Publications by authors named "M J Halsey"
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- Posterior spinal instrumented fusion (PSIF) is a surgical treatment for spinal deformities in adolescents but results in a loss of motion in the spine.
- A study with focus groups and surveys of 18 adolescents who underwent PSIF identified common themes around difficulties in physical activities, with 56% reporting issues with bending and twisting, and 44% with hunching while sitting.
- The findings suggest that these patients experience significant stiffness after the procedure, impacting their daily tasks like self-care and chores, especially those with a more distal last instrumented vertebra.
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- The study investigates the genetic and brain features linked to vocal learning in mammals by comparing data from the Egyptian fruit bat and 215 other placental mammals.* -
- Researchers found that certain proteins evolve more slowly in vocal learners and identified a specific brain region responsible for vocal motor control in the Egyptian fruit bat.* -
- Using machine learning, they uncovered 50 regulatory elements that are associated with vocal learning, suggesting that losses in these elements played a role in the evolution of vocal learning in mammals.*
Study Design: Prospective multicenter study data were used for model derivation and externally validated using retrospective cohort data.
Objective: Derive and validate a prognostic model of benefit from bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
Summary Of Background Data: The Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST) demonstrated the superiority of bracing over observation to prevent curve progression to the surgical threshold; 42% of untreated subjects had a good outcome, and 28% progressed to the surgical threshold despite bracing, likely due to poor adherence.
Background: Pin migration is a common complication associated with closed reduced and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHF) in children. Though this complication occurs frequently, little work has been done to elicit circumstances surrounding this complication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients with SCHF treated with percutaneous pins who needed to return to the operating room for pin removal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe examined transposable element (TE) content of 248 placental mammal genome assemblies, the largest de novo TE curation effort in eukaryotes to date. We found that although mammals resemble one another in total TE content and diversity, they show substantial differences with regard to recent TE accumulation. This includes multiple recent expansion and quiescence events across the mammalian tree.
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