Exploring gender dynamics and predictors of resilience among nursing students.

Aim: This study examined the gender differences in contributing factors to resilience among university nursing students, controlling for the age and year of study.

Background: Resilience is a behavioral pattern learned through personal and professional experiences. Resilience is crucial in nursing education and shapes clinical proficiency and care quality that may best target during college years, preparing nursing students for their future careers.

Nurses valued domains of living: Exploring gender differences.

This study explores gender-specific aspects of nurses' valued domains of living, examining differences in importance and consistency between male and female nurses in Jordanian hospitals. A cross-sectional study recruited 206 nurses (103 females, 103 males) from two major hospitals in Jordan. Data were collected using a demographics questionnaire and the Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ), assessing 10 domains of living.

The impact of cognitive fusion on stress among nurses: Exploring gender as a moderator controlling for depressive symptoms.

Aim: To investigate the influence of cognitive fusion on stress among nurses, with a focus on exploring gender as a moderator among Jordanian nurses controlling for depressive symptoms.

Background: Stress is a significant concern among healthcare workers, particularly nurses, given the escalating work demands and organizational constraints.

Methods: Data were collected from 206 nurses using a cross-sectional design.

Musculoskeletal phenotypes in 3q29 deletion syndrome.

3q29 deletion syndrome (3q29del) is a rare genomic disorder caused by a 1.6 Mb deletion (hg19, chr3:195725000-197350000). 3q29del is associated with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric phenotypes, including an astonishing >40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia, but medical phenotypes are less well-described.

Musculoskeletal phenotypes in 3q29 deletion syndrome.

3q29 deletion syndrome (3q29del) is a rare genomic disorder caused by a 1.6 Mb deletion (hg19, chr3:195725000â€"197350000). 3q29del is associated with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric phenotypes, including an astonishing >40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia, but medical phenotypes are less well-described.

Primary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Spine in Children: Updated Outcomes of a Modern Surgical Technique.

Objective: Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are benign but locally aggressive lesions. Treating children with spinal ABC poses risks due to the proximity of the lesion to the spinal cord and the need to preserve spinal stability after surgery. This study reports the updated outcomes of a uniform aggressive initial surgical technique for the treatment of spinal ABC in children.

Analytic Form of Planar Two-Loop Five-Gluon Scattering Amplitudes in QCD.

We present the analytic form of the planar two-loop five-gluon scattering amplitudes in QCD for a complete set of independent helicity configurations of external gluons. These include the first analytic results for five-point two-loop amplitudes relevant for the computation of next-to-next-to-leading-order QCD corrections at hadron colliders. The results were obtained by reconstructing analytic expressions from numerical evaluations.

Correction to: Is the new ASNM intraoperative neuromonitoring supervision "guideline" a trustworthy guideline? A commentary.

The article Is the new ASNM intraoperative neuromonitoring supervision "guideline" a trustworthy guideline? A commentary, written by Stanley A. Skinner, Elif Ilgaz Aydinlar, Lawrence F. Borges, Bob S.

Clinical and radiographic presentation of pelvic sarcoma in children.

Introduction: Pelvic sarcomas may present with vague symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics and clinical presentations of different types of pelvic sarcoma in children.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients up to 21 years of age with the diagnosis of pelvic sarcoma between January 2000 and June 2013.

Single stage en bloc resection of a recurrent metastatic osteosarcoma of the pediatric lumbar spine through multiple exposures - a novel approach.

To obtain a wide resection and safe margins in recurrent spine osteosarcoma, the surgical approach can include - posterior only, combined posterior and anterior, and combined posterior and anterior with a return to posterior in multiple stages. In our case, we used a novel approach of multiple extensile exposures circumferentially in a single stage with a single surgical prep. We present the case of a 9-year-old female with a history of metastatic osteosarcoma, who previously underwent an attempted en bloc resection with an L3 corpectomy and left below knee amputation.

Cost Analysis of Magnet-driven Growing Rods for Early-onset Scoliosis at 5 Years.

Study Design: Prospective case series of nine children with early-onset scoliosis (EOS) treated by a single surgeon with a novel implant, the magnet-driven growing rod (MdGR) in a publicly funded health care service accounting for "payer costs" (PC) incurred.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of MdGR versus conventional growing rods (CGRs) with respect to the PC incurred for treating EOS at 5 years.

Summary Of Background Data: Cost estimate and mathematical modeling study projections of MdGR have shown despite high insertional costs, it breaks even with CGR by 3 to 4 years.

Atlantoaxial rotatory displacement in children.

Aim: To correlate the Pang and Lee class with the clinical course in a consecutive series of patients presenting with painful torticollis.

Methods: Forty-seven dynamic rotational computed tomography (CT) scans in 35 patients were classified into one of the five types defined by Pang and Li, including types I (atlantoaxial rotatopry fixation), II ("pathologic stickiness" without crossover of C1 on C2), III ("pathologic stickiness" with crossover of C1 on C2), IV (normal or muscular torticollis), and V (diagnostic grey zone). The Pang and Li class was then compared with the radiologist's report, which was graded abnormal, diagnosis of rotatory subluxation or fixation, or non-diagnostic.

Surgical treatment of pelvic sarcoma in children: outcomes for twenty six patients.

Purpose: Pelvic sarcoma is uncommon in children and challenging to treat. This study examined different surgical approaches to treat pelvic sarcoma with the aim of assessing the oncologic, and functional outcomes.

Methods: We retrospectively examined the medical records of patients younger than 21 years of age who underwent surgery for pelvic sarcoma at our institution from 1992 to 2010.

Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Infants and Children: Imaging of a Changing Disease.

In children, hematogenous osteomyelitis is an infection that primarily affects the most vascularized regions of the growing skeleton. The disease has increased in frequency, virulence, and degree of soft-tissue involvement. The change in clinical manifestations and management over the past 2 decades should be reflected in the current imaging approach to the disease.

Optimal Diagnostic Yield Achieved With On-site Pathology Evaluation of Fine-Needle Aspiration-Assisted Core Biopsies for Pediatric Osseous Lesions: A Single-Center Experience.

Context: - Image-guided, fine-needle aspiration-assisted core needle biopsy with an on-site evaluation by a pathologist (FNACBP) of osseous lesions is not a common practice in pediatric institutions.

Objectives: - To evaluate the diagnostic adequacy and accuracy of FNACBP for pediatric osseous lesions and to compare the adequacy with procedures that do not use fine-needle aspiration.

Design: - Six-year, retrospective review of 144 consecutive children biopsied for osseous lesions with and without fine-needle aspiration assistance.

Observational Analysis of Changing Trends in Level of Evidence of Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting Podium Presentations in the New Millennium (2001-2013).

Study Design: Observational quantitative evaluation of all Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting (SRS-AM) podium presentations over a 6-year period in the new millennium for changing trends in Level of Evidence (LoE).

Objectives: To report the LoE of SRS-AM podium presentations over a 13-year period in the new millennium and to compare the trends in LoE over a 3-year period between the two decades, that is, 2001-2003 versus 2011-2013.

Summary Of Background Data: LoE is a rating system introduced by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in 2003 to reflect the quality of clinical studies.

Surgical resection of osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma of the spine.

Unlabelled: Intraoperative radiographic guidance has traditionally been utilized in orthopedic surgery through 2-D navigation with the C-arm and recently with 3-D navigation with the O-arm. The aim of this study was to describe the outcome of surgical treatment of spinal osteoblastoma and osteoid osteoma with the utilization of the O-arm and conventional C-arm guidance. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with spinal osteoid osteoma and or osteoblastoma who were treated at our institution between 2002 and 2011.

Outcomes of Spinal Fusion for Cervical Kyphosis in Children with Neurofibromatosis.

Background: Cervical kyphosis may occur with neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) and is often associated with vertebral dysplasia. Outcomes of cervical spinal fusion in patients with NF1 are not well described because of the rarity of the condition. We aimed to (1) characterize the clinical presentation of cervical kyphosis and (2) report the outcomes of posterior and anteroposterior cervical fusion for the condition in these children.

Rod fracture and lengthening intervals in traditional growing rods: is there a relationship?

Purpose: Is there any relationship between lengthening intervals and rod fracture in traditional growing rod (TGR) surgery?

Methods: A multicenter EOS database was queried for patients who had: (1) dual growing rods for EOS; (2) minimum 2-year follow-up; (3) a minimum of 2 lengthenings; and (4) revision surgery due to rod fracture. Of 138 patients who met the criteria: 56 patients experienced at least one-rod fracture (RF group) and 82 patients had no rod fractures (NRF group). In addition to each patient's lengthening intervals, demographics, construct details, and radiographic parameters were compared.

Bi-planar spinal stereoradiography of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: considerations in 3D alignment and functional balance.

Purpose: A prospective, cross-sectional study to determine the impact of arm position on the 3D spine and pelvic parameters and postural balance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Methods: A total number of 37 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients were enrolled prospectively. Three arm positions, (1) 45° shoulder flexion with knuckles on clavicles, (2) 90° shoulder and elbow flexion with forearms and palms on the front wall, and (3) arms hanging on either side, were instructed to the cohort.

Skeletal muscle and plasma concentrations of cefazolin during complex paediatric spinal surgery.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) can have devastating consequences for children who undergo spinal instrumentation. Prospective evaluations of prophylactic cefazolin in this population are limited. The purpose of this study was to describe the pharmacokinetics and skeletal muscle disposition of prophylactic cefazolin in a paediatric population undergoing complex spinal surgery.

Characterizing the differences between the 2D and 3D measurements of spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Purpose: Although adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is known to impact the 3D orientation of the spine and pelvis, the impact of the vertebral position relative to the X-ray scanner on the agreement between 2D and 3D measurements of a curve has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the agreement between 2D and 3D measurements of the scoliotic curve as a function of the 3D spinal parameters in AIS.

Methods: Three independent observers measured the thoracic and lumbar Cobb angles, Kyphosis, and lordosis on the posterior-anterior and lateral X-rays of AIS patients.