Supportive bandage, removable splint, or walking casts for low-risk ankle fractures in children: a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Aims: It is unclear if a supportive bandage, removable splint, or walking cast offers the best outcome following low-risk ankle fractures in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to compare these treatments.

Methods: Children aged five to 15 years with low-risk ankle fractures were recruited to this feasibility trial from 1 February 2020 to 30 March 2023.

Multi-stakeholder perspectives into the experiences of siblings when a child is critically ill: A qualitative systematic review.

Objectives: A child's critical illness and admission to intensive care can have significant short- and long-term impacts for the parents and hospitalized child. While experiences of parents have been explored, the impact on siblings remains unclear. The aim was to systematically review and synthesize qualitative research exploring the experiences of siblings when a child is critically ill, from the perspectives of siblings and relevant key stakeholders.

Longitudinal trajectories of the Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (SHAQ) visual analogue scales: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is disabling. However, the different factors contributing to this disability and how these change over time have been little studied. Our aim was to examine the trajectories over time of the six visual analogue scales (VAS) of the scleroderma HAQ (SHAQ), associations of disease-related factors with these trajectories, and relationships with overall functional ability.

Species circumscription within the Rediviva neliana group (Hymenoptera: Melittidae), with the description of the new species Rediviva vogeli sp. nov. Melin & Colville.

Rediviva neliana Cockerell 1931 has been considered to be widely distributed along the southeastern and eastern Escarpment of South Africa and Lesotho, with high variation in foreleg length recorded across populations. A recent analysis of the allometric relationship between foreleg length and body size for the oil-collecting species of Rediviva revealed that R. neliana is a notable 'outlier', suggesting that it represented a group of species and not a single taxon.