Oct 05, 2020

To calculate the incidence and identify the predictors of persistent postoperative opioid use at different postoperative days.A subset of surgical patients continues to use long-term opioids. The impo...

Oct 05, 2020

The present study evaluated short-term outcomes of microfracture augmented with micronized allograft cartilage matrix (BioCartilage) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for symptomatic focal femoral condyl...

Oct 05, 2020

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the articular branches innervating the anterior knee capsule has been studied as a possible alternative to surgery for degenerative arthritis. However, the neurovascul...

Oct 05, 2020

There is some controversy about how the proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) capsulotomy changes PTFJ anatomy in closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (CW-HTO) and about how this affects ankle and knee mob...

Oct 05, 2020

Thromboprophylaxis in patients with spinal trauma is often delayed due to the risk of bleeding and expansion of the intraspinal hematoma (ISH). Our study aimed to assess the safety of early initiation...

Oct 01, 2020

Opioids form an important component of general anesthesia and perioperative analgesia. Discharge opioid prescriptions are identified as a contributor for persistent opioid use and diversion. In parall...

Oct 01, 2020

Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are released from pre-trial detention in jail have a high risk of opioid relapse. While several interventions for OUD initiated during incarceration have...

Oct 01, 2020

To determine the effectiveness and safety of erenumab in patients with chronic migraine in the real-world setting of 3 headache centers in Australia.Patients with migraine were prescribed erenumab (70...

Oct 01, 2020

The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize current literature in which neurochemical and structural brain imaging were used to investigate chronic migraine (CM) pathophysiology and to furth...

Oct 01, 2020

Use of triptans for acute treatment of migraine is associated with insufficient efficacy and/or tolerability in approximately 30-40% of people. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) to syn...

Oct 01, 2020

Hearing is essential for the healthy development of an infant as language is one of the main stimulants of intellectual capacity. We investigate the effect of anesthesia type during delivery on neonat...

Oct 01, 2020

Little is known about the evidence required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for new approvals of opioid analgesics.To characterize the quality of safety and efficacy data in new drug ap...

Oct 01, 2020

To evaluate the effects of pool-based exercises on pain symptomatology among adults with fibromyalgia syndrome.A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out using PRISMA guidelines. Database ...

Oct 01, 2020

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex syndrome to diagnose and treat due to its unknown etiology. However, previous studies reported that patients with FM suffer from oxidative stress.In this study, we inves...

Oct 01, 2020

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease. Pain management can be challenging in...

Oct 01, 2020

Fibromyalgia (FM) was frequently observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to evaluate the differences in psychiatric comorbidities and life adversities between patients with RA+FM...

Oct 01, 2020

Total ankle arthroplasty is intended to restore physiological joint function in case of severe ankle arthritis. However, little is known about the functional outcome associated to different prosthesis...

Oct 01, 2020

Radiologic imaging is crucial for diagnosing and monitoring rheumatic inflammatory diseases. Particularly the emerging approach of precision medicine has increased the interest in quantitative imaging...

Oct 01, 2020

In this study, we investigated the spontaneous neural plasticity on the contralateral side in hypertensive rats, including the expression of nerve growth factors (synaptophysin [SYN] and growth-associ...

Sep 28, 2020

Patients in the US receive disproportionally higher amounts of opioids following surgery compared to their non-US counterparts. We aimed to assess the relationship between perceived pain severity afte...