Jan 31, 2020

Our hypothesis was that a pre-operative posteromedial quadratus lumborum (QL) block would reduce postoperative morphine consumption and provide superior analgesia in the setting of multimodal analgesi...

Jan 30, 2020

The actual incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in femoral neck fractures is underestimated. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of DVT in the lower extremities after femoral neck fractur...

Jan 30, 2020

For anterior spine column reconstruction after corpectomy, expandable cages offer solid anterior support and allow correction of deformity, providing excellent primary stability. To provide a larger b...

Jan 30, 2020

Updating the Statistical Shape Model (SSM) used in image guidance systems for the treatment of back pain using pre-op CT and intra-op US is challenging due to the scarce availability of pre-op images ...

Jan 30, 2020

To determine the utility of running-only and rugby-specific, in-season sprint interval interventions in professional rugby league players.Thirty-one professional academy rugby players were assigned to...

Jan 30, 2020

Early detection of lung cancer (LC) is a priority since LC is characterized by symptoms mimicking other respiratory conditions, but remains the leading cause of oncological disease death. Properly tra...

Jan 30, 2020

Primary HPV screening, testing for the virus responsible for 99% of cervical cancers, was introduced in 2018 - 2020 in the UK. This was preceded by HPV triage of low grade cytology from 2012. Much of ...

Jan 30, 2020

Salvage treatments for recurrent NSCLC after first-line chemotherapy remain challenging. This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical value of microwave ablation (MWA) and iodine-125 brachytherap...

Jan 27, 2020

Uterine sarcoma accounts for 3-9% of uterine malignant tumors and has poor prognosis. Pazopanib is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor and the only tyrosine kinase inhibitor which has been approved for met...

Jan 27, 2020

To evaluate the effect of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) under the guidance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).One hundred...

Jan 27, 2020

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) demonstrates specific histo-genetic features that affect its biological behaviour. Our aim was to investigate the correlation between different therapeutic approaches an...

Jan 27, 2020

Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is an uncommon malignancy with poor prognosis and therefore difficult to study. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics, treatments and prognosti...

Jan 27, 2020

Wilms’ tumour, or nephroblastoma, is a malignant tumour, originating from nephrogenic germ cells that copy histology of developing kidneys and often contain cells at different stages of their differ...

Jan 27, 2020

Media contact: Change Healthcare Kerry Kelly External Communications 339-236-2756 kerry.kelly@changehealthcare.com   Study finds audits process poses significant costs and administrati...

Jan 24, 2020

Many orthodontists working on patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) have shown great enthusiasm for presurgical infant orthopedics (PSIO) to improve surgical outcomes with minimal intervention. Eve...

Jan 24, 2020

: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of deep dry needling (DN) with and without needle manipulation on pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) and electromyographic (EMG) amplitude of the lu...

Jan 24, 2020

Magnesium-based biodegradable metals (BMs) as bone implants have better mechanical properties than biodegradable polymers, yet their strength is roughly less than 350 MPa. In this work, binary Zn al...

Jan 24, 2020

The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate clinical results before and after vertebroplasty in the treatment of myeloma-induced vertebral fractures. Success of the surgery was defined by increa...

Jan 24, 2020

Bone-like viable tissue can be generated by utilizing a combination of inorganic matrix, osteoblasts, osteogenic media and application of adequate mechanical stimulation of the cells. To pursue the p...

Jan 24, 2020

Closed reduction (CR) is sufficient to reduce the majority of femur fractures treated with flexible intramedullary nailing (FIN). No previous study has examined factors associated with failed CR of pe...