Painful and restricted hip due to myositis ossificans circumscripta of the pectineus muscle after pelvic fracture: A case report.

Rationale: Myositis ossificans circumscripta (MOC) is a rare disorder that causes heterotopic bone formation in soft tissues. It usually occurs after trauma and affects large muscles of the extremities. MOC of the pectineus muscle is extremely rare and has not been reported to be treated surgically.

Fatty infiltration of hip muscles and trochanteric soft tissue thickness are associated with hip fractures in the elderly.

Purpose: Apart from bone conditions, muscle and soft tissue parameters might also influence hip fractures. We aimed to evaluate the association between hip muscle and trochanteric soft tissue parameters and hip fractures.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 60 patients with hip fractures and 114 controls without hip fractures.

Current understanding of tandem spinal stenosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and surgical strategy.

Tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) is defined as the concomitant occurrence of stenosis in at least two or more distinct regions (cervical, thoracic, or lumbar) of the spine and may present with a constellation of signs and symptoms. It has four subtypes, including cervico-lumbar, cervico-thoracic, thoraco-lumbar, and cervico-thoraco-lumbar TSS. The prevalence of TSS varies depending on the different subtypes and cohorts.

Advances and Prospects in Biomaterials for Intervertebral Disk Regeneration.

Low-back and neck-shoulder pains caused by intervertebral disk degeneration are highly prevalent among middle-aged and elderly people globally. The main therapy method for intervertebral disk degeneration is surgical intervention, including interbody fusion, disk replacement, and diskectomy. However, the stress changes caused by traditional fusion surgery are prone to degeneration of adjacent segments, while non-fusion surgery has problems, such as ossification of artificial intervertebral disks.

Why do people oppose mask wearing? A comprehensive analysis of U.S. tweets during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: Facial masks are an essential personal protective measure to fight the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. However, the mask adoption rate in the United States is still less than optimal. This study aims to understand the beliefs held by individuals who oppose the use of facial masks, and the evidence that they use to support these beliefs, to inform the development of targeted public health communication strategies.