Factors Associated with Unsuccessful Revascularization Surgery in Traumatic Upper-Extremity Amputation.

Background: Microsurgical emergency revascularization surgery for traumatic upper-extremity amputations demands high resource use. Injury details and patient characteristics influence the decision of whether to revascularize or revise an amputation involving the upper extremity. Our aim was to study associations between those factors and unsuccessful revascularization to provide information for clinical decision-making regarding amputation injuries.

National trends of upper extremity replantation and revascularization operations in Finland.

We studied the national trends of upper extremity replantation and revascularization operations in 2434 patients who had sustained an upper extremity injury from the national database in Finland. The operation rate was higher between the months of April and September, and overall, lower on Sundays and Mondays.

Prevalence, infant outcomes and gestational risk factors for transverse reduction deficiencies at or above the wrist: a population-based study.

We identified individuals born in Norway between 1970 and 2019 with transverse reduction deficiency at or above the wrist (TRDAW) from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway and from the CULA (congenital upper limb anomaly) North Oslo Registry. Infant outcomes and parental factors were compared for 202 individuals with TRDAW to 2,741,013 living individuals without TRDAW born during the same period. We found an overall TRDAW prevalence of 0.

Diet, Food, and Nutritional Exposures and Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Progression of Disease: an Umbrella Review.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), contributes to substantial morbidity. Understanding the intricate interplay between dietary factors and the incidence and progression of IBD is essential for developing effective preventative and therapeutic strategies. This umbrella review comprehensively synthesizes evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses to evaluate these complex associations.

Concurrent validity study of QuickDASH with respect to DASH in patients with traumatic upper extremity amputation.

Background: The Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure (DASH) is a validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for many upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. In patients with severe traumatic conditions, limited evidence exists regarding the equivalence between DASH and its shortened version, QuickDASH, which is more feasible in clinical practice. The rationale of this study was to analyze the concurrent validity of QuickDASH with respect to DASH in patients with traumatic upper extremity amputation.