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Valoración Radiológica del Fracaso de las Prótesis Cervico-Cefálicas de Cadera en Fracturas de Cuello Femoral y Cirugía de Revisión
Lo s autore s analiza n los diferentes signos radiológicos que sugieren intolerancia
de la s prótesis cérvico-cefálicas de cader a implantada s po r fractur a cervical que será n
sometida s a Cirugí a de Revisión. Se estudian retrospectivamente 61 casos intervenidos entre los
años 77 al 89, analizándos e la evolución de los diferentes modelos: Monk, Austin-Moore,
Thompson, Mülle r y Robert-Mathys.
Asimismo se estudia n la presencia de calcificaciones intr a y periarticulare s y la aparició n de
complicaciones. Po r último, se pretende concretar la indicación de la Artroplasti a parcia l de
cader a en paciente s anciano s con alto riesgo quirúrgico en oposición a un mejor resultad o de la
Artroplasti a Total en el resto de pacientes.The author s analys e the different radiologica l feature s suggestin g
intoleranc e o f the cervical-cephali c hi p prosthesis, implante d b y cervica l fractur e
a n d submitte d t o revisio n surgery. Retrospectivel y 6 1 cases, whic h wer e carrie d ou t
betwee n 197 7 an d 1989, ar e studied, an d the evolutio n o f the different pattern s i n
analysed : Monk, Austin-Moore , Thompson , Mülle r an d Robert-Mathys.
A t the sam e time , the presenc e o f intr a an d peri-articula r calcification s an d the
appearanc e o f complication s ar e examined . Finally , they inten d t o summariz e th e indicatio
n o f the hi p hemiarthroplast y i n ol d patien s wit h a hig h surgica l risk oppositio
n t o a bette r result o f the tota l hi p arthroplast y in the rest o f th e patients
Calidad de vida y sus factores determinantes en universitarios españoles de Ciencias de la Salud
La calidad de vida en la población universitaria
adquiere una especial importancia ya que permite
obtener información sobre las condiciones de vida
de los universitarios y, sobre todo, de cómo éstos las perciben.
Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de vida de los universitarios
que cursan estudios en ciencias de la salud y su
relación con diferentes factores tales como: hábitos de
vida, parámetros antropométricos y la influencia de las
distintas variables sobre su percepción.
Material y Método: Estudio transversal de una muestra
de 1.753 estudiantes de ciencias de la salud de nueve
universidades españolas con diseño muestral aleatorio y
estatrificado según curso y facultad al que se le aplicó
un cuestionaro ad hoc que recogía todas las variables a
estudio.
Resultados: La calidad de vida percibida por los participantes
fue Me = 75. Los factores explorados de la calidad
de vida se co-relacionaron significativamente con la
percepción global de calidad de vida de los estudiantes
(p<0,001). Se establecieron 3 dimensiones y el impacto de
cada una de ellas sobre la percepción de calidad de vida
global fue p<0,001. Los varones percibieron mejor calidad
de vida que las mujeres y también los estudiantes con
menor Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC).
Conclusión: Los universitarios son una población clave
para realizar actividades de promoción y prevención
de la salud por lo que resulta necesario crear mejores infraestucturas
y recursos educativos para mejorar la CV y
fomentar hábitos y estilos de vida saludable con especial
atención en la alimentación y la realización de una adecuada
actividad física.Abstract
Introduction: The quality of life of university students
acquires special importance because it provides information
about their life conditions and especially how they
perceive it.
Objetive: Evaluate the quality of life of students who
are enrolled in health science studies and its relation with
the following diverse factors: life and dietetic habits, anthropometric
parameters and the influence of distinct
variables on their perception.
Methods: Transversal study of a sample of 1753 health
science degree students of nine Spanish universities with
a randomized design and stratified by course and faculty
for which we applied an ad hoc questionnaire that considered
all study variables.
Results: The quality of life (QoL) perceived by the
participants had a Median of 75. The factors that were
explored about the quality of life correlated significantly
with their global perception of it (p<0.001). Three dimensions
were established and the impact of each one of them
on their global perception of QoL was p<0.001. Men perceived
better QoL then women and the students with lower
Body Mass Index (BMI).
Conclusions: University students are a key population
for realizing health promotion and prevention activities
therefore it is necessary to develop and provide better
infrastructures and educative resources in order to enhance
their QoL and to promote healthier habits and life
styles with special attention on dietetics habits and the
performance of an adequate physical activity
Calidad de vida y sus factores determinantes en universitarios españoles de Ciencias de la Salud
Association of common genetic variants with risperidone adverse events in a Spanish schizophrenic population
Risperidone non-compliance is often high due to undesirable side effects, whose development is in part genetically determined. Studies with genetic variants involved in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of risperidone have yielded inconsistent results. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the putative association of genetic markers with the occurrence of four frequently observed adverse events secondary to risperidone treatment: sleepiness, weight gain, extrapyramidal symptoms and sexual adverse events. A series of 111 schizophrenia inpatients were genotyped for genetic variants previously associated with or potentially involved in risperidone response. Presence of adverse events was the main variable and potential confounding factors were considered. Allele 16Gly of ADRB2 was significantly associated with a higher risk of sexual adverse events. There were other non-significant trends for DRD3 9Gly and SLC6A4 S alleles. Our results, although preliminary, provide new candidate variants of potential use in risperidone safety prediction.This study was supported by Fondo de Investigation Sanitaria (FIS) EC07/90393, EC07/90466 and EC07/90604 Grants. Berta Almoguera's work is supported by a Rio Hortega Grant from Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Pedro Dorado is supported by Instituto de Salud Carlos III-FIS and European Union (FEDER) Grant CP06/00030. The contribution from the Extremadura group is coordinated in the frame of the Iberoamerican Network of PharmacogeneticsPeer reviewe