Publications by authors named "M J Emond"
Foot orthosis design for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth and impact on gait.
Prosthet Orthot Int
January 2025
Background: Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a progressive disease resulting in distal sensory deficit and muscular weakness. As the disease progresses, most children develop a cavovarus foot deformity. Foot orthoses (FO) are widely prescribed in CMT to support the foot and improve gait, but there is a lack of guidelines for their conception.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Recent evidence has shown that vitamin C has analgesic and opioid sparing properties in immediate postoperative context. However, this has never been studied for acute musculoskeletal (MSK) emergency department (ED) injuries. The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study to determine the opioid sparing and analgesic effect of vitamin C compared to placebo, in acute MSK injured ED patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: T-cell-redirecting therapies, such as bispecific antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor T-cells, exploit the cytotoxic capabilities of the immune system to destroy cells expressing specific surface antigens, including malignant cells. These therapies have demonstrated unprecedented rates, depth, and duration of responses in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. However, there are significant challenges in implementing these therapies into practice, which require multidisciplinary and multicenter coordination and significant healthcare resources to effectively manage these patients.
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- The study aimed to assess how often older adults (65+) experience negative health outcomes during hospital stays after being treated for isolated hip fractures in emergency departments in Quebec.
- Involving 4,569 patients over a 14-year period, it found that 40% experienced at least one adverse event, with common issues including extended hospital stays, complications, and mortality.
- Key risk factors for these events included advanced age (over 75), male sex, cardiovascular disease, cognitive disorders, and multiple health conditions, while direct admission to surgery appeared to reduce risks.
Background: This study aims to evaluate the impact of Quebec's first hospital-at-home-inspired mobile Seniors' Clinic, the "Clinique des Ainés (CDA)", on frail older adults' returns to the Emergency Department (ED), mortality, and hospital Length Of Stay (LOS) and rehospitalizations.
Methods: Design: Quasi-experimental pre-post implementation cohort study.
Population: Patients aged ≥ 75 years admitted to the short-term geriatric unit after an ED consultation (control) or included by the CDA (intervention).