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Cureus 2020 Apr 21;12(4):e7770. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, USA.

An 84-year-old male, with a large gouty tophus over the left elbow for 20 years, developed a new left elbow area mass about three months ago and presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of bleeding from that left elbow area mass after a small blunt injury. Initially diagnosed as olecranon bursitis, it had the worsening size and atypical growth associated with persistent leukocytosis. After being evaluated by multiple specialties, including infectious diseases, orthopedic surgery, and rheumatology, it was decided to do a biopsy, which resulted in the diagnosis of histiocytic sarcoma. Read More

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2020 Jun;120(6):421-424

Hip pain in adults is a common complaint. Secondary processes can often mask underlying conditions, prolonging the course to diagnosis and definitive treatment. In this case, a 74-year-old man presented to an outpatient clinic after 6 weeks of right hip pain that began upon initiation of a rehabilitation program following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Read More

Clin Sports Med 2020 Jul;39(3):673-685

UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic - Denver, 175 Inverness Drive West Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address:

Distal triceps ruptures are uncommon, usually caused by a fall on an outstretched hand or a direct blow. Factors linked to injury include eccentric loading of a contracting triceps, anabolic steroid use, weightlifting, and traumatic laceration. Risk factors include local steroid injection, hyperparathyroidism, and olecranon bursitis. Read More

Open Access J Sports Med 2020 28;11:93-103. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

Ice hockey continues to be a popular, fast-paced, contact sport enjoyed internationally. Due to the physicality of the game, players are at a higher risk of injury. In the 2010 Winter Olympics, men's ice hockey had the highest injury rate compared to any other sport. Read More

Poult Sci 2020 Jan 30;99(1):119-128. Epub 2019 Dec 30.

Faculty of Health and Medical Science, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. Electronic address:

Apperantly healthy laying hens at the end of production (60 to 91 wk) were investigated for the occurrence of pathology and bacterial infections. In total, 7,477 hens from 15 flocks representing the following production systems: Enriched cages, barn housed layers, and organic/free range layers were necropsied. Indications of bacterial infection were investigated by bacteriological cultivation. Read More

Radiology 2020 May 12:191901. Epub 2020 May 12.

From the Departments of Radiology (J.G., R.S., C.S., L.F., C.W.A.P.) and Orthopedic Surgery (S.R.), Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland; and Department of Radiology, HFR, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland (J.G.).

Background MRI with metal artifact reduction has gained importance in assessment of pain with total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, its role in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) has not been well defined. Purpose To evaluate findings of PJI after THA and to determine the diagnostic performance of 1. Read More

Case Rep Orthop 2020 13;2020:3204014. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Woodend General Hospital, Aberdeen AB15 6XS, UK.

Treatment of a large chronic prepatellar bursitis can be difficult to manage surgically because of a high rate of local complications and a significant chance of recurrence. We present a 2-stage technique using negative pressure dressings which produced a good outcome with no recurrence at one year after surgery. Read More

Clin Rheumatol 2020 May 9. Epub 2020 May 9.

Rheumatology Service and Internal Medicine Department at Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Gonzalitos 235 Norte, Colonia Mitras Centro, 64020, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

First-degree relatives (FDR) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk for the development of RA. In the stages prior to the development of arthritis, nonspecific musculoskeletal (MSK) manifestations may occur. The aim of the study is to describe the frequency of rheumatic regional pain syndromes (RRPS) in FDR of RA patients. Read More

Arthroscopy 2020 May 6. Epub 2020 May 6.

Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners Heath System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term outcomes of endoscopic repair of full-thickness gluteus medius and minimus tendon tears with a minimum of 2-year follow-up and add to the paucity of literature on abductor tendon tears.

Methods: All patients who underwent endoscopic abductor tendon repair between December 2013 and August 2017 were prospectively evaluated. The inclusion criteria for this study were primary full-thickness gluteal tendon tears and at least 2-years follow-up. Read More

Ultrasound Med Biol 2020 May 4:11755. Epub 2020 May 4.

Center for General Practice at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Ultrasound (US) assists in the determination of the pathology underlying greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS); however, there exists no consensus regarding the US criteria used to define these pathologies. We aim to explore these US definitions and their associated prevalence. "Trochanteric bursitis" was defined in 10 studies (13 included studies) and was heterogeneously described. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 May;99(18):e19975

College of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Background: Bee venom acupuncture has been used in treating patients with shoulder adhesive capsulitis, yet the effectiveness and safety remains unclear. Therefore, this systematic review will aim to assess the effectiveness and safety of bee venom acupuncture for shoulder adhesive capsulitis.

Methods: Electronic databases including EMBASE, PUBMED, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, Wanfang Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database will be searched for relevant randomized controlled trials from their inception to the search data without language and publication status. Read More

Bone Joint J 2020 May;102-B(5):606-610

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Aims: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of distension arthrography in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. The secondary aim was to assess which patient and procedural factors predicted the recurrence of symptoms after the procedure.

Methods: All patients referred to our shoulder clinic over a ten-year period, between 2008 and 2018, with a clinical diagnosis of capsulitis and symptoms persisting for more than six months, were offered treatment with a distension arthrogram. Read More

FP Essent 2020 Apr;491:11-16

WellSpan York Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship, 1001 S George St, York, PA 17403.

Subacromial impingement/pain syndrome is a common cause of shoulder pain that encompasses a spectrum of pathology of the subacromial bursa and rotator cuff tendons. Pathology of the rotator cuff tendons can range from inflammation to fibrotic changes to partial- and full-thickness tears. Biomechanical dysfunction of the rotator cuff and glenohumeral complex contributes to the pathophysiology and progression of subacromial impingement/pain syndrome. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Apr;99(16):e19706

Department of Anesthesiology, The 960th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistice Support Force, Shandong, China.

Background: Intra-articular (IA) corticosteroid injection is a commonly used therapy for frozen shoulder (FS), but controversy still exists regarding the injection site with the best outcome. This randomized controlled trial is designed to determine whether corticosteroid injection into the subacromial space was not inferior to IA injection in patients with FS.

Methods: This study will be a single-center, randomized, and double-blinded trial. Read More

Contemp Clin Dent 2019 Jul-Sep;10(3):571-576

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

The purpose of this review was to document cases of pterygoid hamulus (PH) syndrome and to describe the various etiology, differential diagnosis, and management strategies so far reported in literature. Here, we also present two case reports of PH syndrome. A comprehensive search in PubMed/Medline database was done using MeSH terms such as "Pterygoid Hamulus," "Pterygoid Hamulus Syndrome," and "Hamular Bursitis" using various Boolean operators such as "AND" and "OR". Read More

Knee 2020 Apr 15. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA; Central DuPage Hospital, Northwestern University, Winfield, IL, USA.

Background: Painful knee after arthroplasty concerns up to 21% of patients at six months. We aimed to evaluate: the application of a decision tree to explain painful knee after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), the rate of unexplained pain after complete algorithmic screening. The aim of the study was to evaluate the causes of painful TKA. Read More

Lancet Infect Dis 2020 May 9;20(5):e80-e89. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute of Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address:

This Review updates the scientific evidence assessing possible causal associations of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) compiled in the 2012 report from the Institute of Medicine and the 2014 report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. For 12 of 46 AEFI examined, a causal relationship has been established with at least one vaccine currently routinely recommended to the general USA population: anaphylaxis, arthralgia or arthritis (mild, acute, and transient, not chronic), deltoid bursitis (when vaccine is administered improperly), disseminated varicella infection (in immune deficient individuals for whom the varicella vaccine is contraindicated), encephalitis, febrile seizures, Guillain-Barré syndrome, hepatitis (in immune deficient individuals for whom the varicella vaccine is contraindicated), herpes zoster, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, meningitis, and syncope. Other than mild acute and transient arthralgia or arthritis, which is very common in adult women after rubella vaccine, these adverse reactions are rare or very rare. Read More

Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2020 Apr 2:101508. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Division of Medical Genetics, Peyton Manning Children's Hospital, 8402 Harcourt Rd, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA. Electronic address:

Joint hypermobility is relatively common and has many influences such as age, gender, training, and ethnicity among many. Joint hypermobility may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. It may also be non-syndromic or syndromic. Read More

Arthritis Res Ther 2020 04 3;22(1):67. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Background: The relationship between physical joint examination (PE) and MRI-detected inflammation in early inflammatory arthritis has mostly been studied in the hands. Physical examination of MTP joints is considered difficult, and for these joints, this relationship is unknown. Therefore, we studied the concordance of PE with MRI inflammation in MTP joints. Read More

Skeletal Radiol 2020 Jul 31;49(7):1155-1158. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Department of Radiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.

Injection of steroid and anesthetic into the greater trochanteric bursa is commonly performed for trochanteric bursitis, gluteus medius/minimus tendinopathy, or as a part of a barbotage procedure for gluteus medius or minimus calcific tendonosis. Trochanteric bursal injection is widely performed both with and without image guidance, and is typically viewed as low-difficulty; however optimum needle tip position can be challenging. We discuss a simple dynamic technique to aid the practitioner in optimal needle placement. Read More

JFMS Open Rep 2020 Jan-Jun;6(1):2055116920909668. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Langford Veterinary Services, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Case Summary: A 2-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat presented with an 18-month history of intermittent lameness on all four limbs. The cat was markedly lame on all four limbs. There was alternation between toe-walking on the forelimbs with a hunched posture and using the dorsal aspect of the carpi to walk on. Read More

Radiol Case Rep 2020 May 14;15(5):552-555. Epub 2020 Mar 14.

Bodor Clinic, 3421 Villa Lane Suite 2B, Napa, CA 94558, USA.

Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration is a relatively rare disorder, which occurs as a result of vaccine being inadvertently injected into the subdeltoid/subacromial bursa, rotator cuff, and or underlying bone. We present 2 cases of shoulder injury related to vaccine administration in 2 women of ages 38 and 42 with injury to the teres minor tendon insertions on magnetic resonance imaging, a location not previously described. When faced with a patient with chronic shoulder pain following a vaccination, the possibility of vaccine deposition or injury to the teres minor tendon insertion should be considered. Read More

Hip Int 2020 Mar 19:1120700020911891. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.

Introduction: The broad aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of using barbed sutures and running closure versus interrupted placement of standard of care sutures for closure of the arthrotomy during total hip arthroplasty (THA). Specifically, we compared duration of arthrotomy closure, the number of sutures utilised for arthrotomy closure, and 90-day outcomes including wound-related readmission, reoperation, and complications.

Methods: A total of 60 patients undergoing 60 THAs were enrolled in a prospective, single-blinded trial and randomised to receive either running closure of the arthrotomy with barbed sutures ( 30) or interrupted closure with standard of care sutures ( 30). Read More

J Radiol Case Rep 2020 Feb 29;14(2):12-20. Epub 2020 Feb 29.

Department of Radiology, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.

Adventitious bursitis of the plantar fat pad is a common cause of forefoot pain. It may develop at sites where subcutaneous tissue is exposed to friction and high pressure. In the forefoot, adventitious bursitis is usually adjacent to bony prominences of the metatarsal heads. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Mar;99(11):e19332

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese medicine, Shanghai, China.

Background: Periarthritis of shoulder (PAS) symptom is one of the leading causes prompting many patients to seek treatment. Tuina is a common treatment for PAS in China. But at present, there is no systematic evaluation report on its therapeutic effectiveness and safety. Read More

Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2020 Jan;45(1):57-61

Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700.

Objective: The present study is to investigate the characteristic distribution of primary pain points and referred pain areas in patients with knee-joint pain diseases, therefore revealing the correlation between the myofascial trigger point and acupoint sensitization.

Methods: A total of 483 patients (320 men and 163 women, 36 to 72 years in age) with knee-joint pain recruited from 4 clinical centers were observed from July, 2017 to April, 2019 in the present study. The areas of primary and referred pain in these patients were detected by thumb-pressing and marked on human anatomic atlas. Read More

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020 Mar 5. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Service de Rhumatologie, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, Paris, France.

Objectives: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is characterised by inflammatory pain of shoulders and the pelvic girdle that affects older people. Conditions that can mimic PMR include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA) and calcium pyrophosphate disease (CPPD). In this study, we aimed to define the prevalence of CPPD among patients with polymyalgic syndrome with suspected PMR according to recent ACR/EULAR criteria. Read More

Arthroscopy 2020 03;36(3):889-890

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome responds favorably to platelet-rich plasma and surgery as measured by patient-reported outcomes, with a lesser complication rate with injections. Broad and inaccurate terminology makes data synthesis impossible and systematic reviews difficult to interpret. Read More

Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2020 Feb 19;55(1):95-99. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

 To assess how shoulder specialists have used infiltration in their daily practice.  A survey study in which shoulder and elbow specialists answered a questionnaire on the use of infiltration in painful shoulders.  Most of the doctors (45. Read More

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020 Jan-Feb;38 Suppl 123(1):31-39. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Italy.

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of clinical and particularly ultrasonographic signs of enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), fibromyalgia (FM), or both. The secondary aim was to assess the impact of FM on disease activity and clinimetric scores.

Methods: This single-centre, observational cross-sectional study involved 101 consenting patients: 39 with PsA (CASPAR criteria), 23 with FM (2016 criteria), and 39 with both. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 02 14;17(4). Epub 2020 Feb 14.

Division of Occupational Health, Department of Occupational Safety and Environment, Regional Government of South Hesse, 65197 Wiesbaden, Germany.

Several epidemiological studies have found an association between shoulder-loaded work activities and specific shoulder diseases. No study has derived the dose-response relationship and resulting doubling dose, important for the recognition of occupational diseases. This systematic review is an update of the van der Molen et al. Read More

Rheumatol Int 2020 Jul 15;40(7):1101-1109. Epub 2020 Feb 15.

Department of Medical Education, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

We aimed to identify predictors of inadequate response to glucocorticoid (GC) treatment in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We retrospectively studied 32 patients as a derivation cohort and 24 patients as a validation cohort. The patients were divided into two groups according to the response to GC treatment: GC-responders and GC-inadequate responders (GC-IRs). Read More

Orthop J Sports Med 2020 Jan 24;8(1):2325967119895602. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Sports Medicine Professionals, Richmond, Australia.

Background: Recalcitrant greater trochanteric pain is increasingly recognized as an indication for surgical intervention. The arthroscopic approach has become rapidly more common than the open alternative.

Hypothesis: Patients undergoing radiofrequency microdebridement (RFMD) as an adjunct to arthroscopic gluteal bursectomy (AGB) and iliotibial band release (ITBR) will experience better functional improvement than AGB and ITBR alone at 1 year. Read More

Case Rep Orthop 2020 28;2020:6586517. Epub 2020 Jan 28.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.

We present the first reported case of septic prepatellar bursitis with in a 2-year-old female. Although it is a well-established cause of osteoarticular infections in the pediatric population, . has never been reported as the etiology for septic bursitis. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2020 Feb 9;13(2). Epub 2020 Feb 9.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA

This is a case of a 77-year-old woman with a 4.0 cm gas-containing iliopsoas bursa collection in the setting of mild-to-moderate degenerative joint disease. Given the limited extent of this patient's osteoarthritis and the absence of infectious signs or symptoms, both of which are typically related to gas collections at the hip, it was difficult to determine the aetiology of the patient's gas collection, whether it was related to her pain, and how best to manage her symptoms. Read More

Eur Radiol Exp 2020 Feb 7;4(1):10. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Background: To evaluate feasibility and diagnostic performance of clinical 7-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the shoulder.

Methods: Eight patients with suspected lesions of the rotator cuff underwent 7-T MRI before arthroscopy. Image quality was scored for artifacts, B inhomogeneities, and assessability of anatomical structures. Read More

Arthrosc Tech 2020 Jan 23;9(1):e51-e55. Epub 2020 Jan 23.

Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Scapulothoracic arthroscopy is performed to treat scapulothoracic joint disorders, such as scapulothoracic bursitis, snapping scapula, and osteochondroma of the anterior scapula surface, and in the extraction of firearm projectiles. This article describes this treatment using an alternative superomedial portal and modified chicken-wing position to improve access to the scapulothoracic space and thus perform the procedure as safely as possible, with less morbidity and excellent results for the patients. Read More

Joint Bone Spine 2020 Jan 30. Epub 2020 Jan 30.

Department of Rheumatology, CHU Clermont ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, 63003 Clermont Ferrand Cedex 1, France.

Joint complaints, most commonly intermittent arthritis, are the initial manifestation in about three-fourths of Whipple's disease cases. We herein report on two cases wherein Whipple's disease manifested itself as chronic bursitis and tenosynovitis at several sites. A 42 year-old man had bilateral olecranon bursitis, a right patellar bursitis and an extensor tenosynovitis on the left wrist and a 54 year-old man had extensor tenosynovitis at both wrists and a bilateral tenosynovitis of the extensors at both ankle. Read More

Z Rheumatol 2020 Mar;79(2):195-199

Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Arbeitsbereich Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.

This article reports the case of a 75-year-old male patient presenting with arthralgia of the large joints that had existed for 10 years. Clinically, bursitis of the right elbow joint was found. Laboratory tests showed elevated inflammatory markers and imaging revealed erosive joint destruction. Read More

Reumatismo 2020 Jan 28;71(4):230-234. Epub 2020 Jan 28.

Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo.

In early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), proliferative synovitis sometimes occurs earlier in the tenosynovium or bursal synovium than in the articular synovium. Here we report two patients who presented with subcalcaneal bursitis while progressing from undifferentiated arthritis with high-titer anti-CCP antibodies (ACPA) to a diagnosis of RA. They had initially presented with palindromic transient pain in the hands and the feet. Read More

J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020 Jan 2;24(1):93-99. Epub 2019 Jul 2.

Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM), Liverpool, UK.

Aims: This study's primary aim is to address two questions. Firstly; what evidence exists regarding the inclusion of increasing thoracic movement within the management of subacromial impingement syndrome SIS?; and secondly, what proportion of Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM) physiotherapists use this form of treatment within SIS management?

Methods: An online survey was conducted using a questionnaire incorporating a vignette describing a patient with chronic SIS. The SOMM physiotherapy members were sampled using convenience sampling. Read More

Vet Q 2020 Dec;40(1):51-57

Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Abomasal ulcers are difficult to diagnose clinically with limited therapeutic approach to combat the disease. Omental bursitis (OB) and local peritonitis (LP) are known sequelae of abomasal ulcer in cows. In this study, differentiation between OB and LP in regard to clinical symptoms, biochemical analyses and the response to treatment in Buffaloes was done. Read More

Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019 Oct-Dec;29(4):372-377. Epub 2019 Dec 31.

Department of Radiology, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Background: Sacroiliac (SI) joint involvement (sacroiliitis) is considered as major criteria for diagnosing Spondyloarthropathy (SpA), although involvement of spine and hip can also occur. The aim of our study was to assess the utility of including sagittal short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence of dorsolumbar spine and coronal STIR/proton density (PD) fat saturated sequence through both hips, to routine SI joint magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocol, in patients clinically suspected to have SpA.

Material And Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted between February 2013 and February 2018 on clinically suspected SpA patients referred to our department for imaging. Read More

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2019 07;2019:5411-5414

Joints mobilization is an essential but subjective treatment in the physical therapy of the patients with joint hypomobility such as frozen shoulder. Recently many instrumented force and displacement indentations have been proposed for assessing and diagnosis of joints stiffness. The devices are not, however, feasible and applicable for use in clinical and therapeutic conditions considering the requirements of the joints mobilization principles in physiotherapy. Read More

Animal 2020 Jun 15;14(6):1278-1282. Epub 2020 Jan 15.

Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Sample sizes of welfare assessment protocols must warrant to reflect prevalences on-farm properly - regardless of farm size. Still, solely a fixed sample size was specified for the Welfare Quality® protocol for sows and piglets. The present study investigated whether animals may be assessed from only one body side as applied in the protocol and whether the pre-set sample size of 30 animals mirrors the prevalences of the animal-based indicators on-farm in the gestation unit considering different farm sizes. Read More

Acta Vet Scand 2020 Jan 13;62(1). Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Department of Farm Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Background: Type-5 abomasal ulcer (U5) is a perforated ulcer that causes peritonitis limited to the omental bursa. This retrospective study describes the clinical and laboratory findings in 14 cattle with omental bursitis due to U5. The medical records of 14 cows aged 2. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Jan;99(2):e18716

Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital.

Background: Rotator cuff disease (RCD) consists of subacromial impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tendinopathy or tendinitis, partial or full rotator cuff tear, calcific tendinitis, and subacromial bursitis. Acupuncture has been suggested as a meaningful nonsurgical intervention for managing shoulder pain and dysfunction. However, previous reviews have not completely addressed the role of acupuncture in the management of RCDs. Read More

North Clin Istanb 2019 24;6(4):415-420. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

Department of Infectious Diseases, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.

Brucellosis is a common zoonotic disease with high morbidity. In the majority of human cases, the causative agent is B. melitensis. Read More

Acta Radiol Open 2019 Dec 11;8(12):2058460119892409. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

Department of Radiology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium.

We present the case of a 53-year-old woman with a known history of hereditary multiple exostosis disease referred for further imaging work-up after ultrasound and computed tomography leading to the suspicion of malignant transformation of an osteochondroma (exostosis) located on the posteromedial aspect of the right proximal femur. Imaging examinations suggested an ischiofemoral impingement resulting in a secondary bursitis associated with the development of an internal lipoma arborescens. This rare association explained the complexity of the diagnosis. Read More