Publications by authors named "Benjamin Lack"
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To systematically review the effectiveness and validity of orthopaedic surgery training using simulation technologies including augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality within arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
Methods: A literature search was conducted of the EMBASE and PubMed databases from inception to January 2024 per the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Included studies described arthroscopic shoulder surgery simulation training among orthopaedic surgery trainees.
Introduction: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has seen substantial progress in its utilization, with Chat Generated Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is emerging as a popular language model. The purpose of this study was to test the accuracy and reliability of ChatGPT's responses to frequently asked questions (FAQ) pertaining to reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA).
Methods: The ten most common FAQs were queried from institution patient education websites.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the healthcare industry. There have been limited studies assessing AI model efficacy and accuracy in urology. To our knowledge, there is a lack in research looking at one of the most common urological procedures: the vasectomy.
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- Orthopedic surgeons are seeking advanced degrees to improve their qualifications and the study aims to explore how these degrees influence their academic careers, particularly in shoulder and elbow specialties.
- A total of 893 surgeons were studied, with 129 possessing advanced degrees, primarily Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy, mostly obtained before medical school.
- Surgeons with advanced degrees showed significantly higher research productivity, measured by a higher h-index, more citations, and a greater number of publications compared to their peers without additional degrees.
Purpose: To identify the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in adolescent athletes based on sex, sport, and sport affiliation.
Methods: A literature search was performed using 3 online databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE) from database inception to November 2023 per the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Included studies consisted of Level I or II studies reporting on ACL injury exposures in time (hours) or injuries per 1,000 athlete-exposures (AEs) (1 game or practice) in adolescent athletes.
Context: Cervical cancer screening in women younger than 30 years relies on cervical cytology because of the poor performance of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing in this age group.
Objectives: To determine the performance of in-cell HPV E6, E7 mRNA quantification (HPV OncoTect) for the detection of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women younger than 30 years.
Design: We analyzed 3133 cytology specimens from a screening population of women aged 19-75 years investigate HPV OncoTect as a triage/secondary screening test for atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) cytology in women younger than 30 years.
Objectives: To evaluate the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation to discontinue prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening at age 75.
Methods: Public survey: A cohort of 340 patients was surveyed at our PSA screening clinic and stratified by awareness of the recommendation and education level. Age (< 75, >or= 75), race, health insurance status, knowledge of prostate cancer, and opinion on screening discontinuation at age 75 was evaluated between groups.
Purpose: We clarified whether men older than 70 years have a higher risk of prostate cancer and poorer survival in the early and late prostate specific antigen eras.
Materials And Methods: A cohort of 4,561 men who underwent radical prostatectomy were stratified into 3 age groups (younger than 60, 60 to 70 and older than 70 years), and early and late prostate specific antigen eras based on the year of surgery (before 2000 and 2000 or later). Race, body mass index, prostate specific antigen, prostate weight, tumor volume, pathological Gleason sum, pathological tumor stage, extracapsular extension, seminal vesicle invasion and surgical margin status were submitted for univariate and multivariable analyses against the previously mentioned groups.