In the shoes of junior doctors: a qualitative exploration of job performance using the job-demands resources model.

Background: This qualitative study aimed to explore the factors affecting job performance amongst junior doctors working for public healthcare institutions in Singapore. Within these institutions, junior doctors experience challenges with maintaining a balance in job demands and resources, leading to strain. Exploring the lived experiences of these junior doctors is essential when reviewing workplace and organizational factors that contribute to stress on an individual level, providing valuable insights to address these challenges effectively.

Sagittally Balanced Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Patients With Increased Sacral Slope and Greater Lumbar Lordosis Experience Less Back Pain After Short-Segment Lumbar Fusion Surgery.

Study Design: A retrospective review of prospectively collected registry data.

Objectives: (1) Examine functional outcomes of patients with postoperative sacral slope (SS)<30 degrees versus SS≥30 degrees after single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS); (2) determine the factors associated with SS at the last follow-up.

Summary Of Background Data: Few studies have examined the relationship between spinopelvic parameters and functional outcomes in patients with DS undergoing short-segment TLIF.

Modern TKA implants are equivalent to traditional TKA implants in functional and patellofemoral joint-related outcomes.

Purpose: To compare patient-reported outcomes measures, health-related quality of life and satisfaction rates between a new Modern TKA system (M-TKA) and an existing Traditional TKA system (T-TKA).

Methods: Prospectively collected registry data of 65 patients who underwent T-TKA and 65 patients who underwent M-TKA at a single institution from 2014 to 2015 was reviewed. The range of motion, Knee Society Knee Score (KSKS), Function Score (KSFS), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), SF-36, satisfaction and expectation fulfilment were compared at Pre-op, 6 months and 2 years.

Predictors of radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistulae patency in an Asian population.

Purpose: To identify predictors of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) patency in Asian patients with autogenous radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula (RCAVF).

Methods: Retrospective review of 436 RCAVFs created between 2009 and 2013. Predictors of patency were identified with univariate and multivariate analysis.