Mar 11, 2021

Type II odontoid fractures are mostly encountered in the elderly. Due to a high risk of non-union fractures in the case of conservative treatment, surgical fixation is widely recommended. Anterior odo...

Mar 08, 2021

Lateral premalleolar bursitis develops on the dorsolateral aspect of the foot anterior to the lateral malleolus, distinct from lateral malleolar bursitis located just around the lateral malleolus.A 71...

Mar 04, 2021

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (i) to investigate whether the thermal treatment of direct dental resin composites (RCs) using microwave or autoclave heating cycles would modify the materials'...

Mar 04, 2021

To confirm whether peak aerobic capacity determined during laboratory testing could be replicated during an on-court field-based test in wheelchair rugby players.Sixteen wheelchair rugby players perfo...

Mar 04, 2021

Ageing, depression, and neurodegenerative disease are common risk factors for delirium in the elderly. These risk factors are associated with dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, ...

Mar 01, 2021

The relationship of pain sensitivity with pain and disability in low back pain (LBP) is complicated. It has been suggested increased understanding of dynamic quantitative sensory testing (QST) might b...

Mar 01, 2021

Fatigue is a common presenting symptom in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Although fatigue alone is not currently an indication for parathyroidectomy, it can have a significant detrimental effect ...

Feb 25, 2021

Intramedullary nails are considered the gold standard for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. Thereby, the screw-bone interface is considered the weakest link. For biomechanical evaluation of ost...

Feb 25, 2021

This study aimed to define better the clinical presentation, fracture patterns, and features predictive of associated injuries and need for surgery in pediatric facial trauma patients in an urban sett...

Feb 22, 2021

To review the extant literature relating to bone health in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) including both adult and juvenile patients.A PubMed search® identified relevant studies from 19...

Feb 18, 2021

In patients who experience chronic or acute wound pain, analgesic requirements as well as patient-centered and clinical outcomes can be affected by psychological interventions as explored by considera...

Feb 18, 2021

The 30-day mortality rate after hip fracture surgery has been considered as an indirect indicator of the quality of care. The aim of this work is to analyse preoperative and postoperative factors pote...

Feb 18, 2021

Nerves in bone play well-established roles in pain and vasoregulation and have been associated with progression of skeletal disorders including osteoporosis, fracture, arthritis and tumor metastasis. ...

Feb 04, 2021

Much attention has been paid to the evaluation of the efficacy of exercise therapy or increasing physical activity with the aim to prevent or alleviate neck and low back pain. However, exercise adhere...

Feb 04, 2021

Peripheral stent fracture is a major precursor to restenosis of femoral artery atherosclerosis that has been treated with stent implantation. In this work, we validate a workflow for performing in sil...

Jan 28, 2021

Fracture in polytrauma patients have higher risk of morbidity and mortality compared to those found in monotrauma patients. The ideal approach of orthopaedic injuries is to perform definitive fixation...

Jan 18, 2021

Osteochondral defects of the talus (OCD) are a well-established pathology within the ankle. They are most commonly associated with ankle trauma and whilst many are asymptomatic, they can have a signif...

Jan 18, 2021

Aggressive nutrition therapy is essential to improve nutrition and function in patients with malnutrition and sarcopenia. Malnutrition and sarcopenia negatively affect functional recovery and activiti...

Jan 14, 2021

The aim of the present study was to assess femoral shaft malunion following anterograde intramedullary nailing, using low-dose EOS stereoradiography. The study hypothesis was that our surgical techniq...

Jan 14, 2021

Low Back Pain (LBP) is commonly reported as a very frequent disorder in sports, but its prevalence in runners remains unclear.To determine the prevalence of LBP in a wide sample of Italian runners.A c...