Feb 04, 2020

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relevance of a commonly used morbidity prognostic tool, the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), in determining the survival rate of patients with isolated p...

Feb 04, 2020

To compare the clinical outcome of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) retention type and PCL substituting type using Advance(®) Medial Pivot (AMP) inner-axis knee prosthesis. A retrospective analysi...

Feb 04, 2020

To investigate the feasibility of echocardiography-guided closed-chest repeated intraventricular blood sampling in mice, and to clarify the maximum blood volume that can be collected by this method, ...

Jan 31, 2020

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) often cause local kyphosis. Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) is a common method for the treatment of local kyphosis. However, the influence of kyphop...

Jan 31, 2020

Identifying strategies that reduce the risk of illness and injury is an objective of sports science and medicine teams. No studies have examined the relationship between oxidative stress (OS) and illn...

Jan 31, 2020

To characterize, for the first time, the mechanical properties of treadmill surfaces along with a practical interpretation of their influence on physiological and perceived demands during endurance ru...

Jan 31, 2020

Due to age-related changes in the psychobiological state of masters athletes, this brief report aimed to compare training load responses using heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) d...

Jan 31, 2020

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. Postoperative neuropathic groin pain is a potentially disabling complication and can be due to a neuroma of the ilioin...

Jan 31, 2020

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been used routinely by Public Health England (PHE) for identification, surveillance and monitoring of resistance determinants in referred Salmonella isolates since 20...

Jan 31, 2020

 To systematically review the methods for estimating endotracheal tube (ETT) insertion depth in neonates. Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Liter...

Jan 31, 2020

 This study aims to evaluate the utility of social media to distribute a patient survey on differences in management and outcomes of monochorionic-diamniotic (MCDA) pregnancies. A cross-sectional ...

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...