; (b) two logs: one to evaluate the answers given by the patient in face-to-face meetings, and the other to evaluate the verbal report about his behavior in the last 24 hours in phone interviews; (c) an educational booklet with written instructions and images to guide the patient on the appropriate behavior before and after the surgery; and (d) three videos with examples of the exercises that should be executed before and after the surgery and appropriate movements of the body. In the initial meeting with the patient, we evaluated whether he fulfilled all the criteria to participate in the study. Before the intervention the researcher evaluated which behaviors were already a part of the patient's behavioral repertoire. During the intervention, the researcher used several strategies to increase the probability of adhesion to the surgical protocol, including shaping, modeling, instructions and positive reinforcement, in face-to-face meetings and in telephone interviews. After the intervention, the researcher repeated the same steps carried in before the intervention, besides phone interviews. During this phase the patient also filled a survey similar to the one used in the initial meeting. The results showed that the intervention produced a positive effect on patient's adherence to the surgical protocols. After the study, the patient presented a more complete adhesion to the items in the protocol to which adhesion was initially only partial / A adesão ao tratamento tornou-se objeto de intensas investigações e debates nos últimos 40 anos. Um dos grandes problemas encontrados pelos profissionais de saúde, na área da ortopedia do quadril, é a pobre adesão ao protocolo pré e pós-operatório da artroplastia de substituição total do quadril (ATQ), o que causa prejuízos à qualidade de vida e à saúde do paciente e desperdiça recursos de saúde. O presente estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver e avaliar uma intervenção comportamental para aumentar a adesão ao protocolo cirúrgico da revisão da artroplastia de substituição total da articulação do quadril (ARQ) por um paciente que apresentou pobre adesão ao protocolo na primeira cirurgia. Foram utilizados (a) dois questionários, um para avaliar a adesão do participante ao protocolo cirúrgico, e outro para avaliar a identificação e descrição de sinais relevantes que devem ser descritos à equipe de saúde após a cirurgia, utilizado nas fases Pré-Intervenção, Intervenção e Seguimento; (b) duas folhas de registro, uma para avaliar as respostas apresentadas pelo participante em encontros presenciais com a pesquisadora, outra para avaliar o relato sobre a ocorrência de adesão apresentada pelo participante nas últimas 24 horas em entrevistas por telefone; (c) um livreto educativo com instruções escritas e imagens relacionadas à cirurgia para orientar o participante sobre os comportamentos que devem ser apresentados no pré e no pós-operatório da ARQ e (d) três vídeos para oferecer modelos dos exercícios que devem ser executados no pré-operatório, dos movimentos apropriados após a cirurgia e dos exercícios que devem ser praticados no pós-operatório. No Encontro Inicial avaliou-se se o participante preenchia os critérios para participação no estudo. Na Pré-intervenção, a pesquisadora avaliou os comportamentos de adesão que já faziam parte do repertório comportamental do participante. Na fase Intervenção, a pesquisadora utilizou estratégias para aumentar a probabilidade de ocorrência de comportamentos de adesão ao protocolo cirúrgico, a saber, modelagem, modelação, instruções e reforçamento positivo, em encontros presenciais e em entrevistas por telefone. No seguimento a pesquisadora repetiu o mesmo procedimento da fase Pré-intervenção acrescido de entrevistas por telefone utilizadas na Intervenção e do Questionário de adesão ao protocolo cirúrgico utilizado no Encontro Inicial. Os resultados mostraram que a intervenção produziu um efeito positivo sobre a adesão do participante ao protocolo cirúrgico. Ao final do estudo o participante passou a apresentar uma adesão mais completa aos itens do tratamento para os quais a adesão era inicialmente apenas parcial

A instabilidade patelar é uma patologia comum dentro da especialidade da cirurgia do joelho. O principal fator estabilizador dessa articulação é o ligamento patelofemoral medial, sendo esta a principal estrutura a ser reconstruída no tratamento cirúrgico da instabilidade patelar. Apesar de sua reconstrução apresentar excelentes resultados clínicos, não se sabe ao certo o real efeito in vivo desse procedimento no movimento da patela ao redor do fêmur. A avaliação da articulação patelofemoral tradicionalmente é feita através de exames de imagem estáticos. Com a evolução dos aparelhos de tomografia computadorizada, se tornou possível realizar esse exame durante movimento ativo, técnica ainda pouco utilizada para estudo de articulações como o joelho. O objetivo deste estudo foi padronizar o uso da tomografia de 320 fileiras de detectores para estudo dinâmico da articulação patelofemoral em pacientes com instabilidade patelar recidivante pré e pós-reconstrução do ligamento patelofemoral medial, analisando o efeito da cirurgia no trajeto da patela ao longo do arco de movimento. Foram selecionados 10 pacientes com instabilidade patelar e indicação de reconstrução do ligamento patelofemoral medial isolada, que foram submetidos à tomografia antes e após um mínimo de 6 meses da cirurgia. Os parâmetros anatômicos avaliados foram os ângulos de inclinação da patela e distância da patela ao eixo da tróclea através de um programa de computador desenvolvido especificamente para esse fim. Foram aplicados os escores clínicos de Kujala e Tegner e calculada a radiação dos exames. O protocolo escolhido para aquisição de imagens na tomografia foi: potencial do tubo de 80 kV, carga transportável de 50 mA, espessura de corte de 0,5 mm e tempo de aquisição de 10 segundos, o que gerou um DLP (dose length product) de 254 mGycm e uma dose efetiva estimada de radiação de 0,2032 mSv. O paciente realizava uma extensão ativa do joelho contra a gravidade. Os resultados não mostraram mudança do trajeto da patela após a reconstrução do ligamento patelofemoral medial, apesar de não ter havido nenhuma recidiva da instabilidade e os escores clínicos apresentarem melhora média de 22,33 pontos no Kujala (p=0,011) e de 2 níveis no Tegner (p=0,017) / Patellar instability is a common pathology in the practice of knee surgeons. The most important stabilizing structure in the patellofemoral joint is the medial patellofemoral ligament. This ligament is the main structure to be reconstructed during surgery for patellofemoral instability. Although clinical results for this procedure are excellent, the real in vivo effect of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction on patellar tracking is unknown. The study of this joint is usually made with static imaging. With the recent evolution of tomographers, it is now possible to analyze anatomical structures moving during active range of motion. This technique (dynamic computerized tomography) has not been routinely used to study joints as the knee. This study had the purpose of standardizing the use of 320-detector row computerized tomography for the patellofemoral joint, analyzing patients before and after surgical reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament. We selected 10 patients with patellofemoral instability referred to isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction surgery, and submitted them to a dynamic computerized tomography before and at a minimum of 6 months after surgery. Patellar tilt angles and shift distance were analyzed using a computer software specifically designed for this purpose. Kujala and Tegner scores were applied and the radiation of the exams was recorded. The protocol for imaging acquisition was: tube potential of 80 kV, 50 mA, slice thickness of 0.5 mm and 10 seconds of acquisition duration. This produced a DLP (dose length product) of 254 mGycm and a radiation effective estimated dose of 0.2032 mSv. There were no changes in patellar tracking after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. There was no instability relapse. Clinical scores showed an average improvement of 22.33 points for Kujala (p=0.011) and of 2 levels for Tegner (p=0.017)