Should plain X-rays be routinely performed after blunt knee trauma?
Ottawa rules allowed decreasing the number of x-rays performed after a knee trauma by 35% with a sensitivity for a knee fracture detection of 100%.
These data suggest that AMPD1 deficiency activates AMPK/Akt/mTORC1/p70 S6 kinase axis in skeletal muscle after high fat diet challenge, but not in normal chow diet. These changes may contribute to improve insulin resistance.