Feb 20, 2023

The following is the summary of “Primary heart dysfunction is greater with combined heart and lung compared with isolated heart procurement” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and car...

Feb 20, 2023

Hideyo Noguchi is one of the most famous scientists in Japan's history, and his portrait has adorned the ¥1,000 banknotes since 2004. He had a childhood burn injury resulting in severe hand scarring ...

Feb 20, 2023

In response to the opioid epidemic, the United States declared a public health emergency in 2017. We evaluated pain medication prescribing practices among plastic and reconstructive surgeons, assessin...

Feb 20, 2023

To evaluate real-world outcomes of patients receiving ACTIS,1 a medial collared, triple-tapered (MCTT) hip system vs. other implants, for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).Patients with THA between...

Feb 20, 2023

Many individuals at high-risk for fracture are never evaluated for osteoporosis and subsequently do not receive necessary treatment. Utilization of MRI is burgeoning, providing an ideal opportunity to...

Feb 20, 2023

There were 3 major anesthesia methods for discectomy: local, epidural and general. A lot of studies has been established to compare these three methods in different aspects, however, the result is sti...

Feb 20, 2023

Parastomal hernia is a challenging complication following ostomy creation; however, the incidence and long-term outcomes after elective parastomal hernia repair are poorly characterized.To describe th...

Feb 17, 2023

The following is a summary of "Impact of mastectomy and reconstruction technique on patient perceived quality of Life," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by Zhang, et al. For a st...

Feb 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Safety of continuous fascia iliaca block in patients with hip fracture taking pre-injury anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet medications," published in the December 2022 i...

Feb 15, 2023

The following is a summary of "79 is the new 70: Left digit bias in craniotomy," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by Blumenfeld, et al Left digit bias is a psychological conditio...

Feb 14, 2023

The following is a summary of "Low viscoelastic clot strength, platelet transfusions, and graft dysfunction are associated with persistent postoperative ascites following liver transplantation," publi...

Feb 13, 2023

Infection is a serious complication among patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs) and in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. In most centers, the management of these complications is ...

Feb 13, 2023

Progress in pig organ xenotransplantation has been made largely through (1) genetic engineering of the organ-source pig to protect its tissues from the human innate immune response, and (2) developmen...

Feb 13, 2023

The topic of informed consent has become increasingly important in recent decades, both in the ethical-deontological field and as a duty of law. The review covered all sentences issued by the 13th sec...

Feb 13, 2023

The application of random pattern skin flaps is limited in plastic surgery reconstruction due to necrosis. Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) was reported to exert a protective effect against myocardia...

Feb 13, 2023

Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is a highly effective surgery. However, poor nutritional status has been associated with worse outcomes. In orthopedics, nutrition status is commonly evaluated using ser...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...