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Orthopedics

Judokas with low back pain have lower flexibility of the hip-spine complex: A case-control study.

Jul 06, 2020

Study whether male adult judokas with and without low back pain (LBP) have different hip-spine flexibility.Cross-sectional.Judo training centres.Judokas with (n = 29) and without (n = 33) LBP.Rang...

Predictive Model for Operative Intervention after Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children with Equivocal CT Findings: A Pilot Study.

Jul 06, 2020

To study the clinical and radiologic factors predicting the need for surgical intervention after blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in children with equivocal computed tomography (CT) scan findings.We perfo...

In silico feasibility assessment of extracorporeal delivery of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound to intervertebral discs within the lumbar spine.

Jul 06, 2020

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) may have utility for noninvasive treatment of discogenic lower back pain through stimulating, remodeling and accelerating healing of injured or degenerated inte...

Novel FEMASK-score, a histopathologic assessment for destructive Charcot neuropathic arthropathy, reveals intraneural vasculopathy and correlates with progression and best treatment.

Jul 06, 2020

Charcot neuropathic arthropathy is a debilitating, rapidly destructive degenerative joint disease that occurs in diabetic, neuropathic midfoot. Clinicoradiologic assessment for Charcot neuropathic art...

Evaluation of Blunt Force Trauma for Culling of Neonatal Piglets On-Farm.

Jul 06, 2020

Twenty-seven neonate piglets (range from 0.35 to 1.17 kg) were evaluated for the effectiveness of blunt force trauma as a method of on-farm cull. Brainstem function, brain injury and haemorrhage score...

Gene-gene and gene-lifestyle interactions of AKAP11, KCNMA1, PUM1, SPTBN1, and EPDR1 on osteoporosis risk in middle-aged adults.

Jul 06, 2020

Osteoporosis is associated with genetic and environmental factors. The aim of this article was to determine how the polygenic risk scores (PRS) of genetic variants that affect osteoporosis and its rel...

Low Physical Function May Up Bone Loss After Hip Fracture

Jul 04, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients with low physical function and lower lean body mass (LBM) may be at risk for greater decline in tibia bone properties during the first year af...

Omitting Routine Radiography of Traumatic Ankle Fractures After Initial 2-Week Follow-up Does Not Affect Outcomes: The WARRIOR Trial: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jul 02, 2020

The clinical consequences of routine follow-up radiographs for patients with ankle fracture are unclear, and their usefulness is disputed. The purpose of the present study was to determine if routine ...

Risk Factors for Revision of Polished Taper-Slip Cemented Stems for Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture After Primary Total Hip Replacement: A Registry-Based Cohort Study from the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Jul 02, 2020

Total hip replacement (THR) with a cemented polished taper-slip (PTS) femoral stem has excellent long-term results but is associated with a higher postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF) r...

Neobavaisoflavone inhibits osteoclastogenesis through blocking RANKL signalling-mediated TRAF6 and c-Src recruitment and NF-κB, MAPK and Akt pathways.

Jul 02, 2020

Psoralea corylifolia (P corylifolia) has been popularly applied in traditional Chinese medicine decoction for treating osteoporosis and promoting fracture healing since centuries ago. However, the bio...

Irukandji-like syndrome caused by single-tentacle box jellyfish found in Thailand, 2007-2019.

Jul 02, 2020

Irukandji syndrome definition is still widely misunderstood. Irukandji-like syndrome is more unclear than Irukandji syndrome. This study aimed to describe Irukandji-like syndrome in cases involving st...

June 2020 Briefing - Orthopedics

Jul 01, 2020

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the...

Percutaneous Fenestration of a Spinal Arachnoid Web Using an Intrathecal Catheter: Effect on Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Clinical Status.

Jun 29, 2020

Spinal arachnoid webs are a rare anatomic entity manifesting as neuropathic back pain, compressive myelopathy, radiculopathy and hydrocephalus. Typical treatments include hemi or full laminectomy with...

Study on fracture of tungsten wire induced by acoustic cavitation at different hydrostatic pressures and driving electric powers.

Jun 29, 2020

The near-solid wall multi-bubble cavitation is an extremely complex phenomenon, and cavitation has strong erosiveness. The melting point (about 3410 °C) of tungsten is highest among all pure metals,...

Epidemiology and the economic burden of pediatric fractures in China: A retrospective study of 14,141 fractures.

Jun 29, 2020

Previous studies have explored the epidemiology of fractures in children, however, differences in incidence over time and between countries and regions was noted. The purpose of the present study was ...

Whole body deletion of Gpr68 does not change hematopoietic stem cell function.

Jun 29, 2020

G protein-coupled receptor 68 (GPR68) responds to extracellular protons, thus called the proton-sensing G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), leading to activation of the phospholipase C-β (PLCβ)/calci...

Using histomorphometry for human and nonhuman distinction: A test of four methods on fresh and archaeological fragmented bones.

Jun 29, 2020

Positive identification of human remains is the very first step in anthropological analysis, and the task may be particularly difficult in the case of fragmented bones. Histomorphometry methods have b...

Contraceptives Beneficial for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

Jun 26, 2020

THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), continuous use of combined oral contraceptives (COC) is associated with increased bone mineral density...

Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk

Jun 26, 2020

THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Inhibition of sclerostin with romosozumab may increase cardiovascular risk, according to research published in the June 24 issue of Science Translational Me...

Gunshot damage to monoplace hyperbaric chamber acrylic.

Jun 25, 2020

Health care workers are vulnerable to workplace violence, including active shooter incidents. Little is known about how firearms could damage monoplace chamber acrylic and whether a breached pressuriz...

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