Publications by authors named "Mark Ernst"
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- - This study aimed to explore the link between semimembranosus tendinosis and medial meniscal tears using MRI scans of patients' knees.
- - Out of 150 MRI scans, semimembranosus tendinosis was found in 44% of patients, and a significant 81% of those with meniscal tears also had tendinosis.
- - The research indicated that individuals with semimembranosus tendinosis were seven times more likely to have meniscal tears, which could influence rehabilitation strategies after knee surgeries.
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- - This report highlights the risk of exposure to the zoonotic pathogen Brucella canis on a commercial flight after an infected dog aborted in the cabin, emphasizing challenges in brucellosis screening for airline staff and travelers.
- - It outlines a public health investigation involving several health departments and diagnostic laboratories to diagnose canine brucellosis and evaluate the exposure risk among passengers and airline personnel, who received infection prevention guidance.
- - The conclusions stress the need for regular screening of dogs for brucellosis, point out the difficulties in monitoring health histories of dogs at the time of acquisition, and suggest that transporting pregnant dogs poses significant health risks that need further attention.
On June 16, 2021, rabies virus infection was confirmed in a dog included in a shipment of rescue animals imported into the United States from Azerbaijan. A multistate investigation was conducted to prevent secondary rabies cases, avoid reintroduction of a dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV), identify persons who might have been exposed and would be recommended to receive rabies postexposure prophylaxis, and investigate the cause of importation control failures. Results of a prospective serologic monitoring (PSM) protocol suggested that seven of 32 (22%) animals from the same shipment as the dog with confirmed rabies virus infection and who had available titer results after rabies vaccine booster had not been adequately vaccinated against rabies before importation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report on our experience of patients who received infusion of bupivacaine with epinephrine after arthroscopic glenoid labral repair surgery and in whom glenohumeral joint chondrolysis subsequently developed, as well as to determine the incidence of such chondrolysis in our surgeons' patient populations.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of 18 patients diagnosed with chondrolysis was carried out. All patients were from 2 experienced orthopaedic surgeons' practices.
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) was diagnosed in domestic lagomorphs on a rabbit farm in Illinois. Clinical signs of RHD in affected rabbits included signs of depression, anorexia, fever, paddling, convulsions, and sudden death. Findings of necropsies and histologic evaluations of specimens of liver and spleen were indicative of RHD.
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