Publications by authors named "L L Kemmeren"
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- Knee pain is a common issue among 13-year-olds, with a prevalence of 8% and a high rate of chronic cases (92.3% lasting over 3 months).
- Most knee pain occurs on the front of the knee, with 37.5% of affected children experiencing pain daily.
- Children with knee pain tend to have higher body mass indexes, and structural abnormalities like Osgood-Schlatter disease and bipartite patella were more frequently observed in them via MRI.
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- * The most common issue identified was bone marrow edema, seen in 7.3% of the participants, while other conditions like Osgood-Schlatter disease and nonossifying fibromas were also noted.
- * Results indicated certain associations between participant characteristics (such as sex and body weight) and the presence of these abnormalities, with boys showing higher rates of bone marrow edema.
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- The study aimed to explore how orthopaedic surgeons prefer to diagnose and treat juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD) in various joints, including the knee, ankle, and elbow.
- An international survey collected responses from ESSKA members, focusing on imaging methods, treatment choices, and factors influencing surgical decisions.
- Results indicated that activity restriction was the top non-operative choice, while MRI and plain radiography were commonly used for knee and ankle assessments, with lesion size being a critical factor in treatment decisions for all joints.
A Data-Driven Clustering Method for Discovering Profiles in the Dynamics of Major Depressive Disorder Using a Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment of Mood.
Front Psychiatry
March 2022
Background: Although major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a pervasive negative mood, research indicates that the mood of depressed patients is rarely entirely stagnant. It is often dynamic, distinguished by highs and lows, and it is highly responsive to external and internal regulatory processes. Mood dynamics can be defined as a combination of mood variability (the magnitude of the mood changes) and emotional inertia (the speed of mood shifts).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sleep disturbance symptoms are common in major depressive disorder (MDD) and have been found to hamper the treatment effect of conventional face-to-face psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy. To increase the dissemination of evidence-based treatment, blended cognitive behavioral therapy (bCBT) consisting of web-based and face-to-face treatment is on the rise for patients with MDD. To date, no study has examined whether sleep disturbance symptoms have an impact on bCBT treatment outcomes and whether it affects bCBT and treatment-as-usual (TAU) equally.
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