Publications by authors named "K Udagawa"
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- * This study investigated the effects of high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HA) on young rats that underwent ovariectomy (OVX) to induce osteoporosis, with some receiving HA injections and others receiving saline.
- * Results showed that the OVX-HA group had improved bone health indicators compared to the saline group, with bone formation and resorption metrics closer to those of healthy control rats, highlighting the potential of HA in treating osteoporosis in young adults.
Introduction: Early appropriate care (EAC) is widely accepted as a safe strategy to perform early definitive fracture fixation, and good clinical outcomes have been reported in selected, multiply injured patients, although the optimal candidate for early definitive fixation (EDF) has not been validated. The aim of this study was to identify simple clinical parameters to help select patients who could undergo EDF.
Methods: Patients with extremity injuries who underwent open reduction and internal fixation were retrospectively identified, using data from the Japan Trauma Data Bank (JTDB).
Background: Although long-term use of benzodiazepines and z-drugs (BZDs) is not recommended, little is known about the stakeholders' perceptions. This study aimed to assess and compare the perceptions of BZD use and decision making regarding its discontinuation between psychiatric outpatients and psychiatrists.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted.
Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed global lifestyles. Some reports about lifestyle changes during this pandemic have been published. However, these studies have not assessed gender differences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: While various strategies of fracture fixation for trauma patients have been discussed, optimal candidates remain unclear for early definitive fixation. The aim of this study was to integrate several clinical parameters into a scoring system and determine a cut-off value for safe early definitive surgery for extremity fractures.
Methods: We retrospectively identified patients with fracture in an extremity in Japanese Trauma Data Bank from 2004 to 2019.