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Orthopedics

Fracture toughness of dental incremental composite-composite interfaces at elevated temperatures.

Jul 12, 2021

The aim of the present laboratory study was to mechanically characterize the interface between two dental resin-based composite (RBC) increments, and to investigate if elevated temperatures have an in...

Acute effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises on the postural strategy in patients with chronic low back pain.

Jul 12, 2021

Active treatments focused on improvement in motor function are postulated in chronic low back patients (CLBP).to establish the acute effects of PNF exercise on the postural control strategy.The sway o...

Fracture behavior of cancellous bone and cancellous bone-PMMA bone cement interface: An experimental study using an integrated methodology (wedge splitting test and Heaviside-based digital image correlation).

Jul 12, 2021

Minimally invasive methods, such as balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) and percutaneous sacroplasty (PS), which are now widely used for the surgical treatment of compression fractures, involve injection of a b...

Dependency of lower limb joint reaction forces on femoral version.

Jul 12, 2021

Musculoskeletal (MSK) models based on literature data are meant to represent a generic anatomy and are a popular tool employed by biomechanists to estimate the internal loads occurring in the lower li...

Orthopedic Surgery May Not Be More Effective Than Nonsurgical Alternatives

Jul 11, 2021

FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- No strong, high-quality evidence shows that many commonly performed elective orthopedic procedures are more effective than nonoperative alternatives, according...

Benefit, Safety of Muscle Relaxants for Low Back Pain Uncertain

Jul 09, 2021

THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Considerable uncertainty exists about the clinical efficacy and safety of muscle relaxants for the treatment of low back pain, according to the results of a ...

U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Down From 2014 to 2018

Jul 09, 2021

THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer death rates in the United States continued to decline overall from 2014 to 2018, with declines accelerating for lung cancer and melanoma, according to...

Patient Engagement May Not Drive Return to In-Person Visits

Jul 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patient engagement strategies appear to yield few return visits upon reopening during COVID-19 for patients who cancelled in-person care during the earlier ...

Participants experience of the Joint Pain Advice in the workplace programme.

Jul 08, 2021

Musculoskeletal (MSK) health is central to health, well-being, physical functioning and healthy ageing. It is a public health priority to help maintain and improve the MSK health of the population acr...

Analgecine regulates microglia polarization in ischemic stroke by inhibiting NF-κB through the TLR4 MyD88 pathway.

Jul 08, 2021

Therapeutic strategies used to attenuate inflammation and to increase recovery of neurons after a stroke include microglia anti-inflammatory (M2) polarization and repression of proinflammatory (M1). E...

Fueling Gut Microbes: A Review of the Interaction between Diet, Exercise, and the Gut Microbiota in Athletes.

Jul 08, 2021

The athlete's goal is to optimize their performance. Towards this end, nutrition has been used to improve the health of athletes' brains, bones, muscles, and cardiovascular system. However, recent res...

A host-coupling bio-nanogenerator for electrically stimulated osteogenesis.

Jul 08, 2021

Implantable self-powered generators (ISPGs) have been extensively explored as energy supplies for driving electronics and electrically stimulated therapeutics in vivo. However, some drawbacks arise, s...

Recommended Therapy for Low Back Pain May Cut Lost Workdays

Jul 06, 2021

TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When injured workers with low back pain (LBP) receive guideline-recommended interventions, they typically return to work sooner, according to a study publishe...

Virtual preoperative planning of acetabular fractures using patient-specific biomechanical simulation: a case-control study.

Jul 05, 2021

The first patient-specific biomechanical model for planning the surgical reduction of acetabular fractures was developed in our institution and validated retrospectively. There are no prior studies sh...

Functional outcomes following surgical treatment in patient with primary degenerative adult scoliosis.

Jul 05, 2021

Primary adult degenerative scoliosis is one of the adult scoliosis group that presents in adult patient without history of scoliosis during childhood or adolescence. This condition may be asymptomatic...

Optimized protocols for in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence on skeletal tissue.

Jul 05, 2021

Assessment of gene and protein expression in tissue sections is instrumental in medical research. However, this is often challenging to perform on skeletal tissues that require prolonged decalcificati...

The concerns of oncology professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the ESMO Resilience Task Force survey II.

Jul 05, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes to professional and personal lives of oncology professionals globally. The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Resilience Task Force ...

Biden Administration Pushes Forward With Law on Surprise Medical Bills

Jul 03, 2021

FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a rare show of bipartisanship on health care, the Biden Administration is advancing Trump-era consumer protections aimed at curbing sometimes devastating su...

Drop Seen in Physician Work Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 02, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians' working hours and full-time status declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online June 23 in JAMA N...

Multiple Physical Morbidities Tied to Later Mental Health Disorders

Jul 02, 2021

FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with two or more physical health conditions are at greater risk of developing depression and anxiety later in life, according to a study published onlin...

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