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Salvation Goods, the Gift Economy and Charismatic Concern
Authors: Pace Enzo 
Published: February 2006

English The author deals with the following thesis: salvation goods are governed not only by the exchange economy, but also by the gift economy. They have less to do with the logic of social action aimed at profitable returns and more to do with the non-utilitarian aspects of behaviour. The salvation goods have features that cast serious doubts on the hypothesis that they are basically governed by market forces. On the basis of these considerations, the author attempts to verify whether a sociological approach to liturgy of a charismatic performance might be able to discover how salvation gift or goods work. Two case studies have been selected: the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and the Catholic Neo-Pentecostal movement. French L'auteur avance l'hypothèse suivante: les biens reliés au salut ne sont pas régis uniquement par l'économie de l'échange mais également par l'économie du don. Ils ont moins à voir avec la logique de l'action sociale axée sur la rentabilité et plus à voir avec les aspects non utilitaires du comportement. Les biens reliés au salut possèdent des caractéristiques qui jettent des doutes sur l'hypothèse voulant qu'ils soient fondamentalement régis par les forces du marché. A partir de cette argumentation, l'auteur tente de voir si une analyse sociologique de la liturgie d'une cérémonie charismatique permet de découvrir le fonctionnement du don du salut ou des biens reliés au salut. Il a choisi deux études de cas: l'église universelle du royaume de Dieu et le Mouvement catholique néopentecô'tiste.
What Price Salvation? The Exchange of Salvation Goods between India and the West
Authors: Burger Maya 
Published: February 2006

English Does Weber’s notion of salvation goods, along with the connected one of the religious market, apply to the modern history of yoga? The case study chosen here (the yoga of Pattabhi Jois) clearly shows that these notions highlight many aspects of the expansion of yoga into a global market product. However, the notion of salvation goods resists the new hermeneutical situation of encounter and has to be adapted to the present situation of religious “patchwork”. The notion of religious market lacks depth to describe the various understandings and appropriations of yoga in precise historical situations. Other aspects of the current global status of yoga may be highlighted by applying the concept of pilgrimage. French La notion de bien de salut que nous lègue Max Weber et la notion de marché religieux qui en découle peuvent-elles s'appliquer à l'histoire moderne du yoga? L'étude de cas que nous consacrons au yoga de Pattabhi Jois montre que ces notions éclairent bien certains aspects de l'expansion du yoga en tant que produit d'un marché globalisé. Cependant la notion de bien de salut résiste à une réflexion de type herméneutique sur les processus de rencontres et doit être adaptée à la situation contemporaine, ou` les religions se présentent comme des ensembles composites. La notion de marché religieux ne permet pas d'expliquer les diverses compréhensions et appropriations du yoga dans des situations historiques précises. D'autres aspects de la situation du yoga sont mieux explicités si on prend le concept de pèlerinage comme point de référence.
Biens de salut et marché religieux dans le cultic milieu
Authors: Mayer Jean-François 
Published: February 2006

English The metaphor of a “religious market” seems quite appropriate to describe the cultic milieu, since many salvation goods available through a variety of techniques and practices are supposed to be paid for. The author examines three different cases in Switzerland in order to illustrate this fusion between the real and the metaphorical: (1) the Mystery Park, created by Erich von Däniken; (2) esoteric fairs and personal development networks; and (3) the emergence of ritual counsellors. French La métaphore du marché semble particulièrement bien adaptée au cultic milieu, car elle y rejoint la réalité des biens de salut (quant à la variété des techniques et des pratiques) qui sont payants. L'auteur met en lumière cette situation à travers trois cas en Suisse pour illustrer cette fusion entre le réel et le métaphorique: (1) le Mystery Park, créé à l'initiative d'Erich von Da¨niken; (2) les salons et réseaux de l'ésotérisme et du développement personnel; et (3) l'apparition de conseillers et d'accompagnateurs en rituels.
Injuries to High School Football Athletes in California
Authors: Ramirez Marizen , Schaffer Kathryn Brown , Shen Haikang , Kashani Saman , Kraus Jess F. 
Published: February 2006

Background Among all high school sports, football has the highest rate of injury. Prior research has been limited primarily because of challenges in surveillance, defining injuries, and measuring exposures. Hypothesis Football injury patterns differ across player and session characteristics. Study Design Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods More than 5000 football players from 87 high schools in California were observed for 2 seasons (2001 and 2002). School representatives were trained to collect data on injuries, player characteristics, and daily exposures. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and clustered Poisson regression. Results Players sustained 25.5 injuries per 100 players, 9.3 injuries per 10 000 player-hours, and 8.4 injuries per 100 session-hours. Session rates were highest during games, on artificial turf (13.8 of 100), during foggy weather (25.1 of 100), and on clear evenings (21 of 100). Offensive and defensive backfielders had about a 20% increased rate of injury compared with linemen. The adjusted injury rate for starters was 60% higher than the rate for nonstarters (relative rate, 1.6; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-1.9). Conclusion Risk profiles differed by experience, playing position, and surface types. We recommend future sports injury research that measures time-dependent exposures at the individual level and for various types of environmental playing conditions.
The Rotator Cuff Functional Index
Authors: Osbahr Daryl C. , Murrell George A. C. 
Published: February 2006

Background Despite improvements in the clinical assessment of rotator cuff injuries, shortcomings exist in diagnosing rotator cuff tears. Purpose To formulate a clinical rotator cuff functional index for predicting rotator cuff tears based on handheld dynamometer measurements for shoulder strength testing and to assess its ability to diagnose a rotator cuff tear. Study Design Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2. Methods Preoperative handheld dynamometer measurements, including supraspinatus, external rotation, internal rotation, adduction, and lift-off force, were compared in 100 patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears (> 1.0 cm) and 100 patients with no rotator cuff injury (confirmed by arthroscopy). Using multiple logistic regression analysis, the rotator cuff functional index and index for rotator cuff tear size were formulated in which 100 represented excellent rotator cuff function and less than 0 indicated a full-thickness supraspinatus tear. Each patient's index was calculated to determine its clinical value in predicting a rotator cuff tear; the Pearson correlation coefficient was established for the rotator cuff functional index for rotator cuff size. Results Two handheld dynamometer measurements predicted a rotator cuff tear (P < .001, r = 0.53), with rotator cuff functional index = 1.27 * supraspinatus (N) – 0.72 * adduction (N) – 11.6, but not tear size (r = 0.38). In predicting a rotator cuff tear (rotator cuff functional index < 0 = rotator cuff tear; rotator cuff functional index > 0 = no tear), the rotator cuff functional index had 83% sensitivity, 79% specificity, 80% positive predictive value, 82% negative predictive value, likelihood ratio of 4.0 for a positive test result and 0.2 for a negative test result and an accuracy of 81%. Conclusion The 2 most useful tests for determining a rotator cuff tear with a handheld dynamometer were supraspinatus force and adduction force (as negative control). A functional index based on these measurements was able to rule out a rotator cuff tear and predict the presence but not the size of the tear.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Bioabsorbable Interference Screws Used for Fixation of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autografts in Endoscopic Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Authors: Drogset Jon Olav , Grøntvedt Torbjørn , Myhr Gunnar 
Published: February 2006

Background Metal interference screws can cause problems if revision is needed and can interfere with magnetic resonance imaging. Bioabsorbable screws have been developed to prevent these problems, but the rate of resorption and integration is not well understood. Hypothesis Poly-L-lactic acid interference screws will be resorbed 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Study Design Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods The study group consisted of 19 patients with isolated anterior cruciate ligament ruptures reconstructed with bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts fixed with poly-L-lactic acid interference screws using an endoscopic technique. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to evaluate resorption of the screws, bony integration of the screws, and integration of the bone blocks after 2 years. Results At 2 years, the mean reduction in the volume of the femoral screws was 64% and of the tibial screw was 63%. Bony integration of the femoral bone block was considered good in 17 patients and fair in 2 patients. Integration of the tibial bone block was considered good in 16 patients and fair in 1 patient who demonstrated widening of the tibial tunnel. Osteolysis around the screws was seen in 3 patients in the femur and none in the tibia. Conclusion The mean reduction in volume of the poly-L-lactic acid screws as measured by magnetic resonance imaging after 2 years was approximately two thirds. The integration of the bone blocks was considered good in 90% of the patients. Osteolysis around the screws was visible in 16% of the patients. Clinical Relevance Two years after ACL reconstruction using poly-L-lactic acid interference screws, the surgeon can expect to find approximately one third of the volume of the screw remaining in the bone tunnels.
All-Inside Meniscal Repair Using a New Flexible, Tensionable Device
Authors: Quinby J. Scott , Golish S. Raymond , Hart Jennifer A. , Diduch David R. 
Published: February 2006

Background A new generation of flexible all-inside meniscal repair devices is available, but clinical studies with these devices are lacking. Hypothesis The RapidLoc has an intermediate-term meniscal healing rate that is equivalent to literature reports of inside-out suture technique in patients undergoing concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Study Design Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed for 75 meniscal tears in 66 consecutive patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction who underwent meniscal repair with the RapidLoc. Patients with at least 2 years’ follow-up were evaluated for symptoms suggestive of a meniscal tear and were assessed with the International Knee Documentation Committee form and the Knee Disorders Subjective History visual analog scale. Subjects were asked to return for a clinical examination to include evaluation for an effusion and joint line tenderness as well as McMurray test and KT-1000 arthrometry readings. Patients with symptoms consistent with meniscal repair failure underwent magnetic resonance arthrography and repeat arthroscopy. Results Twenty patients with 21 meniscal tears were excluded, resulting in 54 meniscal tears in 46 patients. At a mean follow-up of 34.8 months, the clinical success rate for meniscal repair was 90.7% (49/54), with 5 failures requiring meniscectomy. Univariate analysis revealed predictive variables for failure: bucket-handle configuration, multiplanar tears, tear length greater than 2 cm, and chronicity longer than 3 months. Nonpredictive variables included compartment, zone, ligament graft choice, gender, age, follow-up, and visual analog scale score. Analysis of healed patients revealed a negative correlation between chronicity of tear and International Knee Documentation Committee score. Conclusions The RapidLoc has an acceptable intermediate-term clinical healing rate in patients undergoing concurrent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Predictive variables for failure should be considered during operative decision making.
Continuous Femoral Nerve Block versus Intra-articular Injection for Pain Control after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Authors: Woods G. William , O'Connor Daniel P. , Calder Cynthia T. 
Published: February 2006

Background Continuous femoral nerve blocks have been recommended for postoperative pain control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Hypothesis A pain control protocol involving a continuous ropivacaine femoral nerve block will decrease pain and narcotic use in the first 24 hours after surgery compared with a postoperative pain control protocol involving an intra-articular injection of bupivacaine/morphine. Study Design Randomized controlled clinical trial; Level of evidence, 2. Methods Ninety subjects, aged 15 years or older, who were receiving arthroscopically assisted bone–patellar tendon–bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction were randomly assigned to 2 groups. The first group received a ropivacaine continuous femoral nerve block and oral hydrocodone (block group). The second group received an intra-articular bupivacaine/morphine injection and oral oxycodone (injection group). Patients in both groups could receive intramuscular injection of hydromorphone for breakthrough pain; most patients in the block group also received bolus doses of ropivacaine through the femoral catheter. Subjects rated their worst, average, and current pain levels using a visual analog scale and category-ratio scale the morning after surgery. Postoperative narcotic pain medication use was converted to morphine-equivalent doses. Results Postoperative pain ratings did not differ between the treatment groups. The largest difference in pain ratings between the groups was 0.5 cm for worst pain level (P = .345). Total narcotic use did not differ significantly between groups (1.1 morphine equivalent doses in both groups; P = .671). Conclusions Continuous femoral block with ropivacaine appeared to have no clinical advantage in the immediate postoperative period after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction when compared with an intra-articular injection of bupivacaine/morphine. Both methods are effective for pain control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Autoantibodies against the fibrinolytic receptor, annexin 2, in antiphospholipid syndrome
Authors: Cesarman-Maus Gabriela , Ríos-Luna Nina P. , Deora Arunkumar B. , Huang Bihui , Villa Rosario , Cravioto Maria del Carmen , Alarcón-Segovia Donato , Sánchez-Guerrero Jorge , Hajjar Katherine A. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe association of thrombosis and gestational morbidity with antiphospholipid antibodies is termed antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Annexin 2 (A2) is a profibrinolytic endothelial cell surface receptor that binds plasminogen, its tissue activator (tPA), and β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI), the main antigen for antiphospholipid antibodies. Here, we evaluate A2 as a target antigen in APS. Serum samples from 434 individuals (206 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without thrombosis, 62 with APS, 21 with nonautoimmune thrombosis, and 145 healthy individuals) were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblot for antiphospholipid and A2 antibodies. Anti-A2 antibodies (titer > 3 SDs) were significantly more prevalent in patients with APS (22.6%; venous, 17.5%; arterial, 34.3%; and mixed thrombosis, 40.4%) than in healthy individuals (2.1%, P < .001), patients with nonautoimmune thrombosis (0%, P = .017), or patients with lupus without thrombosis (6.3%, P < .001). Anti–A2 IgG enhanced the expression of tissue factor on endothelial cells (6.4-fold ± 0.13-fold SE), blocked A2-supported plasmin generation in a tPAdependent generation assay (19%-71%) independently of β2GPI, and inhibited cell surface plasmin generation on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by 34% to 83%. We propose that anti-A2 antibodies contribute to the prothrombotic diathesis in antiphospholipid syndrome.
Molecular pathogenesis of Fanconi anemia: recent progress
Authors: Taniguchi Toshiyasu , D'Andrea Alan D. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractA rare genetic disease, Fanconi anemia (FA), now attracts broader attention from cancer biologists and basic researchers in the DNA repair and ubiquitin biology fields as well as from hematologists. FA is a chromosome instability syndrome characterized by childhood-onset aplastic anemia, cancer or leukemia susceptibility, and cellular hypersensitivity to DNAcrosslinking agents. Identification of 11 genes for FA has led to progress in the molecular understanding of this disease. FA proteins, including a ubiquitin ligase (FANCL), a monoubiquitinated protein (FANCD2), a helicase (FANCJ/BACH1/BRIP1), and a breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility protein (FANCD1/BRCA2), appear to cooperate in a pathway leading to the recognition and repair of damaged DNA. Molecular interactions among FA proteins and responsible proteins for other chromosome instability syndromes (BLM, NBS1, MRE11, ATM, and ATR) have also been found. Furthermore, inactivation of FA genes has been observed in a wide variety of human cancers in the general population. These findings have broad implications for predicting the sensitivity and resistance of tumors to widely used anticancer DNA crosslinking agents (cisplatin, mitomycin C, and melphalan). Here, we summarize recent progress in the molecular biology of FA and discuss roles of the FA proteins in DNA repair and cancer biology.
Prognostic Factors in Primary Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma: The Italian Study Group for Cutaneous Lymphomas
Authors: Zinzani Pier Luigi , Quaglino Pietro , Pimpinelli Nicola , Berti Emilio , Baliva Gianandrea , Rupoli Serena , Martelli Maurizio , Alaibac Mauro , Borroni Giovanni , Chimenti Sergio , Alterini Renato , Alinari Lapo , Fierro Maria Teresa , Cappello Nazario , Pileri Alessandro , Soligo Davide , Paulli Marco , Pileri Stefano , Santucci Marco , Bernengo Maria Grazia 
Published: February 2006

Purpose Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs) are a distinct group of primary cutaneous lymphomas with few and conflicting data on their prognostic factors. Patients and Methods The study group included 467 patients with PCBCL who were referred, treated, and observed in 11 Italian centers (the Italian Study Group for Cutaneous Lymphomas) during a 24-year period (1980 to 2003). All of the patients were reclassified according to the WHO–European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) classification. Results Follicle center lymphoma (FCL) accounted for 56.7% of occurrences, followed by marginal-zone B-cell lymphoma (MZL; 31.4%); diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), leg type, was reported in 10.9% of patients. Radiotherapy was the first-line treatment in 52.5% of patients and chemotherapy was the first-line treatment in 24.8% of patients. The complete response rate was 91.9% and the relapse rate was 46.7%. The 5- and 10-year overall survival (OS) rates were 94% and 85%, respectively. Compared with FCL/MZL, DLBCL, leg type, was characterized by statistically significant lower complete response rates, higher incidence of multiple cutaneous relapses and extracutaneous spreading, shorter time to progression, and shorter OS rates. The only variable with independent prognostic significance on the OS was the clinicopathologic diagnosis according to the WHO-EORTC classification (DLBCL, leg-type, showed a significantly worse prognosis v FCL and MZL; P < .001), whereas the only variable with independent prognostic significance on disease-free survival was the presence of a single cutaneous lesion (P = .001). Conclusion Our study identifies a possible PCBCL subclassification and the extent of cutaneous involvement as the two most relevant prognostic factors in PCBCL. These data can be considered reasonably as the clinical background for an appropriate management strategy.
Effect of Primary Hyperparathyroidism on Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Bone Geometry Assessed by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Postmenopausal Women
Authors: Charopoulos Ioannis , Tournis Symeon , Trovas George , Raptou Panagiota , Kaldrymides Philippos , Skarandavos Gregory , Katsalira Katerina , Lyritis George P. 
Published: February 2006

Context: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PH) is characterized by inappropriate PTH elevation with or without hypercalcemia. Bone disease involves catabolic action at cortical sites, whereas cancellous sites and geometry might be relatively preserved.
Objective: Our objective was to examine the effect of PH on quantitative and qualitative bone characteristics using peripheral quantitative computed tomography at the tibia in postmenopausal women with PH and healthy controls.
Design and Setting: We conducted a cross-sectional study at a tertiary referral center.
Patients: Fifty-two postmenopausal women with PH and 56 healthy controls, comparable for age and anthropometric measures, participated.
Intervention: There was no intervention.
Main Outcome Measure: We assessed volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), bone mineral content (BMC), cortical thickness, cortical and trabecular area, peri- and endosteal circumference, and polar stress strength index assessed by peripheral quantitative computed tomography of the left tibia at 4% (cancellous), 14% (transition zone), and 38% (cortical) from the distal end.
Results: At 4%, there was a significant decrease of trabecular BMC and vBMD (P &lt; 0.001), effect particularly evident in hypercalcemic patients, whereas trabecular area was comparable. At 38%, cortical BMC (P &lt; 0.01), vBMD (P &lt; 0.01), area (P &lt; 0.05), and thickness (P &lt; 0.001) were reduced in the PH group, particularly in hypercalcemic patients. Endosteal circumference increased (P &lt; 0.001), whereas periosteal circumference was comparable, indicating cancellization of cortical bone. At 14%, polar stress strength index was significantly decreased (P &lt; 0.01) in hypercalcemic patients, indicating impairment of bone mechanical properties.
Conclusions: Normocalcemic PH is characterized by catabolic actions at both cortical and cancellous sites (38 and 4%, respectively), an effect accentuated in hypercalcemic patients. Cortical geometric properties are adversely affected even in normocalcemic patients, whereas trabecular properties are generally preserved.