Publications by authors named "M R Haft"
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- Moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) significantly affects patients' quality of life, and advanced systemic therapeutics (AST) like dupilumab and upadacitinib are available but underutilized.
- A study of 3,076 patients in the U.S. found that 436 were eligible for AST treatment, and factors like private insurance and disease severity influenced their treatment initiation.
- Despite the availability of AST, many patients—47% of adolescents and 58% of adults—remain untreated, highlighting a need for greater advocacy and accessibility for those with severe AD.
Background: Osteoporosis, a prevalent bone density disorder, introduces a complex dynamic in the context of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). However, despite the well-established association between osteoporosis and an elevated risk of revision, the existing literature lacks comprehensive insights into the impact of anti-osteoporotic therapy on surgical outcomes in the setting of TSA. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether anti-osteoporotic therapy correlates with improved revision outcomes following TSA.
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- A 67-year-old man with a history of heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity experienced severe knee pain due to advanced osteoarthritis and was set to have knee surgery after conservative treatments failed.
- During the surgery, doctors found a broken distal femur and had to cancel the procedure to investigate further.
- The analysis of the broken bone revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, highlighting the need to consider possible underlying cancers in similar cases before proceeding with surgery.
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- This study looked at how a medication called GLP-1 affects people with type 2 diabetes who are having shoulder surgery.
- Researchers compared two groups: one group taking GLP-1 and another not taking it.
- They found that the medication didn’t seem to cause any more serious problems after surgery, either right away or after two years.
Objective: Monteggia fracture-dislocation variants have been well documented in adults, but most of the literature in the pediatric population is in the form of case reports. These injuries present differently in children due to the presence of immature radiocapitellar epiphyses and the flexibility of the joint that is more prone to subluxation, contributing to occult presentations and/or misdiagnoses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the outcomes and complications of true Monteggia fracture-dislocations compared with their variants in the pediatric population.
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