[Knee dysfunction in the general population and associated factors]. / Disfuncionalidad de rodilla en la población general y factores asociados.

BACKGROUND: Knee joint dysfunction is present in 80% of people over 50 years of age, and in women there is a 1.5 times higher risk compared to men. Another important risk factor is obesity, which leads to a 3 times increase in the risk of suffering functional limitations in the joint. The aim of this study was to determine knee joint dysfunction and the associated factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An analytical and descriptive study was conducted on 218 individuals older than 50 years of age in a primary care centre. A physical examination was performed on each patient, and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index questionnaire was applied to them all. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between age, gender, body mass index, and knee function. ANOVA was used to compare the means of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores and body mass index measurements. A p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The mean age was 64.27 years (SD 10.43). An OR of 4.50 was obtained for having a disability in people over 65 years of age, 2.90 in obese people, and 2.02 in women. The mean scores in the 3 domains of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index were higher as the body mass index increased. CONCLUSIONS: Women have greater disability than men, becoming more evident in older ages, and other risk of joint dysfunction increases up 3 times in obese patients.

[Effectiveness of physiotherapy on painful shoulder impingement syndrome]. / Efectividad de los medios físicos en el síndrome de abducción dolorosa de hombro.

BACKGROUND: Painful shoulder impingement syndrome is one of the first reasons for care in rehabilitation centres. As the evidence regarding the effectiveness of physical measures as adjuvant treatment is limited, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of physiotherapy on shoulder pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective and analytical study was conducted using the medical records of patients with shoulder pain who attended in a rehabilitation centre from October 2010 to September 2011. The demographic and clinical data were collected, and the clinical improvement was determined as: complete, incomplete, or no improvement. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Chi squared was used to determine whether there were differences between the different modalities of physiotherapy, as well as the level of improvement. RESULTS: The study included a total of 181 patients, with a mean age of 54.3 years, and a mean of 4.6 months of onset of pain. The physiotherapy treatments included: warm compresses plus interferential current (60.2%), and warm compresses plus ultrasound (17.1%). Just over half (53.6%) obtained a moderate recovery, 36.4% slight improvement, and 9.9% no improvement. No significant differences were found between the different forms of therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The supervised rehabilitation program consists of 9 sessions of physiotherapy. A functional improvement of 90% was obtained, without finding any statistical differences between the therapies used.

[Return to work in patients with heart disease after cardiac rehabilitation]. / Reincorporación laboral en trabajadores cardiópatas posterior a rehabilitación cardiaca.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation is a secondary prevention strategy which it includes a set of activities that would assure cardiac patients a place as normal as it could be into the society, being also essential for going back to work, by improving their quality of life and reducing costs for institutions. METHODS: A non-randomized clinical study was conducted at the "Siglo XXI" Cardiology Hospital; We included patients with the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease and/or valve disease, the response variables were: percentage of patients going back to work and disability time upon return to duty. Cardiac rehabilitation program was applied for 1 month and followed up at 2 months and 1 year. RESULTS: Two groups were formed, the ones who received cardiac rehabilitation, N = 40 (experimental group) against a control group, N = 25. The percentage of patients going back to work with a cardiac rehabilitation was 75 % versus 60 % of the group did not receive cardiac rehabilitation, p = 0.2, with a mean of 68 days of disability in the experimental group against 128 in the control group, p = 0.001. CONCLUSIONS: The experimental group showed a higher percentage of patients who returned to work, working time reentry (in days) was lower compared to the control group.

Introducción: en un estudio observacional, retrospectivo evaluamos la frecuencia, presentación clínica y tratamiento de linfocele en pacientes pediátricos con trasplante renal. Métodos: de enero de 2004 a enero de 2009 se realizaron 242 trasplantes renales, 197 de donantes vivos y 45 trasplantes de donantes cadavéricos. La técnica quirúrgica utilizada fue la habitual y la de los implantes uretrales fue la técnica Ricard modificada. El tratamiento fue por punción cutánea y drenajes internos mediante una ventana peritoneal laparoscópica. Resultados: se diagnosticaron siete pacientes con linfoceles (2.9 % con un IC 95 % 0.6-5.2 %). Una paciente del sexo femenino y seis del sexo masculino, todos fueron sometidos a drenajes por punción cutánea, seis pacientes fueron recidivados y tratados exitosamente por drenaje interno mediante una ventana peritoneal laparoscópica. Conclusiones: nuestra frecuencia es igual a la reportada en otros estudios (0.6-18 %). El drenaje interno mediante la ventana peritoneal laparoscópica parece ser lo más apropiado en pacientes pediátricos.