Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients.

Purpose: To evaluate the relation between the femoral intercondylar index, tibial slope, and meniscal slope between 3 different groups of skeletally immature patients: primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury (group 1), ACL reconstruction failure (group 2), and control group, without an ACL injury history (group 3).

Methods: This retrospective study evaluated magnetic resonance imaging scans of the knees of 605 skeletally immature patients obtained between 2015 and 2020. The inclusion criteria were as follows: patients younger than 16 years who were skeletally immature and underwent knee magnetic resonance imaging for any reason.

Neurothekeoma in the Axilla Causing Persistent Shoulder Pain: Case Report.

Neurothekeomas, also known as neural sheath myxomas, are rare benign tumors of the neural sheath affecting most commonly the head, arms and shoulder of women in their 2 and 3 decades of life. Due to the low prevalence and undefined clinical picture, they are hardly considered in the initial differential diagnosis of skin tumors. We report the case of a 24 year-old woman who was seen in 2016 reporting > 1 year of moderate pain and limited mobility of her left shoulder.

Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors prevent structural damage in hips in ankylosing spondylitis-time to reconsider treatment guidelines? A case series and review of literature.

Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are indicated to treat ankylosing spondylitis (AS), also termed radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The main indication for TNFi is symptom relief, and whether they retard spinal structural damage as assessed by radiography is debated. Hips are the most common "non-spinal" joints involved in AS patients leading to major incapacitation.

Prevalence of sacroiliitis and acute and structural changes on MRI in patients with psoriatic arthritis.

Sacroiliac joint involvement is one of the earliest manifestations of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool in the early diagnosis of axial disease due to its sensitivity for detecting acute and chronic changes associated with sacroiliitis. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of sacroiliitis, acute and structural image changes on MRI in PsA patients and identified predictive clinical, laboratory and disease activity factors.

PRE-PLANNING ANKLE ARTHRODESIS USING 3D RECONSTRUCTED TOMOGRAPHIES.

Objective: To implement one analysis method of the ankle bone contour that could make a more precise ankle arthrodesis.

Methods: Twenty tomographies were submitted to 3D reconstruction. Seven points of anatomic interest for ankle arthrodesis with the three screws technique were marked with a triplannar marker.

Genetic architecture of skin and eye color in an African-European admixed population.

Variation in human skin and eye color is substantial and especially apparent in admixed populations, yet the underlying genetic architecture is poorly understood because most genome-wide studies are based on individuals of European ancestry. We study pigmentary variation in 699 individuals from Cape Verde, where extensive West African/European admixture has given rise to a broad range in trait values and genomic ancestry proportions. We develop and apply a new approach for measuring eye color, and identify two major loci (HERC2[OCA2] P = 2.

The admixture structure and genetic variation of the archipelago of Cape Verde and its implications for admixture mapping studies.

Recently admixed populations offer unique opportunities for studying human history and for elucidating the genetic basis of complex traits that differ in prevalence between human populations. Historical records, classical protein markers, and preliminary genetic data indicate that the Cape Verde islands in West Africa are highly admixed and primarily descended from European males and African females. However, little is known about the variation in admixture levels, admixture dynamics and genetic diversity across the islands, or about the potential of Cape Verde for admixture mapping studies.