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R D Bunning

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PubMed1992

Thoracic disk herniation and recurrent dislocation of total hip prosthesis.

We have described a patient who had thoracic disk herniation, recurrent dislocation of a total hip prosthesis, and heterotopic ossification. The recurrent dislocation resulted from spasticity from a spinal lesion, but the treatment focused on technical solutions related to the hip. Evaluation for total hip arthroplasty should include careful neurologic examination. If recurrent dislocation occurs, spasticity from an occult lesion should be considered. Resection of calcified thoracic disks should be approached with caution.

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PubMed1991

A rational program of exercise for patients with osteoarthritis.

This report provides a history of exercise therapy, gives background for and defines relevant terms, and describes common gross manifestations of osteoarthritis (OA). Bias and dogmatism concerning arthritis treatment are examined. Treatment using exercise and physical medicine modalities with reference to recent pertinent literature is reviewed. Human and animal studies demonstrating the efficacy of conditioning and strengthening in the treatment of OA are analyzed critically, and methods to enhance compliance and directions of future exercise research are discussed.

Exercise↗
PubMed1990

Acute blood pressure elevation can mimic arteriographic appearance of cerebral vasculitis--(a postpartum case with relative hypertension).

A 35-year-old woman presented 9 days postpartum with severe headache, arterial hypertension, and left parietal symptoms. A cerebral angiogram revealed widespread irregular areas of narrowing and dilatation, highly suggestive of vasculitis. The hypertension was treated successfully. A repeat angiogram 9 days later was almost completely normal. As this course is inconsistent with isolated cerebral vasculitis, and because the angiogram normalized with antihypertensive therapy, it is likely that the angiographic findings were secondary to hypertension. Experimental data in fact show that acute hypertension can produce areas of cerebrovascular spasm and dilatation. Recognition that angiographic findings suggestive of cerebral vasculitis are nonspecific and may be due to hypertension should prevent unnecessary treatment for vasculitis in such patients.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1984

A new skin manifestation of progressive systemic sclerosis.

This paper describes a pigmentary abnormality found in three patients with progressive systemic sclerosis. This consists of pigment retention over superficial blood vessels in an area of depigmentation. Sequential clinical observations demonstrated the dynamic nature of this abnormality, and on the basis of thermographic examination in one patient, we suggest that local thermal mechanisms may affect its development. This abnormality has been seen only in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis.

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PubMed1984

Cryptococcal arthritis and cellulitis.

A middle-aged man with diabetes mellitus and cardiomyopathy developed both cryptococcal arthritis and cellulitis. Unusual aspects included the benign nature of the joint effusion and lack of contiguous osteomyelitis.

Arthritis, Infectious↗
PubMed1982

Sulindac. A potentially renal-sparing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

Three patients experienced rapidly reversible azotemia related to the use of naproxen or ibuprofen but tolerated full-dose sulindac. This article discusses renal toxicity of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with emphasis on the role of inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, and reviews evidence supporting a renal-sparing property of sulindac. The current literature assumes that all NSAIDs possess a similar potential for renal toxicity. The data presented suggest that sulindac has less potential for renal toxicity and may be the preferred NSAID for use in patients with impaired renal function.

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