Publications by authors named "K M Diamond"
Article Synopsis
- Guyon's Canal Syndrome (GCS) is a rare nerve entrapment condition, and this study analyzes trends in GCS patients from 2010 to 2020 regarding procedures, comorbidities, readmissions, and reimbursements.
- The research shows a significant decrease in the number of Guyon's Canal release surgeries performed, while an increase is noted in patients who consume alcohol, are obese, or use tobacco, alongside a decrease in those with diabetes and other conditions.
- Despite the drop in surgeries, the study found a rising trend in 90-day readmissions and higher costs of care, indicating a complex relationship between patient comorbidities and healthcare expenses.
Many animals migrate across regions of their geographic range as part of extended events, with groups of individuals proceeding through areas of travel on several successive days. Early migrating individuals may have an advantage over late migrating individuals by gaining early access to the resources at the eventual destination. For situations where early access to resources would provide an advantage, specific sets of locomotor traits might be found among individuals that are earlier migrators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatric brain and spinal cancers remain the leading cause of cancer-related death in children. Advancements in clinical decision-support in pediatric neuro-oncology utilizing the wealth of radiology imaging data collected through standard care, however, has significantly lagged other domains. Such data is ripe for use with predictive analytics such as artificial intelligence (AI) methods, which require large datasets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTeleost fishes have evolved a number of sound-producing mechanisms, including vibrations of the swim bladder. In addition to sound production, the swim bladder also aids in sound reception. While the production and reception of sound by the swim bladder has been described separately in fishes, the extent to which it operates for both in a single species is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite increased legalization, little is known about the influence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for distal radius fractures (DRFs). The aims were to determine whether CUD patients undergoing ORIF for DRF have increased: (1) medical complications; and (2) health care utilization (emergency department [ED] visits and readmission rates).
Methods: Patients were identified from an insurance database from 2010 to 2020 using Current Procedural Terminology codes: 25607, 25608, and 25609.