Association of Protein and Genetic Biomarkers With Response to Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections in Subjects With Axial Low Back Pain.

Objective: The purpose of this observational study was to examine the association of protein and genetic biomarkers with pain and pain-related disability in individuals with axial low back pain undergoing epidural steroid injections.

Design: Forty-eight adults with axial low back pain undergoing an epidural steroid injection were recruited from an academic medical center. Blood samples were assayed at baseline and follow-up for plasma proteins and functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with pain.

Descriptive Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Program.

Background: Interdisciplinary musculoskeletal programs address comorbidities confounding musculoskeletal conditions and serve as an alternative to the single provider model.

Objective: Descriptive analysis of an interdisciplinary musculoskeletal program.

Design: Retrospective descriptive analysis of patients enrolled in an interdisciplinary musculoskeletal program.

Neurologic Outcomes After Low-Volume, Ultrasound-Guided Interscalene Block and Ambulatory Shoulder Surgery.

Background And Objectives: Postoperative neurologic symptoms after interscalene block and shoulder surgery have been reported to be relatively frequent. Reports of such symptoms after ultrasound-guided block have been variable. We evaluated 300 patients for neurologic symptoms after low-volume, ultrasound-guided interscalene block and arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment After Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Case Report.

The lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (LABCN) is a distal sensory branch of the musculocutaneous nerve that innervates the radial aspect of the forearm. Cases of LABCN injury from trauma and chronic compression have been reported. A case of musculocutaneous nerve injury after a biceps tenodesis has also been reported.

The use of platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of disability in the United States. With an aging population, its incidence is only likely to rise. Articular cartilage has a poor capacity to heal.

Vitamin K: fracture prevention and beyond.

Morbidity and decreased function related to osteoporosis, fracture, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease are encountered by clinicians daily. Although we have seen vast advancement in treatment and management of these conditions, preventative practice has unfortunately served a lesser role in patient care. Increasing the dietary intake of vitamin K may have substantial utility in the prevention of these disease states.

Acute inpatient rehabilitation of 55 patients after liver transplantation.

Objective: Acute rehabilitation for patients who have had liver transplants is often necessary to restore functional mobility, but no studies, except for case reports, have documented the complications, outcomes, or predictors of success of an acute inpatient rehabilitation program. Our objective was to examine each of these areas related to rehabilitation after liver transplantation.

Design: We performed a chart review of 55 patients who received a liver transplant and were treated on our acute rehabilitation service.