Publications by authors named "James Houston"

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  • - The study investigated how well veterans receiving opioid therapy followed clinical guidelines, comparing those who used only VA services (mono users) to those who also used community care (dual-system users).
  • - High overall adherence rates (over 90%) to guidelines were found in both groups, although specific recommendations, like urine drug screening, were less consistently followed (8.9% for mono users, 11.2% for dual users).
  • - The study indicated no clear trend in adherence between the two user types but noted an increase in overall guideline adherence from 2015 to 2019, suggesting a need for further research into coordination among dual-system users.
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Background: In cases of fractures in children with suspicion of non-accidental injury (NAI), biochemical markers of calcium homeostasis should be performed.

Objectives: To describe the pattern of biochemistry in children with fractures NAI is suspected.

Participants And Setting: Children ≤2 years of age who had undergone a skeletal survey as part of a child protection investigation where 1/+ fracture was identified over a ten-year period (2012-2021) at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.

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In the present study we report the relationship among MRI-based skull and cervical spine morphometric measures as well as symptom severity (disability-as measured by Oswestry Head and Neck Pain Scale and social isolation-as measured by the UCLA Loneliness scale) on biomarkers of allostatic load using estrogen, interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, and cortisol in a sample of 46 CMI patients. Correlational analyses showed that McRae line length was negatively associated with interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein levels, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) showed joint effects of morphometric measures (McRae line length, anterior CSF space) and symptom severity (disability and loneliness) on estrogen and intereukin-6 levels. These results are consistent with allostatic load.

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Background: While the literature suggests a correlation between posterior tibial slope and sagittal stability of the knee, there is a lack of consensus relating to how to measure the slope, what a normal slope value would be, and which critical values should guide extra surgical treatment. We performed a systematic literature review looking at the posterior tibial slope and cruciate ligament surgery. Our aims were to define a gold standard measurement technique of posterior tibial slope, as well as determining its normal range and the important values for consideration of adjuncts during cruciate ligament surgery.

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Introduction: Both mechanical and biological theories have been proposed in the development of non-union. The mechanical theory suggests that a high strain environment in a fracture will predispose it to non-union. While in simple fractures and wedge fractures there are only one and two primary fracture planes respectively, in multi-fragmentary fractures there are many and a non-union may form along any of the original fracture lines, however the plane which experiences the highest strain is at 45 - the shear plane.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects multiple organ systems. Many patients present with neurological and psychiatric signs and symptoms at some point in the course of the disease. Here, we present a patient with neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) who presented with long-standing and difficult-to-control epileptic seizures and post-ictal psychotic symptoms prior to the diagnosis of SLE.

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It has been well demonstrated that the cerebellum is associated with cognitive and affective processing as well as the traditionally conceptualized motor function. In the present chapter, we explore the behavioral and neurobiological implications of a common congenital cerebellar condition, Chiari malformation Type I, on cognitive and affective processing. We also emphasize the associations between Chiari-related chronic pain, cognitive dysfunction, and emotion dysregulation.

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Ice hockey is a high-speed sport with a high rate of associated injury, including spinal cord injury (SCI). The incidence of hockey-related SCI has increased significantly in more recent years. A comprehensive literature search was conducted with the PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and Web of Science databases using the phrases "hockey AND spinal cord injuries" to identify relevant studies pertaining to hockey-related SCIs, equipment use, anatomy, and biomechanics of SCI, injury recognition, and return-to-play guidelines.

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Elastin is present in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of connective tissues, and its mechanical properties are well documented. In Marfan syndrome, however, the inability to properly code for the protein fibrillin-1 prematurely leads to the degradation and loss of elastin fiber integrity in the ECM. In this study, the role of elastin in the ECM of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve was investigated by examining the biomechanical behavior of porcine leaflets before and after the application of the enzyme elastase.

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There is initial evidence of microstructural abnormalities in the fibre-tract pathways of the cerebellum and cerebrum of individuals diagnosed with Type I Chiari malformation. However, it is unclear whether abnormal white matter architecture and macro-level morphological deviations that have been observed in Chiari translate to differences in functional connectivity. Furthermore, common symptoms of Chiari include pain and cognitive deficits, but the relationship between these symptoms and functional connectivity has not been explored in this population.

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Objectives: Orthopaedic surgeons have a responsibility to minimise risks of ionising radiation to patients, themselves and staff. This study aims to establish the understanding of radiation practice, legislation and risk by orthopaedic surgeons.

Methods: A nationwide online survey of UK-based orthopaedic surgeons was conducted.

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Controversy surrounding the classification of thoracolumbar injuries has given rise to various classification systems over the years, including the most recent AOSpine Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System (ATLICS). This systematic review aims to provide an up-to-date evaluation of the literature, including assessment of a further three studies not analysed in previous reviews. In doing so, this is the first systematic review to include the reliability among non-spine subspecialty professionals and to document the wide variety between reliability across studies, particularly with regard to sub-type classification.

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Chiari malformation type I (CMI) is a neural disorder with sensory, cognitive, and motor defects, as well as headaches. Radiologically, the cerebellar tonsils extend below the foramen magnum. To date, the relationships among adult age, brain morphometry, surgical status, and symptom severity in CMI are unknown.

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Purpose: Current clinical and radiological methods of predicting a patient's growth potential are limited in terms of practicality, accuracy and known to differ in different races. This information influences optimal timing of bracing and surgical intervention in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The Luk classification was developed to mitigate limitations of existing tools.

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The use of ionising radiation for plain film radiography and computerised tomography is fundamental in both diagnostics and treatment for orthopaedics. However, radiation is not without risk as high exposure can increase the risk of cancer. Little time is spent educating doctors about the relative risks of radiation, both to patients and themselves.

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Chiari malformation type I (CMI) provides an opportunity for examining possible moderators of allostatic load. CMI patients who had (n = 43) and had not (n = 19) undergone decompression surgery completed questionnaires regarding pain, disability, and loneliness, and provided serum samples for IL-6, CRP, estrogen, and free estradiol assays, and saliva samples to assess diurnal cortisol curves. ANOVAs examining surgical status (decompressed versus non-decompressed), loneliness (high vs.

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Introduction: Anterior knee pain and kneeling pain are some of the most common complications following intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. With the increased uptake of suprapatellar nailing at our institution, we undertook a service evaluation to assess anterior knee pain and kneeling pain in patients who underwent the suprapatellar tibial nailing technique compared with the infrapatellar approach.

Methodology: Data from all consecutive intramedullary tibial nailing operations between January 2014 and July 2017 were analysed from a prospectively collected database.

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Objectives: To define the mean angle of a series of diaphyseal nonunions based on radiographic analysis.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Two level-1 trauma centers.

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: Previous studies on perceptual letter-matching have found that younger and older adults showed "fast-same" effects for response time and "false-different" effects for errors but the effects were more pronounced for older adults. According to the , internal noise in visual processing distorts "same" trials into appearing different whereas distortion for "different" trials does not affect performance. Older adults have a "noisier" representation of items within perceptual processing which can impact perceptual matching.

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Objective: Resting-state (rs) network dysfunction is a contributing factor to treatment resistance in epilepsy. In treatment-resistant epilepsy (TRE), pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies have been shown to improve such dysfunction. In this study, our goal was to prospectively evaluate the effect of highly purified plant-derived cannabidiol (CBD; Epidiolex®) on rs functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) functional connectivity (rs-FC).

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Open fractures incur significant morbidity and mortality, and as such have standardised guidelines for their management. Photography of open fractures is an essential component of documentation in the treatment of open fractures as per the British Orthopaedic Association Standards of Trauma and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. Smartphones have made photography easily accessible to the clinician, but serious concerns exist regarding data security and the consent process around the use of sensitive clinical images.

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Introduction: Hypogammaglobulinemia has not been well studied in pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. We evaluated plasma immunoglobulin (Ig) and lymphocyte phenotypes among 31 pediatric heart and kidney recipients for two years post-transplant and from 10 non-transplanted children.

Methods: Plasma IgM, IgG, and IgA were quantified by immunoturbidimetric assays, IgG subclasses were quantified by bead-based multiplex immunoassay, and lymphocyte phenotypes were assessed by flow cytometry.

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Purpose: While the presence of cerebellar tonsillar descent in radiological images has been used as evidence of Chiari malformation type I (CMI), tonsillar ectopia alone is insufficient to identify individuals with symptomatic CMI. This study sought to identify differences in brain morphology between symptomatic CMI and healthy controls in adult females.

Methods: Two hundred and ten adult females with symptomatic CMI and 90 age- and body mass index-matched asymptomatic female controls were compared using seven brain morphometric measures visible on magnetic resonance images.

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Background: Previous case-control investigations of type I Chiari malformation (CMI) have reported cognitive deficits and microstructural white matter abnormalities, as measured by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). CMI is also typically associated with pain, including occipital headache, but the relationship between pain symptoms and microstructure is not known.

Methods: Eighteen CMI patients and 18 adult age- and education-matched control participants underwent DTI, were tested using digit symbol coding and digit span tasks, and completed a self-report measure of chronic pain.

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