Maximising efficiency with exoscopic surgery: a versatile approach for transoral laryngeal and oropharyngeal procedures.

Objectives: Several devices have been developed to improve head and neck surgery. 3D exoscopes provide surgeons a viable alternative to microscopes. We propose our setting for transoral exoscopic oropharyngeal (TOEOS) and transoral exoscopic laryngeal surgery (TOELS).

In Vitro Characterization of Human Cell Sources in Collagen Type I Gel Scaffold for Meniscus Tissue Engineering.

Strategies to repair the meniscus have achieved limited success; thus, a cell-based therapy combined with an appropriate biocompatible scaffold could be an interesting alternative to overcome this issue. The aim of this project is to analyze different cell populations and a collagen gel scaffold as a potential source for meniscus tissue engineering applications. Dermal fibroblasts (DFs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from adipose tissue (ASCs) or bone marrow (BMSCs) were analyzed.

Improving real-time detection of laryngeal lesions in endoscopic images using a decoupled super-resolution enhanced YOLO.

Background And Objective: Laryngeal Cancer (LC) constitutes approximately one third of head and neck cancers. Detecting early-stage lesions in this anatomical region is crucial for achieving a high survival rate. However, it poses significant diagnostic challenges owing to the varied appearance of lesions and the need for precise characterization for appropriate clinical management.

Return to sport at pre-injury level following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is influenced by patients' perceived knee status and psychological readiness and does not correlate with functional ability.

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to (1) prospectively evaluate clinical and functional outcomes of athletes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction up to 12 months after surgery, (2) to identify the correlations between functional and subjective tests, and (3) to determine which factors influence patients' capability to resume sports at pre-injury level.

Methods: Patients who underwent ACL reconstruction using doubled autologous hamstring graft were prospectively assessed pre-operatively, 6, and 12 months after surgery using International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Form, Tegner activity level, and ACL-Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) scale. Jumping ability was instrumentally assessed using a test battery including bipodalic squat jump (SJ), bipodalic countermovement jump (CMJ), monopodalic CMJ, and monopodalic side-hop test.