Active clinical trials for "Rupture"

Specific objectives include analysis of performance of ROM Plus® in diagnosing ROM, as compared to Amnisure® and the conventional clinical assessment confirmed by a thorough chart review after delivery.

100 women divided into 3 groups: Group I: included 50 women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM, n=50) with gestational age from 24 to 34 weeks. Group II: included 25 term non-labor control (T-CTR, n=25) with gestational age from 37 to 41 weeks. Group III: included 25 preterm non-labor control (P-CTR, n=25) with gestational age from 24 to 34 weeks.The myometrial thickness at 4 different sites9: a) The lower uterine segment (LUS): 2cm above the reflection of the full urinary bladder (b)The anterior wall: 1cm above the maternal umbilicus. (c)Fundus: by placing the scan probe perpendicularly above the uterine fundus so that the entire curvature of the uterus was visualized. (d)The posterior wall: through using the maternal abdominal aortic pulsation as an anatomic marker. At least 3 measurements were obtained at each site and averaged. The latency interval is determined in each of the 3 groups.

Premature rupture of membranes refers to the rupture of the fetal membranes prior to the onset of labor. Premature rupture of membranes is associated with a number of neonatal and maternal complications including an increased incidence of perinatal mortality and intra-amniotic infection. There is a need for improved diagnostic testing because of limitations of the current methods. PRO-MComplete is an immunochromatographic test that detects insulin growth factor binding protein 1 and alpha-fetoprotein in vaginal fluid as an indicator of membrane rupture.

This study will collect samples from pregnant women in order to identify biomarkers that relate to onset of spontaneous preterm labour.

Meniscus injury is common in sports-active population, and partial or total meniscectomy is standard surgery for meniscal tear. Meniscus plays an important role in load transferring, shock absorbing, knee joint stabilizing and chondral protection. Plenty of studies indicate that meniscus-deficiency increases the risk of OA and cause long-term poor outcomes. Spontaneous human meniscus regeneration is rarely reported and whether regenerated meniscus is chondral-protective and can prevent OA progression remain unknown. During our clinical practice, we have encountered many cases with complete meniscal regeneration under arthroscopy. In this study, we will include all the patients who receiving meniscectomy and ACL reconstruction and knee arthroscopy 2 years after primary surgery. Patients demographic characters will be reviewed. The resected meniscus in the primary surgery and biopsied regenerated meniscus will be analyzed by histological and immunohistochemical method and their ultrastructure will be observed by electron microscope. Patients will be followed at 2-, 5- and 10-year after the primary surgery and the cartilage degeneration and OA progression will be assessed.

The proposed study will establish novel relationships between intra-articular MSC recruitment, synovial inflammation, biomarkers of cartilage degeneration and joint inflammation, clinical patient factors, and downstream alterations in cartilage composition and morphology to provide novel insights into the pathoetiology of PTOA after ACL injury and reconstruction.

Pretern premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) remains the leading cause of preterm deliveries and neonatal mortality and morbidity. PPROM is defined as rupture of the fetal membranes prior to 37 weeks' gestation. PPROM complicates 2-4% of all pregnancies and accounts for approximately 30 % of preterm births. The etiology of PPROM remains elusive. PPROM is one of the main causes of prematurity and its complications, such as newborn respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, perventricular leucomalacia, varying degrees of lung hypoplasia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. All these factors contribute greatly to an increase in neonatal morbidity and mortality Management of PPROM followed actual guidelines. Conservative management to prolong a pregnancy is a classical approach to treat PPROM before 34 weeks' gestation in association with antibiotic therapy and corticosteroids. Maternal and neonatal data were collected from maternal and newborns medical records.

Background: rupture of the distal tendon in biceps muscle is a rare injury. The state of the art treatment is surgical procedure. Objective: Evaluation of the Surgical procedure among patients that suffered from Methods: The investigators will review files from 2003-2010 of patients that gone through the operation. The investigators will record pre-operation and post-operation process including complications and rehabilitation. The investigators will invite them to the clinic for exams, clinical questionnaires.

This prospective, single centred cohort study evaluates the physiological course of the potentially novel biomarker PSP in pregnant women as well as its predictive role in the development of inflammatory complications during pregnancy.

The aim of the study is to demonstrate substantial equivalence of IGFBP-1/AFP tests with the "predicate device" Amnisure® in detecting pre labor rupture of membranes. 4 test kits are compared against a common referent standard (gold standard), which is clinical assessment.