Acute Tears of the Tibialis Posterior Tendon Following Ankle Sprain.

Background: Traumatic tears of the tibialis posterior (TP) tendon following an ankle sprain are rare. The purpose of this study was to report our case series of TP tendon tears following an ankle sprain.

Methods: Patients with persistent TP tendon pain after an ankle sprain were retrospectively identified over a 4-year period and reviewed.

Immediate Unrestricted Postoperative Weightbearing and Mobilization after Bone Marrow Stimulation of Large Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.

Objective: There remains no consensus on a postoperative protocol following arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) and most studies report a period of immobilization and nonweightbearing. Outcomes are believed to decrease with larger size. The purpose of our study was to evaluate patients who underwent arthroscopic treatment of large (≥150 mm) OLTs with immediate unrestricted weightbearing and mobilization postoperatively.

Motion at the Tibial and Polyethylene Component Interface in a Mobile-Bearing Total Ankle Replacement.

Background: Normal biomechanics of the ankle joint includes sagittal as well as axial rotation. Current understanding of mobile-bearing motion at the tibial-polyethylene interface in total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is limited to anterior-posterior (AP) motion of the polyethylene component. The purpose of our study was to define the motion of the polyethylene component in relation to the tibial component in a mobile-bearing TAA in both the sagittal and axial planes in postoperative patients.

Etiology and Treatment of Delayed-Onset Medial Malleolar Pain Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty.

Background: Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has become a successful treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis. Some patients may still have pain or may present with new pain. Suggested sources of medial pain include tibialis posterior tendonitis, impingement, or medial malleolar stress fracture.

Job satisfaction as self-care within a restrictive regulatory environment: Nevada's study.

Purpose: Of western states, Nevada has experienced the greatest population growth and healthcare provider shortage, yet regulations remain restrictive and there are scarce published research data for nurse practitioner (NP) characteristics and none for job satisfaction. We viewed job satisfaction as reflective of professional self-care based on Herzberg's job satisfaction theory and Orem's self-care nursing theory.

Data Sources: Surveys were mailed to 512 advanced practice nurses; only NPs were asked to respond.

Veteran preferences for end-of-life care.

Understanding one's disease and prognosis is a difficult thing for anyone to be faced with. Thinking about end-of-life issues can be incredibly stressful, and this is true for individuals who have knowledge of the options and services that are available to them. Not having knowledge about these issues can make facing decisions confusing, to the point of impossible.

Preferential semantic fluency impairment is related to hallucinations, but not formal thought disorder.

Semantic memory dysfunction in schizophrenia spectrum disorders has been theoretically linked primarily to formal thought disorder (FTD) and, to a lesser extent, hallucinations. Although past studies have demonstrated associations between FTD and semantic memory dysfunction, the potential influence of hallucinations and other symptoms on this association has not previously been evaluated. We investigated the relationship between semantic dysfunction and levels of schizophrenic symptoms in 75 patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.