Publications by authors named "N Calvert"
Kneeling tolerance when using quadriceps tendon autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is superior to hamstring tendon autograft.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
January 2025
Purpose: To investigate kneeling tolerance in patients undergoing hamstring (HT) versus quadriceps (QT) anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and investigate correlation with patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).
Methods: After recruitment and randomisation, 112 patients (HT = 55; QT = 57) underwent ACLR. Patients were assessed at 6, 12 and 24 months using the Kneeling Tolerance Test, which evaluates patient-reported pain in a position of both 90 (KT90) and 110 (KT110) degrees of knee flexion.
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- Currently, intravascular optical coherence tomography (IV-OCT) is primarily used for imaging the structure of arterial plaques, but it lacks the ability to detect molecular changes in the endothelium, which could improve risk assessment for cardiovascular issues.
- Researchers developed gold superclusters (AuSCs) that are designed to enhance IV-OCT by increasing light scattering and targeting specific molecules in the vascular system.
- In tests with a rat model, these AuSCs successfully enabled molecular imaging of vascular inflammation by correlating the imaging signal with the severity of inflammation, demonstrating potential for earlier detection of cardiovascular risks.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFFemales demonstrate lower levels of activity, psychological readiness and strength symmetry after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction than males, and also recovery of quadriceps strength and hop symmetry is delayed in females undergoing reconstruction with a quadriceps tendon autograft.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
October 2024
Purpose: To investigate sex-based recovery differences in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with a hamstring (HT) or quadriceps (QT) tendon autograft.
Methods: This study included 97 patients, including 50 females (HT = 25, QT = 25) and 47 males (HT = 24, QT = 23), assessed presurgery and at 12- and 24-month postoperatively via surveys, laxity, isokinetic knee extensor and flexor torque and a 6-hop performance battery. Limb symmetry indices (LSIs) were calculated.
The Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Oculoplastic Surgery.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
November 2024
Purpose: To determine the effect of aromatherapy on postoperative anxiety and pain in patients undergoing oculoplastic surgery.
Methods: A randomized controlled study of 60 patients who underwent monitored anesthesia care sedation for oculoplastic procedures from August 2018 to November 2020. Patients were randomized to an aromatherapy (n = 32) or placebo (n = 28) condition.