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Porous surface with fusion peptides embedded in strontium titanate nanotubes elevates osteogenic and antibacterial activity of additively manufactured titanium alloy.

Feb 13, 2023

It is still a big challenge in orthopedics to treat infected bone defects properly using medical metals. The use of three-dimensional (3D) scaffold materials that simultaneously mimic the skeletal hie...

PRRT2-positive self-limited infantile epilepsy: initial seizure characteristics and response to sodium channel blockers.

Feb 13, 2023

Self-limited infantile epilepsy (SeLIE) has distinctive clinical features, and the PRRT2 gene is known to be a considerable genetic cause. There have been a few studies on PRRT2-positive SeLIE only, a...

Ambulatory appendectomy for acute appendicitis: Can we treat all the patients? A prospective study of 451 consecutive ambulatory appendectomies out of nearly 2,000 procedures.

Feb 13, 2023

Acute appendicitis represents the leading cause of acute gastrointestinal disorders, but only a small series regarding ambulatory appendectomies are available. The aim of this study was to report the ...

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Outcomes of Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas

Feb 10, 2023

The following is a summary of "Improved outcomes for borderline resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a community cancer center," published in the December 2022 i...

Analyzing CABG Patients with Midrange Ejection Fractions

Feb 09, 2023

The following is the summary of “Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with heart failure with a midrange ejection fraction” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and c...

EGS Plus: Assessing Futility in LVAD Emergency Surgical Disease Patients

Feb 08, 2023

The following is a summary of "EGS plus: Predicting futility in LVAD patients with emergency surgical disease," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by Place, et al. Even though LVAD...

A Failure to Rescue an Individual Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Feb 08, 2023

The following is the summary of “Interhospital failure to rescue after coronary artery bypass grafting” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Likosky, et al...

Gallbladder Disease: Do Current Imaging Methods Accurately Assess Pathology Severity?

Feb 07, 2023

The following is a summary of "Focusing in on gallbladder disease. Do current imaging modalities accurately depict the severity of final pathology?," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by...

Acute Care Surgery Volume & Mortality: Impact of COVID Pandemic

Feb 06, 2023

The following is a summary of "Emergencies do not shut down during a pandemic: COVID pandemic impact on Acute Care Surgery volume and mortality at a level I trauma center," published in the December 2...

Ongoing experience with patient-specific computer simulation of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve.

Feb 06, 2023

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly being used to treat younger, lower-risk patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Patient-specific computer simulation may identify patie...

Perioperative Medication Management in Elective Plastic Surgery Procedures.

Feb 06, 2023

Perioperative medication management is vital to maintain patient safety while under anesthesia, as well as to avoid postoperative complications. Plastic surgeons make daily decisions on whether to ask...

A Sixteen-year Review of Clinical Practice Patterns in Liposuction Based on Continuous Certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Feb 06, 2023

The American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) has collected data on cosmetic surgery tracers as part of the Continuous Certification (CC) process since 2005. These data offer valuable information on na...

Literature Analysis Regarding the Combination of Substances: Glucosamine + Chondroitin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis.

Feb 06, 2023

An essential component of joint quality is cartilage. Therefore, the protection of this is a prerequisite for maintaining the condition of each joint. The assessment of the presence of articular carti...

Significant removal of bacterial biofilm induced by multiple-Short ranges of electric interventions.

Feb 06, 2023

Biofilm-related infections are serious problems in the Orthopedics field, and Staphylococcus aureus are the most popular causative agents of bacterial infections associated with arthroplasty. Several ...

Scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta: results of posterior spinal fusion in 39 patients.

Feb 06, 2023

To evaluate the outcomes of scoliosis corrective surgery in Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) patients with primarily pedicles screw fixation in terms of correcting and maintaining the correction of the sp...

Developing a triage predictive model for access to a spinal surgeon using clinical variables and natural language processing of radiology reports.

Feb 06, 2023

To utilize natural language processing (NLP) of MRI reports and various clinical variables to develop a preliminary model predictive of the need for surgery in patients with low back and neck pain. Su...

Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery.

Feb 06, 2023

Evaluate the association of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines with new persistent opioid use after surgery.Patients exposed to opioids after surgery are at risk of new persistent opioid use...

Breast Cancer Mortality Impacted by Socioeconomic Status and Race/Ethnicity

Feb 03, 2023

The following is a summary of "Color or money?: The impact of socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity on breast cancer mortality," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by Nnorom, et al. ...

Enhancing BCVI Screening in Motor Vehicle Collision Patients

Feb 02, 2023

The following is a summary of "Improving blunt cerebrovascular injury screening in motor vehicle collision patients: Does airbag deployment matter?," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by...

Pediatric Infective Endocarditis Surgical Results

Feb 02, 2023

The following is the summary of “Surgical outcomes of infective endocarditis in pediatrics: Moving the needle to a contemporary, multidisciplinary approach,” published in the January 2023 issue of...

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