Introduction: Increasing incidences for fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) have been reported and surgical treatment remains demanding. While conventional screw osteosynthesis is a common method, complications may arise due to altered bone morphology in the osteoporotic pelvic bone. The iFuse implant system is a novel implant, first introduced for treatment of degenerative sacroiliac joint dysfunction, which offers promising biomechanical characteristics with potential benefits for treatment of FFP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiminishing wild space and population fragmentation are key drivers of large carnivore declines worldwide. The persistence of large carnivores in fragmented landscapes often depends on the ability of individuals to move between separated subpopulations for genetic exchange and recovery from stochastic events. Where separated by anthropogenic landscapes, subpopulations' connectivity hinges on the area's socio-ecological conditions for coexistence and dispersing individuals' behavioral choices.
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Integrating machine learning (ML) models into clinical practice presents a challenge of maintaining their efficacy over time. While existing literature offers valuable strategies for detecting declining model performance, there is a need to document the broader challenges and solutions associated with the real-world development and integration of model monitoring solutions. This work details the development and use of a platform for monitoring the performance of a production-level ML model operating in Mayo Clinic.
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