The Role of Maternal Dietary Proteins in Development of Metabolic Syndrome in Offspring.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and obesity has been increasing. Pre-natal environment has been suggested as a factor influencing the risk of metabolic syndrome in adulthood. Both observational and experimental studies showed that maternal diet is a major modifier of the development of regulatory systems in the offspring in utero and post-natally.

Objective measurement devices to assess static rotational knee laxity: focus on the Rotameter.

Purpose: The present article summarizes the development of a simple, objective, and non-invasive measurement device for tibiofemoral rotation to assess static rotational knee laxity.

Methods And Results: The device is based on the dial test with the patient lying prone and the knee flexed to 30°. From measurements of 30 healthy participants, the device achieved high inter- and intra-observer reliability and showed a high correlation of the measured results with the contralateral knees of the participants.

Influence of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament on external and internal tibiofemoral rotation.

Background: The influence of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament on tibiofemoral rotation might be of great value to detect anterior cruciate ligament injuries and investigate the postoperative restoration of rotational stability.

Hypothesis: The anterior cruciate ligament and especially the posterolateral bundle will have a significant influence on isolated tibiofemoral rotation.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

A non-invasive device to objectively measure tibial rotation: verification of the device.

The purpose of this study was the correlation of the results of a new measurement device for tibial rotation (Rotameter) in comparison with the measurements of a knee navigation system as standard method. In a biomechanical laboratory study, all soft tissues were removed from 20 human cadaveric knees leaving only the intact capsule and the bone. Specific tracers were bicortically fixed in the bone in order to measure tibial rotation using a knee navigation system.

Caregivers of frail rural older adults. Effects of an advanced practice nursing intervention.

Informal caregivers are responsible for providing the majority of post-discharge care for many frail older adults in rural settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether an advanced practice nurse (APN) intervention would promote more positive physical and emotional outcomes in caregivers of rural older adults who are frail and were recently discharged from urban-based hospitals. Thirty-two caregivers of frail rural elderly individuals were randomly assigned to treatment (APN intervention) and control groups (no APN intervention).