Knee joint underloading does not evolve after a two-week reintroduction to running program after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Objectives: Knee underloading patterns have been reported mid- and long-term after return to running post-ACLR, but changes in these patterns during the reintroduction to running are unknown. We evaluated knee biomechanics in individuals within 6 months of ACL-R at the start and completion of a reintroduction to running program.

Design: Longitudinal laboratory study.

Improving infection control practices of nurse anesthetists in the anesthesia workspace.

Background: Anesthesia providers commonly cross-contaminate their workspace and subsequently put patients at risk for a health care-acquired infection. The primary objective of this project was to determine if education and implementation of standardized infection control guidelines that address evidence-based best practices would improve compliance with infection control procedures in the anesthesia workspace.

Methods: Patient care-related hand hygiene of nurse anesthetists was observed in 3 areas of anesthesia practice before and 3 weeks and 3 months after staff education, placement of visual reminders, and the implementation of infection control guidelines.

Percutaneous drainage of multiseptated hepatic abscess.

Thirteen patients with multiseptated, hepatic abscesses were initially treated by percutaneous drainage using computed tomographic guidance. One of these 13 patients required surgery because of failure of percutaneous drainage due to the viscosity of the debris within the multiseptated cavities. Another patient required a second percutaneous drainage procedure due to recurrent hepatic fluid collection.