The Digital Transformation in Health: How AI Can Improve the Performance of Health Systems.

Mobile health has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery and patient engagement. In this work, we discuss how integrating Artificial Intelligence into digital health applications focused on supply chain operation, patient management, and capacity building, among other use cases, can improve the health system and public health performance. We present the Causal Foundry Artificial Intelligence and Reinforcement Learning platform, which allows the delivery of adaptive interventions whose impact can be optimized through experimentation and real-time monitoring.

Effectiveness of Proximal Femur Nail in the Management of Unstable Per-Trochanteric Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background  Intertrochanteric (IT) fractures in the elderly demand surgical intervention for optimal recovery. While dynamic hip screw (DHS) is standard for stable fractures, its use in unstable cases is debated. Proximal femur nail (PFN) addresses unstable per-trochanteric fractures, boasting biomechanical advantages.

Risk Factors for Failure in Hammertoe Surgery.

Background: Hammertoe correction is perhaps the most common elective surgery performed in the foot, yet rates of symptomatic recurrence and revision surgery can be high. In this study, we aimed to identify patient and provider risk factors associated with failure after hammertoe surgery.

Methods: Consecutive patients with a minimum of 6 months' follow-up undergoing hammertoe surgery within a single, urban foot and ankle practice between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2013, served as the basis of this retrospective cohort study.