Publications by authors named "H Otsuka"
Background: This study aimed to investigate whether arithmetic hip-knee-ankle angle (aHKA) can be a surrogate for valgus stress radiography (VSR). Furthermore, we investigated the optimal cutoff values for preoperative radiographic parameters, thereby validating the appropriate inclusion criteria for prearthritic/kinematic unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (prearthritic-UKA).
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 123 patients who underwent medial UKA.
Multicolor Mechanochromic Polymer Blends That Can Distinguish between Tensile-Stress States.
Macromol Rapid Commun
December 2024
Mechanochromic polymers can be used to visualize mechanical stimuli applied to materials. However, many of these polymers exhibit single-color mechanochromism, i.e.
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- The study explores the impact of exercise habits from adolescence to old age on the risk of developing geriatric depression among older adults.
- It involved 1,629 participants aged 65-84 and categorized them based on their exercise practices into four distinct groups.
- Results show that individuals who exercised at any point in their life, particularly in adolescence and old age, had significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms compared to those who never exercised.
Diabetes management primarily aims to achieve a life expectancy and quality of life similar to that of people without diabetes. The key to achieving this goal is the effective prevention and management of both the microvascular and macrovascular complications associated with diabetes. Although glycated hemoglobin levels of less than 7% are recommended to minimize complications, individual targets should be set considering variables such as age, duration of diabetes, risk of hypoglycemia, organ function, support system, general health status, and social background.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Exercise in adolescence and old age improves cognitive function in older adults, but the combined effect of exercise habits in both periods is controversial. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between exercise habits in adolescence and old age and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and to compare regional brain volumes and blood biochemical markers associated with cognitive function in older adults.
Methods: Baseline data of 1615 participants aged 65-84 years from the Bunkyo Health Study were analyzed.