Preparing for retirement - a comparative view : personal experiences of financial preparations from four nations

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Disponent i brytningstid : En problematisering av AB Robertsfors Bruks lednings ambitioner och möjligheter vad avser utvecklingen av lönevillkor och sociala anordningar i Robertsfors 1925-35

A study of the ambitions of the managers at AB Robertsfors Bruk and their impact on courses of action in the development of wage policy and social arrangements in the community of Robertsfors during the period 1925-35.This study deals with employer actions during a period of both internal and external change to the organization. The main focus is in the areas of wage policy and social arrangements such as sickness pay, subsidized housing and pensions.The study is limited to an in-depth investigation of AB Robertsfors Bruk at its production site (sales and forestry management excluded) in the community of Bygdeå in the northern parts of Sweden during the time period 1925 - 1935. Production was organized around four major units, namely a sawmill, a pulp factory, a farm and a harbor. It was owned by a part of the famous Swedish industrial family, Kempe.The main actor considered is the local manager, Karl Åhrberg. It is mainly through his eyes this study views the development during the period. Karl Åhrberg’s position as middleman between employees and managing directorate is discussed on the basis of his interpretations of evolving situations. How to characterize the boundaries for his actions? How did these boundaries change? In what ways was this change influenced by Robertsfors’ history as a traditional patriarchal society?The more actor specific parts are based on a comprehensive volume of both business and private correspondence. The description of the structural settings in the company as well as in parts of the community is based on protocols from the company and local unions, local newspapers, annual reports, correspondence and secondary sources. The study’s approach focuses on courses of action. A lot of these are talk, but even so very important considerations as to social responsibilities and other relationships with employees.A company case study can not provide conclusive results concerning wider social impacts. However, one result of the study is the identification of three patterns (courses of action) to the businessman’s behavior namely "the inter-player", "the maintainer" and "the alternator". The study also shows, firstly, how the balance between these patterns changes over time due to both internal, more impressionable, factors and external factors to fall in line with. Secondly how the company over time moves from being a traditional patriarchal organization to a modern industrial organization, but still in many ways in a unique suite. These results are in a final discussion brought in to a wider context of industrial and social political change

Celecoxib does not appear to affect prosthesis fixation in total knee replacement: A randomized study using radiostereometry in 50 patients

Background and purpose After joint replacement, a repair process starts at the interface between bone and cement. If this process is disturbed, the prosthesis may never become rigidly fixed to the bone, leading to migration—and with time, loosening. Cox-2 inhibitors are widely used as postoperative analgesics, and have adverse effects on bone healing. This could tamper prosthesis fixation. We investigated whether celecoxib, a selective Cox-2 inhibitor, increases prosthesis migration in total knee replacement (TKR)

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients aged less than 65: Combined data from the Australian and Swedish Knee Registries

Introduction and purpose: In recent years, there has been renewed interest in using unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). Several studies have reported increasing numbers of UKAs for osteoarthritis in patients who are less than 65 years of age, with low revision rates. To describe and compare the use and outcome of UKA in this age group, we have combined data from the Australian and Swedish knee registries. Patients and methods: More than 34,000 UKA procedures carried out between 1998 and 2007 were analyzed, and we focused on over 16,000 patients younger than 65 years to determine usage and to determine differences in the revision rate. Survival analysis was used to determine outcomes of revision related to age and sex, using any reason for revision as the endpoint. Results: Both countries showed a decreasing use of UKA in recent years in terms of the proportion of knee replacements and absolute numbers undertaken per year. The 7-year cumulative risk of revision of UKA in patients younger than 65 years was similar in the two countries. Patients younger than 55 years had a statistically significantly higher cumulative risk of revision than patients aged 55 to 64 years (19% and 12%, respectively at 7 years). The risk of revision in patients less than 65 years of age was similar in both sexes. Interpretation: The results of the combined UKA data from the Australian and Swedish registries show a uniformity of outcome between countries with patients aged less than 65 having a higher rate of revision than patients who were 65 or older. Surgeons and patients should be aware of the higher risk of revision in this age group.Annette W-Dahl, Otto Robertsson, Lars Lidgren, Lisa Miller, David Davidson, Stephen Graves