Persistent Grossly Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Elderly People: One Year Follow-Up of Morbidity and Mortality

Gerontology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Stevens ◽  
Raymond Tallis ◽  
Sally Hollis
Keyword(s):  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals One-Stage Anterolateral Debridement, Bone Grafting, and Internal Fixation for Treating Lumbosacral Tuberculosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Lihua Ma ◽  
Xu Lan ◽  
Ping Zhen ◽  
Shiyong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Fixation ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Bone Grafting ◽  
Oswestry Disability Index ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
One Stage ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation

<sec><title>Study Design</title><p>Retrospective case series.</p></sec><sec><title>Purpose</title><p>To investigate the clinical efficacy and feasibility of one-stage anterolateral debridement, bone grafting, and internal fixation for treating lumbosacral tuberculosis.</p></sec><sec><title>Overview of Literature</title><p>There has been no consensus regarding the optimal means of treating lumbosacral tuberculosis. The one-stage anterolateral extraperitoneal approach for radical debridement, bone grafting, and internal fixation for treating lumbosacral tuberculosis is rare in literature.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Twenty-one patients with lumbosacral tuberculosis were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent the surgery of anterolateral debridement after regularly antituberculous drugs therapy. We evaluated the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, visual analogue score, and Oswestry disability index before and after surgery.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>All patients completed a follow-up survey 9–48 months after surgery. All patients' wounds healed well without chronic infection or sinus formation, and all patients with low-back pain reported relief after surgery. All cases had no tuberculosis recurrence. Solid bony fusion was achieved within 6–12 months. At final follow-up, evaluated the erythrocyte sedimentation rate decreased from 38.1±12.5 to 11.3±7.1 mm/hr, C-reactive protein decreased from 6.2±4.2 to 1.6±1.3 mg/dL, the visual analog scale score decreased from 4.6±1.1 to 1.4±1.0, the Oswestry disability index score decreased from 50.2%±11.9% to 13.0%±6.6%, and the lumbosacral angle increased from 20.0°±4.8° to 29.0°±3.9° (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p>One-stage anterolateral debridement, bone grafting, and internal instrument fixation for treating lumbosacral tuberculosis is safe and effective.</p></sec>

Markedly elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate in elderly. How significant clinically?

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. S94
Author(s):  
O. Karaaslan Cengiz ◽  
S. Ergulu Esmen ◽  
M. Varli ◽  
S. Aras ◽  
A. Yalcin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation
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