Evaluating the role of weight loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: An audit of Osteoarthritis Healthy Weight For Life's database.

Background And Objectives: Obesity contributes to the onset and progression of osteoarthritis. This study assesses the influence of baseline body mass index (BMI) and baseline knee pain on improvements observed in patients undertaking a community-based weight loss program for knee osteoarthritis.

Method: This study is a retrospective analysis of data from 9004 patients who took part in the Osteoarthritis Healthy Weight For Life program between January 2014 and July 2022.

Assessment of trochanteric vascularity using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in a cadaveric model.

Purpose: Few studies have assessed trochanteric vascularity despite its implications for bone healing and surgical approaches. This study aimed to assess the regional arterial contributions of the medial femoral circumflex artery (MFCA) versus the lateral femoral circumflex artery (LFCA) to trochanteric vascularity.

Methods: Ten adult human cadaveric pelvises to mid-femur specimens were obtained.

Global practice variation of suppressive antimicrobial treatment for prosthetic joint infections: A cross-sectional survey study.

Objectives: To identify global differences in the use of suppressive antimicrobial therapy (SAT) in the management of prosthetic joint infection (PJI).

Methods: An online survey was designed to investigate clinician's approach to SAT for PJI, including indications, preferred antimicrobial drugs, dosing, treatment duration and follow-up. The survey was distributed to members of four international (bone and joint) infection societies and study groups.

Corrigendum to "WCN24-2021 KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION IN JAMAICAN RESIDENTS" [ Volume 9, Issue 4, Supplement, April 2024, Page S482].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.

A High Capacity Gas Diffusion Electrode for Li-O Batteries.

The very high theoretical specific energy of the lithium-air (Li-O) battery (3500 Wh kg) compared with other batteries makes it potentially attractive, especially for the electrification of flight. While progress has been made in realizing the Li-air battery, several challenges remain. One such challenge is achieving a high capacity to store charge at the positive electrode at practical current densities, without which Li-air batteries will not outperform lithium-ion.