Climatic variation and runoff from partially-glacierised Himalayan tributary basins of the Ganges.

Climate records for locations across the southern slope of the Himalaya between 77°E and 91°E were selected together with discharge measurements from gauging stations on rivers draining partially-glacierised basins tributary to the Ganges, with a view to assessing impacts of climatic fluctuations on year-to-year variations of runoff during a sustained period of glacier decline. The aims were to describe temporal patterns of variation of glaciologically- and hydrologically-relevant climatic variables and of river flows from basins with differing percentages of ice-cover. Monthly precipitation and air temperature records, starting in the mid-nineteenth century at high elevation sites and minimising data gaps, were selected from stations in the Global Historical Climatology Network and CRUTEM3.

Is premorbid glenoid anatomy altered in patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis?

Background: Restoration of native, premorbid glenoid anatomy may be a goal in component placement during total shoulder arthroplasty. However, if patients with unilateral glenohumeral osteoarthritis are predisposed to the development of arthritis owing to abnormal native glenoid anatomy, this recommendation may be inappropriate.

Questions/purposes: The purpose of this study was to determine if patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis have abnormal premorbid glenoid version or inclination, thereby predisposing them to subsequent glenoid disorders.

Shoulder arthroplasty for the treatment of inflammatory arthritis.

Background: Prosthetic replacement of the glenohumeral joint can relieve pain and improve shoulder function for patients with end-stage inflammatory arthritis. The purpose of this study was to prospectively analyze the clinical, functional, and radiographic outcomes of shoulder reconstruction with hemiarthroplasty or total shoulder arthroplasty.

Methods: In this multicenter prospective study, clinical history, physical examination, and self-assessment tools including a visual analogue scale, the Simple Shoulder Test, and an activities questionnaire were used to measure comfort, quality of life, and function.