Short-Term functional comparison of three total knee arthroplasties-Journey II, Genesis II and Profix.

Aim Of The Study: To compare the outcomes of three knee arthroplasty design philosophies and surface tribology.• A zirconium-surfaced, bicruciate-stabilised implant designed to mimic kinematic movement and improve flexion and outcomes;• A cobalt-chrome surfaced, multi-radius design with built-in femoral external rotation to aid balancing and patella tracking through a deeper trochlea groove;• A zirconium-surfaced, single-radius implant designed on surface conformity, particularly within the patello-femoral joint.

Methods: 313 knee replacements - 103 103 and 107 - were statistically assessed at a minimum of 2 years using WOMAC, Oxford and SF-12 scores, and range of movement.

Factors that predict NCLEX-RN success at a Historically Black College and University: A four-year retrospective study.

Introduction: Ensuring NCLEX-RN success for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is integral to increasing Blacks and other racial/ethnic minorities underrepresented as registered nurses (RNs).

Purpose: To examine the association between program type (traditional (TBSN) and accelerated Bachelor of Science [ABSN]) and first-time NCLEX-RN exam outcome.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive design was used.

Health equity knowledge development: A conversation with Black nurse researchers.

Can the institutional systems that prepare Black nurse researchers question the ways their systemic pathways have impacted health equity knowledge development in nursing? We invite our readers to keep this question in mind and engage with our conversation as Black nurse researchers, scholars, educators, and clinicians. The purpose of our conversation, and this article, is to explore the transactional impact of knowledge development pathways and Black faculty retention pathways on the state of health equity knowledge in nursing today. Over a series of conversations, we discuss the research exploitation of communities of color, deficit research funding, knowledge capitalization, the marginalization of diversity as a continuous process, a lack of sociocultural authority, and our thoughts on solutions.

The Journey Bicruciate Knee Replacement: Design Modifications Yield Better Early Functional Results and Reduce Complications.

The Journey-I total knee replacement was designed to improve knee kinematics but had several complications including early dislocation. The Journey-II modification was introduced to reduce these while maintaining high function. To assess whether the modified Journey-II prosthesis has succeeded in its designers aims, we undertook an observational study of prospectively recorded data to analyze and compare the two knees.

Tailoring NCLEX-RN Indicator Assessments for Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Literature Review.

A review of the literature was undertaken as the foundation for developing an assessment tool for Blacks/African Americans, other racial/ethnic minorities, and low-income students attending historically Black colleges and universities. Findings revealed a variety of academic and nonacademic indicators were used to evaluate likelihood of success. Course specific grades, grade point average (GPA), standardized comprehensive exams and standardized course specific exams were the most commonly used predictor variables that showed significant outcomes.

Socioeconomic differentials in mortality by cause of death in the Republic of Ireland, 1984-2008.

Context/problem: Comparative analysis of relative and absolute mortality differentials between socioeconomic groups are now available. These show consistently increasing relative increases in mortality differentials but complex trends in absolute mortality differentials.

Objective: This paper provides an analysis of relative and absolute trends in mortality by cause of death and socioeconomic group (SEG) from 1984 to 2008 among men and active women aged 30-64 years in Ireland and compares these results with recent European and US studies to give an overview of trends.

Medium-term (5-year) comparison of the functional outcomes of combined anterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner reconstruction compared with isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: To present a 5-year comparison of the functional outcomes of combined anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterolateral corner (PLC) reconstruction with those of isolated ACL reconstruction.

Methods: All patients were reviewed clinically and completed knee function questionnaires prospectively, by use of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) 2000, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and Lysholm scoring systems, preoperatively and at 1, 2, and 5 years postoperatively. Patients who underwent combined ACL-PLC reconstruction were identified and reviewed.

Self-silencing as a predictor of physical activity behavior.

Self-silencing theory suggests that women ignore their own feelings and needs to attend to the desires of others. However, the impact of such self-silencing on physical activity behavior is unknown. This study examined the degree of self-silencing among a group of highly educated and relatively affluent African American women and the strength of self-silencing as a predictor of physical activity.

Influence of a burrowing, metal-tolerant polychaete on benthic metabolism, denitrification and nitrogen regeneration in contaminated estuarine sediments.

We investigated the effects of the burrowing cirratulid polychaete Cirriformia filigera (Delle Chiaje, 1828) on benthic respiration and nitrogen regeneration in metal-contaminated estuarine sediments using laboratory mesocosms. C. filigera is a dominant component of assemblages in the most severely contaminated sediments within the Derwent estuary, southern Australia.

Cultural relevance of physical activity intervention research with underrepresented populations.

This article describes cultural relevance in physical activity intervention research with underrepresented populations. Seventy-one extant studies which tested interventions to increase physical activity among underrepresented adults were included. Verbatim descriptions of efforts to enhance cultural relevance of study designs and interventions were extracted and then content analyzed.

Development of scholarly trajectories that reflect core values and priorities: a strategy for promoting faculty retention.

Development of scholarly trajectories that more adequately allow faculty to balance work-related goals with priorities in their larger lives may play an important role in the retention of nursing faculty. This article articulates a process for developing scholarly trajectories consistent with core values and priorities. The potential of Boyer's model of scholarship as a framework for such a trajectory is discussed.

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome in a patient with haemophilia.

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a rare surgical condition usually resulting from wrist trauma. We present the case of a young haemophilic man who developed acute CTS following trivial injury. The patient was initially managed conservatively but symptom progression resulted in carpal tunnel decompression.

Measuring hypoxia induced metal release from highly contaminated estuarine sediments during a 40 day laboratory incubation experiment.

Nutrient inputs to estuarine and coastal waters worldwide are increasing and this in turn is increasing the prevalence of eutrophication and hypoxic and anoxic episodes in these systems. Many urbanised estuaries are also subject to high levels of anthropogenic metal contamination. Environmental O(2) levels may influence whether sediments act as sinks or sources of metals.

Storytelling to access social context and advance health equity research.

Objective: Increased understanding of individual and social determinants of health is crucial to moving toward health equity. This essay examines storytelling as a vehicle for advancing health equity research.

Method: Contemplative examination of storytelling as a research strategy.