Connecticut medicine
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Women's basketball has changed over time. It is a faster paced game than it was 30 years ago. Greatplayers, like Anne Meyers,who was the first, and only, woman to be signed to an NBA contract, would agree today's game is different. ⋯ ACL injuries are one exception, with female athletes having atwo to four times higher rate ofACL injuries. In this article, we review the common injuries in women's basketball. We discuss treatment issues and possible preventive measures.
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Connecticut medicine · Feb 2008
Substance abuse and diagnosis of cervical spine injuries: policy consideration.
Cervical spine injury occurs in 2% to 6% of patients with blunt injury. Standard cervical radiographs are widely accepted as a primary screen, but may miss injuries. Diagnoses are further confounded by patients' use of alcohol or drugs, which may delay diagnosis. ⋯ Drug and alcohol screens are important adjunct studies to identify patients with substance abuse who are more prone to sustain cervical spine injury that is likely to be missed by plain cervical radiographs. Cervical CT maybe a better primary imaging study for detection of cervical spine injury in trauma patients with suspected substance abuse.
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Four years of warfare in the urban environment of Iraq have produced fundamental changes in the Army's health-care system. First, improved communications and air evacuation have streamlined the transport of the wounded soldierfrom the battlefield to stateside medical centers. Second, individual ballistic armor has decreased the number of U. ⋯ The stress of long combat tours has doubled the incidence of abuse and neglect in children of deployed service members. Comparedto active-componentsoldiers, the prevalence ofmental health disorders is twice as great in soldiers of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. Finally, the difficulty in determining friend vs. foe in Iraq results in the incarceration of thousands of Iraqis creating both medical and ethical challenges for Army physicians.