Publications by authors named "L Antoine"

Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a widespread chronic pain condition with prevalence increasing in older adults. Older adults living with FM experience longer pain symptom durations that can negatively impact their quality of life. Affect and neuroinflammation are potential factors that can exacerbate pain symptoms.

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Bakground: Child malignant bone tumors often develop near growth cartilage. The gold standard surgery consists in large segmental resection. This resection often requires the sacrifice of growth cartilage, leading to inequality of limb length.

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Article Synopsis
  • Global prevalence of knee osteoarthritis exceeds 300 million, with uncontrollable risk factors including age, sex, and height, and controllable ones like trauma, weight, and waist circumference.
  • The study evaluated data from 4,602 participants aged 45-79 from the Osteoarthritis Initiative to examine the correlation between knee osteoarthritis and anthropometric measures, focusing on weight, height, and waist circumference.
  • Findings showed that higher weight significantly predicted knee osteoarthritis discomfort, particularly in females, while waist circumference also played a notable role for males; quality of life was more adversely affected in females compared to males.
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