Publications by authors named "Katherine McCollum"

This study focuses on a subset of medical students who participated in an anatomy dissection program and undertook an additional self-directed learning (SDL) project investigating incidental findings of cadaveric pathology. The value of SDL activity is explored as a means of enhancing medical student education, particularly its student perceived value in preparing and developing them as future medical educators. It was assessed whether the project advanced student interest in medical education by analyzing their motivations for participation.

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Background: The gut-brain-axis has a role in mental health disorders. In people with generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, normal flora Escherichia-Shigella, are significantly elevated. Fecal microbiota transplant, FMT, has been used to alter the gut composition in unhealthy individuals.

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Background: Pitch count recommendations are used to reduce injury risk in youth baseball pitchers and are based chiefly on expert opinion, with limited scientific support. Furthermore, they only account for pitches thrown against a hitter and do not include the total number of throws on the day a player pitched. Currently, counts are recorded manually.

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Purpose: To systematically review the available literature to further describe and report the available data on SLAP repair techniques and the association with outcomes.

Methods: A systematic review of literature was performed on manuscripts describing type II SLAP repairs in athletes. Selection criteria included studies reporting exclusively type II SLAP tears without concomitant pathology, minimum 2-year postoperative follow-up, use of anchor fixation, and return to previous level of play data available.

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Overuse injuries in youth baseball players due to throwing are at an all-time high. Traditional methods of tracking player throwing load only count in-game pitches and therefore leave many throws unaccounted for. Miniature wearable inertial sensors can be used to capture motion data outside of the lab in a field setting.

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