Orthopedics
May 06, 2021
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing hemodialysis, erythropoietin (EPO) is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture, according to a study published online May 5...
May 06, 2021
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- At the current rate of change, it will take more than 200 years for orthopedic surgery to achieve gender parity with the overall medical profession, accordin...
May 06, 2021
The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical results for unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures treated with a double reverse traction repositor (DRTR) and those treated using a trac...
May 06, 2021
The purpose of the present study was to investigate new fracture patterns resulting from low velocity mechanisms in subjects who had previously fractured their mandible and had been treated with open ...
May 06, 2021
The aim of this study is to assess any relation between spondylitis and aortic aneurysmal disease by reviewing the current literature.A systematic search was undertaken using MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTR...
May 06, 2021
To evaluate the effects of different intervention measures to prevent falls in elderly osteoporotic patients.A randomized controlled trial was conducted in our outpatient ward from August 2014 to Sept...
May 06, 2021
The pioneer transcription factor (TF) PU.1 controls hematopoietic cell fate by decompacting stem cell heterochromatin and allowing nonpioneer TFs to enter otherwise inaccessible genomic sites. PU.1 de...
May 06, 2021
Immunopathology and intestinal stem cell (ISC) loss in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the prima-facie manifestation of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and is responsible for significant mortality...
May 03, 2021
Vertebral compression fractures are common in multiple myeloma (MM). Modern treatment paradigms place emphasis on treatment with radiation, with surgery reserved for cases involving frank instability ...
May 03, 2021
In patients with metastatic spinal disease (MSD), interhospital transfer can potentially impact clinical outcomes as the possible benefits of transferring a patient to a higher level of care must be w...
May 03, 2021
Survival of cancer patients continues to improve with systemic treatment advancements, leading to an increase in cancer-related complications such as pathological spinal fractures. In this study, the ...
May 03, 2021
Separation surgery followed by spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) has been shown to achieve favorable rates of local tumor control and patient-reported outcomes in patients with metastatic epidura...
May 03, 2021
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and greatly decreases a patient's quality of life. Vertebral metastases often lead to epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) requiring surgical therapy. I...
May 03, 2021
In order to improve the current knowledge of the topography and the anatomy of the paranasal sinuses of the one-humped dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), we applied both conventional and advanced imagin...
Apr 30, 2021
THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation reduces acute pain and opioid requirements in the week following orthopedic surgery, according to a pilot study p...
Apr 29, 2021
Groundwater chemistry can be affected by and related to earthquakes, thus it is crucial to understand the hydrochemical changes and associated processes caused by earthquakes for post-seismic groundwa...
Apr 29, 2021
Health professionals responsible for return to work plans have little data about allied health movement to guide recommendations following lower back injury. This study aimed to quantify the lumbar mo...
Apr 29, 2021
This study evaluated the effects of the promotion of active breaks and postural shifts on new onset of neck and low-back pain during a 6-month follow-up among high-risk office workers.A 3-arm cluster-...
Apr 29, 2021
Capturing deformation of bone using strain gauges is still a common approach in biomechanics. So far, the bone surfaces had to be sanded and cleaned using various solvents prior to attaching the senso...
Apr 29, 2021
Inspired by the standard computed tomography, a new method of 3D X-ray imaging embedded in FIB-SEM microscope is proposed. The unique combination of TEM-like specimen stage enabling in lens STEM detec...