Introdução: A transição epidemiológica e demográfica, o sedentarismo e o estímulo ao desenvolvimento de atividades físicas regulares sem a devida orientação de profissionais podem estar relacionados a distúrbios osteoarticulares e musculares.
Objetivo: Analisar o efeito da suplementação de vitamina E (α-tocoferol), vitamina C (ácido ascórbico) e ácido graxo Ômega 3 no dano oxidativo de 20 atletas masculinos em uma prova de ciclismo de longa duração.
Métodos: Realizou-se um estudo clínico randomizado de 20 atletas participantes de uma prova de ciclismo de 200 km.
Resultados: O grupo suplementado apresentou uma menor dano lipídico (redução de TBARS p<0,005) por consumo de glutationa (redução de grupamentos Sh não-proteicos, p<0,05) e menor dano muscular (redução de Creatina quinase mm p<0,05).
Conclusão: A suplementação antioxidante mostrou-se efetiva para redução do estresse oxidativo, lipoperoxidação permitindo menor grau de dano/fadiga muscular determinada pela atividade CK-mm.
Objective: To analyze the anatomic influence of the ribs related to the severity of thoracic spine burst fractures. Methods: A retrospective review of 28 patients with thoracic spine burst fractures hospitalized by the Spine Group of the Hospital Ortopédico de Passo Fundo between January 2002 and December 2016 was conducted. The kyphosis, vertebral collapse, and narrowing of the vertebral canal measurements were compared between patients who had fractures at the true and false rib levels (T1 to T10) and those with fractures at the floating rib levels (T11 to T12). Results: The kyphosis, vertebral collapse, and narrowing of the vertebral canal values, measured only for vertebrae pertaining to the rib cage, were low. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences between the measurements of the group of patients with fractures at the level of the true and false ribs (T1 to T10) and the group of patients whose fractures were at the level of the floating ribs (T11 and T12). Conclusion: The differences between the traumatic structural changes in the vertebrae with true and false ribs (T1 to T10) and the vertebrae with floating ribs (T11 and T12) were not significant in the present study. Level of Evidence II; Retrospective study.
Introduction: Both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are part of the National List of Compulsory Notification of Diseases. Despite the compulsory reporting of HIV infection from 2014, there has been a drop in the detection of new cases in the last five years. Objective: Analyze the epidemiological data of HIV/AIDS case reports in the city of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, from 2007 to 2017 in relation to gender, neighborhoods, notifying units and treatment units. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study, accomplished at the Health Surveillance Sector from the compulsory notifications available in the Information System of Notifiable Diseases (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação – SINAN). A spreadsheet was made in the Microsoft Excel® Program (2016). Data were analyzed using the SPSS® Program, descriptively through measures of prevalence, incidence and distribution. Results: There were 1,068 notifications. There was a predominance of males (55.5%) and in the age group from 27 to 43 years. Of the 31 notifying health units, three concentrated 95% of the cases: Specialized Care Service (74.7%); Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (16%); and Hospital das Clínicas of Passo Fundo (4%). The same three units concentrated 98.0% of the treatments: 88, 9 and 1%, respectively. The primary care accounted for 5.0% of the notifications. Conclusion: The higher prevalence in young adult men denotes the importance of prevention aimed at this audience. Notifications were mostly from hospitals and a public referral center, with little involvement of primary care in reporting HIV/AIDS.
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