Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica. Supplementum
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Acta Orthop Scand Suppl · Jan 1991
ReviewTourniquet-induced neuromuscular injury. A recent review of rabbit and clinical experiments.
A rabbit model was developed which facilitates controlled, experimental studies of tissue injury beneath and distal to a pneumatic tourniquet. Non-uniform tissue deformation was observed beneath inflated tourniquets; such patterns were not predicted by previous mathematical models. Two hours was a time threshold for tourniquet compression injury; depending upon the cuff inflation pressure, greater muscle injury was induced beneath the tourniquet than distal to it. ⋯ In conclusion, tourniquet application, at clinically relevant cuff inflation pressures and durations, induces greater neuromuscular injury beneath the tourniquet than distal to it. Investigators of systemic effects of limb ischemia should be aware of compression injury induced by pneumatic tourniquet models. Surgeons must weigh the advantages of a bloodless field against the disadvantages of tourniquet-induced neuromuscular injury.
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Acta Orthop Scand Suppl · Jan 1991
Musculoskeletal disease in Denmark. The Danish Health and Morbidity Survey 1986-87.
The Danish Health and Morbidity Survey of 1986-87 demonstrates a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the population over 15 years of age. The point-prevalence for long-standing illnesses of the musculoskeletal system was 13 percent. Half of the respondents had had pain during the last 2 weeks. ⋯ Diseases and symptoms of the musculoskeletal system were frequent in the age groups over 44 years old, and occurred more often in women than in men. Back disorders were reported more often by blue-collar workers and self-employed persons than by white-collar workers. The study has contributed to an action program in the Danish government program on health.