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11 ± 0.08 vs. 1.08 ± 0.06, respectively) were measured in the patient group (with the ACL tears). In the group with the ACL tears, the rate of trochlear dysplasia was higher (15.45%) than that in the healthy group (4.5%). Of the 17 trochlear dysplasia patients in the ACL group, 11 were type A (10%), 2 were type B (1.82%), 3 were type C (2.73%), and 1 was type D (0.91%). Results showed increased patellar tendon lengths, ISRs, and trochlear dysplasia in the patients with the ACL injuries when compared with the healthy control group. Although the causative relationship has not yet been clearly elucidated, one should keep in mind that these variations may be risk factors for ACL tears. Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.in English, German EINLEITUNG Die endoprothetische Versorgung von Patienten mit einer hohen Hüftluxation stellt ein chirurgisch anspruchsvolles Verfahren dar. Dies ist bedingt durch die angeborene Reifungsstörung des Hüftgelenks und die daraus resultierenden anatomischen Besonderheiten. Ziel der endoprothetischen Versorgung ist die Implantation der Pfanne im originären Rotationszentrum sowie die gleichzeitige Korrektur femoraler Fehlstellungen und die Möglichkeit der Reposition des Hüftgelenkes. INDIKATIONEN Zu den Indikationen zählen eine fortgeschrittene Arthrose in der Sekundärpfanne, eine bestehende Instabilität, schwere Kontrakturen sowie sekundäre Begleitveränderungen der angrenzenden Gelenke. KONTRAINDIKATIONEN Zu den Kontraindikationen zählen zerebrospinale Funktionsstörungen mit eingeschränkter Koordinationsfähigkeit, Muskeldystrophien, manifeste Störung des Knochenmetabolismus sowie das vollständige oder nahezu vollständige Fehlen der hüftgelenksstabilisierenden Muskulatur. OPERATIONSTECHNIK Die Duriner primären Koxarthrose liefert.in English, German Die EndoCert®-Initiative stellt definierte Anforderungen an die Struktur-, Prozess- und Ergebnisqualität für zertifizierte EndoProthetikZentren in Deutschland. AZD2811 Inwieweit der Zertifizierungsprozess in der Lage ist, die Qualität der endoprothetischen Versorgung von Hüft- und Kniegelenken zu verbessern, bleibt zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt unklar. Ziel der vorliegenden retrospektiven Untersuchung ist es, eine Änderung der Qualität der primären Hüftendoprothetik an einem kommunalen Krankenhaus vor und nach dem Zertifizierungsprozess zu prüfen. Es wurden alle primären Hüftendoprothesenimplantationen (n = 366) aus 3 unterschiedlichen Behandlungszeiträumen (Gruppen) zwischen 2013 und 2016 retrospektiv eingeschlossen. In der Gruppe 1 erfolgte die Behandlung ohne zertifizierte Behandlungsstandards, in der Gruppe 2 nach Einführung von EndoCert-Behandlungsstandards ohne vorliegendes Zertifikat und in Gruppe 3 mit vorliegendem Zertifikat. Die Ergebnisqualität wurde anhand von Qualitätsindikatoren der EndoCert-Initiative und weiterer selbst definierter Indikatoren analysiert und ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse können Verbesserungen in der Ergebnisqualität durch den Zertifizierungsprozess (u. a. Schnitt-Naht-Zeit, Pfannenpositionierung, Stielpositionierung, Bluttransfusionsrate, intraoperative periprothetische Frakturen) darstellen, auch wenn die Ergebnisse nicht in allen Fällen signifikant sind und Limitationen berücksichtigt werden müssen. Die dargestellten positiven Effekte des Zertifizierungsprozesses rechtfertigen den personellen, zeitlichen und finanziellen Aufwand. Die Erweiterung der Qualitätsindikatoren im Rahmen des Zertifizierungsprozesses kann zur Überprüfung der Ergebnisqualität beitragen und die Qualität der Behandlung verbessern.Controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) can cause diaphragmatic motionlessness to induce diaphragmatic dysfunction. Partial maintenance of spontaneous breathing (SB) can reduce ventilation-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD). However, to what extent SB is maintained in CMV can attenuate or even prevent VIDD has been rarely reported. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between SB intensity and VIDD and to identify what intensity of SB maintained in CMV can effectively avoid VIDD. Adult rats were randomly divided according to different SB intensities SB (0% pressure controlled ventilation (PCV)), high-intensity SB (20% PCV), medium-intensity SB (40% PCV), medium-low intensity SB (60% PCV), low-intensity SB (80% PCV), and PCV (100% PCV). The animals underwent 24-h controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV). The transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi), the maximal Pdi (Pdi max) when phrenic nerves were stimulated, Pdi/Pdi max, and the diaphragmatic tonus under different frequencies of electric stimulations were determined. Calpain and caspase-3 were detected using ELISA and the cross-section areas (CSAs) of different types of muscle fibers were measured. The Pdi showed a significant decrease from 20% PCV and the Pdi max showed a significant decrease from 40% PCV (P less then 0.05). In vivo and vitro diaphragmatic tonus exhibited a significant decrease from 40% PCV and 20% PCV, respectively (P less then 0.05). From 20% PCV, the CSAs of types I, IIa, and IIb/x muscle fibers showed significant differences, which reached the lowest levels at 100% PCV. SB intensity is negatively associated with the development of VIDD. link2 Maintenance of SB at an intensity of 60%-80% may effectively prevent the occurrence of VIDD.INTRODUCTION Intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) may contribute to functional disability in ICU survivors, yet performance-based data for general ICU patients are lacking. This study explored functional outcomes of (1) and risk factors for (2) weakness at ICU discharge. METHODS Data from a randomised controlled trial that investigated two early exercise regimes in previously independent, ventilated adults (n = 115) without any significant outcome-differences were used for the present analysis. ICUAW was clinically diagnosed in cooperative participants (n = 83) at ICU discharge with the Medical Research Council sum-score (MRC-SS) using a cut-off less then 48 for moderate or less then 36 for severe weakness. Primary outcomes were the 6-Minute Walk Test and Functional Independence Measure at hospital discharge. Secondary outcomes included health-related quality of life after six months. Risk factors during the ICU stay were explored for their effect on MRC-SS with linear regression. RESULTS Functionas for patients without ICUAW within six months. Immobilisation may be a modifiable risk factor to prevent ICUAW. Prospective trials are needed to validate these results. TRIAL REGISTRATION German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) identification number DRKS00004347, registered on September 10, 2012.Aortobronchial fistula (ABF) involves the formation of an abnormal connection between the thoracic aorta and the central airways or the pulmonary parenchyma and is associated with an increased risk of mortality. An ABF typically manifests clinically with symptoms of hemoptysis, and currently, there is a lack of defined guidelines for its treatment. Here, we report the cases of two patients who suffered from recurrent hemoptysis due to ABF with pseudoaneurysm. We propose that removal of the aorta with concomitant lung resection and coverage of the aorta using the pericardial membrane is a definite treatment to lower recurrence of ABF and persistent infection.Background Approximately 100,000 women are diagnosed with cancer each year in Korea. According to a survey by the Korean central cancer registry in 2016, uterine cervical cancer, uterine corpus cancer, and ovarian cancer were the 5th, 7th, and 8th most prevalent cancers respectively among Korean women. The present study aims to review the clinico-pathologic characteristics of patients who were treated for major gynecological malignancies at Yeungnam University Medical Center. Methods Patients with invasive gynecological cancers from January 2012 to February 2019 were retrospectively identified. We analyzed the clinical features, demographic profiles, pathologic data, treatment modality used, adjuvant treatment used, complications, recurrence, and survival outcomes. Results A total of 287 patients (cervical cancer 115; corporal cancer 86; and ovarian, tubal, or primary peritoneal cancer 90) were included. Most cervical (82.7%) and corporal cancers (89.5%) were diagnosed in the early stages (stage I or II), while more than half (58.9%) the cases of ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancers were diagnosed in the advanced stages (stage III or IV). Surgical complications were observed in 12.2% of cervical cancers, 16.3% of uterine corpus cancers, and 11.1% of ovarian, tubal, and peritoneal cancers, respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate was 94.1%, 91.0%, and 77.1% for cervical, corporal, and ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancers, respectively. Conclusion Surgical treatment was satisfactory in terms of the incidence of complications, and survival outcomes were generally good. Clinicians should be aware of the clinical and histopathological characteristics of patients with gynecological cancers to be able to provide optimal strategies and counseling.PURPOSE This descriptive study aimed to identify the menstrual cycle characteristics and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) prevalence in Korean young adult women using the retrospective and prospective Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP). METHODS In the first stage, participants included 151 nursing students studying in a university located in Seoul. Data were collected from April 20 to June 2, 2017, using the questionnaire on menstrual characteristics, pictorial blood assessment chart, and retrospective DRSP. In the second stage, participants included 17 students with PMS, based on the screening conducted in the first stage. Data were collected using the prospective DRSP from May 29 to 2 September 2, 2017. RESULTS Of the study sample, 104 participants (68.9%) had regular periods. Those with regular periods had 11.97 periods annually with a menstrual cycle of 29.38 days and a period duration of 5.72 days. Fifty-five participants (37.4%) showed menorrhagia. Sixty-four participants (42.4%) were found to have PMS based on their retrospective DRSP. When the ratio of women (52.9%) with PMS shown in the prospective DRSP was used as a positive predictive value, the estimated PMS prevalence was 22.4%. CONCLUSION This study provides clinically significant PMS prevalence among Korean young adult women, positive predictive value of the retrospective DRSP, and valid data to basically understand the menstrual cycle characteristics experienced by these women. © 2020 Korean Society of Nursing Science.PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to develop a new version of Spirituality Assessment Scale (N-SAS) and verify its reliability and validity. METHODS The total of 59 preliminary items for the N-SAS were selected through a literature review, two rounds of experts' content validation, cognitive interviews, and pre-tests. Verification of its reliability and validity was divided into two phases. In Phase I, questionnaires were collected from 219 adults. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha, validity with item analysis, and exploratory factor analysis. link3 In Phase II, questionnaires developed based on the results of Phase I were collected from 225 adults. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha, validity with confirmatory factor analysis, and criterion validity. RESULTS The final version of the N-SAS comprised two dimensions (vertical and horizontal), four domains (relationship with God; meaning of life and self-integration; self-transcendence; and relationship with others, neighborhoods, and nature), and 44 items were identified.