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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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"Muscles throughout body are affected Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a disease that attacks the nerve cells (motor neurons) that control muscles. It gets worse over time (is progressive). Motor neurons carry messages about movement from the brain to the muscles, but in ALS the motor neurons degenerate and die; therefore, the messages to move no longer get to the muscles. When muscles aren't used for a long time, they weaken, waste away (atrophy), and twitch under the skin (fasciculate). Eventually, all the muscles that a person can control (voluntary muscles) are affected."

01-50-0959 - Biomet M2a Taper
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"Absolute contraindications include: infection, sepsis, and osteomyelitis. Relative contraindications include: 1) uncooperative patient or patient with neurologic disorders who are incapable of following directions, 2) osteoporosis, 3) metabolic disorders which may impair bone formation, 4) osteomalacia, 5) distant foci of infections which may spread to the implant site, 6) rapid joint destruction, marked bone loss or bone resorption apparent on roentgenogram, 7) vascular insufficiency, muscular atrophy, or neuromuscular disease."

01-50-0975 - Biomet Knee Joint Replacement Prostheses
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"CONTRAINDICATIONS Absolute contraindications include: infection, sepsis, and osteomyelitis. Relative contraindications include: 1) uncooperative patient or patient with neurologic disorders who are incapable of following directions, 2) osteoporosis, 3) metabolic disorders which may impair bone formation, 4) osteomalacia, 5) distant foci of infections which may spread to the implant site, 6) rapid joint destruction, marked bone loss or bone resorption apparent on roentgenogram, 7) vascular insufficiency, muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, 8) incomplete or deficient soft tissue surrounding the knee."

Cure no quick fix for cancer survivors on long road to recovery
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"Many patients suffer physical complications, such as infections or toxicity from intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he said. And both the patient and the family must often travel to specialized tertiary care centers distant from the home, requiring them to establish a temporary residence for a number of weeks or even months. Their work is disrupted, and they frequently face financial challenges and high health-care costs."

Jim Souhan: Robinson vows there'll be no regrets
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"He's already achieved the latter. Robinson faced long odds on the court this year. He was considered a reserve until fellow senior Adam Boone suffered a season-ending injury. Generously listed at 5-10, Robinson is often the smallest player to shake hands in pregame introductions. They say it's not the size of the man in the fight, but the size of the fight in the man, and Robinson has proved to have an iron jaw. His father and stepmother died of AIDS when he was 13. His stepfather insisted he avoid his brothers, for the sake of his future. And, as Robinson puts it so ominously, he grew up in Rockford, Ill."

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