Incidence of Wounds Associated with Posterior Midline Incision for Achilles Tendon Pathology in a Large Cohort at a Tertiary Care Center.

Background: We sought to determine the wound complications associated with a straight midline incision overlying the Achilles tendon. Data on sex, age, body mass index (BMI), surgery performed, date of surgery, and wound development were collected.

Methods: We retrospectively collected data on 217 patients with a mean ± SD age of 46.

Health-associated quality of life impairment in people who inject drugs (PWID) after bloodstream infection.

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) have high rates of bloodstream infections (BSI) with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and group A streptococcus (GAS). Little is known about health-related quality of life outcomes after BSI.

Methods: We performed a prospective pilot cohort study of patients with BSI due to SA or GAS.

Glucocorticoid dosing and implications for vaccination: Evolution of global definitions.

Despite widespread adoption of "high-dose" glucocorticoid definitions across international immunisation guidelines (i.e., prednisone-equivalent dosing >20 mg/day, or >2 mg/kg/day in children), the rationale remains unclear.

Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebrates.

Structurally intact native forests free from major human pressures are vitally important habitats for the persistence of forest biodiversity. However, the extent of such high-integrity forest habitats remaining for biodiversity is unknown. Here, we quantify the amount of high-integrity tropical rainforests, as a fraction of total forest cover, within the geographic ranges of 16,396 species of terrestrial vertebrates worldwide.

Outcomes of all-dorsal augmented intercarpal ligament reconstruction (ADAIR).

Background: Scapholunate (SL) and lunotriquetral (LT) ligament injuries are frequently undiagnosed and can lead to progressive loss of wrist function and chronic pain. Many surgical reconstruction options exist, but outcomes are suboptimal and no superior approach has been established.

Methods: Consecutive candidates for SL and/or LT ligament reconstruction utilizing an all-dorsal augmented intercarpal ligament reconstruction (ADAIR) were evaluated in this prospective case series.