Sep 03, 2020

The need for anterior column reconstruction after thoracolumbar burst fractures remains controversial. Here, the authors present their experience with minimally invasive lateral thoracolumbar corpecto...

Aug 31, 2020

Osteoarthritis (OA) and intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) as major cause of chronic low back pain represent the most common degenerative joint pathologies and are leading causes of pain and disa...

Aug 31, 2020

To quantify the spatial distributions of cartilage and subchondral bone thickness of the distal radius.Using 17 cadaveric wrists, three types of 3-dimensional models were created: a cartilage-bone mod...

Aug 31, 2020

Nanofiber-structured hydrogels with robust mechanical properties are promising candidates for the development of multifunctional materials in advanced fields. However, creating such materials that com...

Aug 27, 2020

Little is known about the epidemiology of neuropathic pain in primary care patients consulting with low back-related leg pain. We aimed to describe prevalence, characteristics and clinical course of l...

Aug 27, 2020

A literature review was conducted to compare placebo responses in a recent trial-which implemented an Accurate Pain Reporting (APR) and Placebo Response Reduction (PRR) training program-to placebo res...

Aug 24, 2020

Antegrade intramedullary humeral nails (IMNs) are an effective fixation method for certain proximal humerus and humeral shaft fractures. However, due to potential rotator cuff damage during nail inser...

Aug 24, 2020

Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) has traditionally been indicated for patients with neurogenic claudication. Surgery improves patients' disability and lower extremity symptoms, ...

Aug 24, 2020

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries most commonly occur following a perturbation. Perturbations make the athlete unbalanced or at loss of control, which ultimately can lead to injury. The purpos...

Aug 17, 2020

To summarize the research progress of tibial transverse transport in the treatment of diabetic foot.The domestic and foreign literature on the tibial transverse transport for diabetic foot in recent y...

Aug 17, 2020

To explore the causes and management of the complications in diabetic foot treated with tibial transverse transport (TTT).Between September 2015 and September 2019, 196 patients with diabetic foot wer...

Aug 17, 2020

To investigate the effectiveness of the treatment under the guidance of "diamond concept" for femoral shaft fractures nonunion after intramedullary fixation.Between January 2014 and December 2016, 21 ...

Aug 13, 2020

Race is an important determinant of cancer outcome. The purpose of this study was to identify disparities in clinical presentation, treatment use, and in-hospital outcomes of patients with spinal meta...

Aug 13, 2020

To investigate the effects of combined sleep hygiene recommendations and mindfulness on actigraphy-based sleep parameters, perceptual well-being, anxiety, and match outcomes during high-performance ju...

Aug 13, 2020

To describe four cases of an uncommon type of segmental root development after endodontic revitalization procedures. The formation, development, and prognosis of this phenomenon is discussed, along wi...

Aug 10, 2020

To evaluate the viability of the electrochemical dissolution of NiTi fragments in root canals of extracted human maxillary molars, using two electrodes and the solution restricted to a small reservoir...

Aug 06, 2020

We described the use of benzodiazepines (BZDs), z-hypnotics, and antidepressants; analyzed the consistency between recorded and detected BZDs among hip fracture patients admitted to two Finnish hospit...

Aug 06, 2020

To investigate patient exposure in operating rooms and establish Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs), fifteen different procedures and nearly 4500 surgeries performed between January 2017 and December ...

Aug 06, 2020

Data on the association between AF and fitness is conflicting.The aim of this analysis was to investigate the association between fitness, obesity and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among appar...

Aug 03, 2020

Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that increases the risk for fragility fractures. Screening and diagnosis can be achieved by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using quantitative CT tomograp...