What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the musculoskeletal health of formal home office workers? To answer this question, a prospective observational study was carried out through data collection via an online questionnaire, from September 2020 to October 2021. Questions were created about the profile of formal workers, frequency of physical activities, back pain and others joint and other factors associated with remote work and social isolation. A sample of 98 participants was obtained. In conclusion, there was a change in the pattern of physical activities and, the hours worked in the period, caused worsening and/or emergence of pain.

Qual o impacto que a pandemia da COVID-19 trouxe para a saúde osteomuscular dos trabalhadores formais em home office? Para responder esta pergunta foi realizado estudo prospectivo observacional por meio da coleta de dados via questionário online, no período de setembro de 2020 a outubro de 2021. Foram criadas questões sobre o perfil dos trabalhadores formais, frequência de atividades físicas, dores na coluna e outras articulações e demais fatores associados ao trabalho remoto e ao isolamento social. Foi obtida amostra de 98 participantes. Como conclusão, verificou-se alteração do padrão de atividades físicas e, a quantidade de horas trabalhadas no período, acarretou piora e/ou surgimento de dores.

Objective: Show the epidemiological profile of limb fractures in victim of motorcycle accident seen at the Emergency Department of Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba (HUEC), Curitiba, PR, Brazil, from January 2007 to December 2013, as well as to compare the results with data from the literature.Methods:This is a retrospective, descriptive, observational study. The information was obtained from the analysis of all the medical records from January 2007 to December 2013 belonging to the hospital archives. Only extremity fractures cases from motorcycle accident victims were analyzed, according to the medical records and radiological reports. The ICD-10 was used as classification criterion, and the fractures were grouped depending on the topography of the injury. The following variables were considered: number of victims, gender, age and fracture site, in order to create a database to contrast with the literature.Results: During seven years, 3,528 motorcycle accident victims have been identified, 88.29% being male, whereas 11.71% being female. The average age of the victims was 29.7 years old, observing a strong inverse correlation between the number of victims and their ages. There has been 4,365 fractures, being 59.66% in lower limbs and 40.34% in upper limbs. From that total, 18.14% were leg fractures, 11.57% were hand fractures and 10.65% were wrist fractures.Conclusion: This study has met its objectives and the results were similar to the national literature. Level of Evidence II, Retropective Study.

Descrição de um modelo experimental de artrite séptica por inoculação monobacteriana de Staphylococcus aureus na veia dorsal do pênis de ratos Wistar.

An experimental model of septic arthritis by monobacterial inoculation of Staphylococcus aureus 10.9 in Wistar rats dorsal penis vein is describred.