Publications by authors named "R J Emerson"

Case: A 73-year old man who underwent previous L2-S1 decompression presenting with new right radicular leg pain. Imaging suggests a large central disk herniation at L1-2 with possible intrathecal extension requiring surgical decompression. When positioned prone on a Jackson frame, neuromonitoring motor signals became diminished, and thus, the case was aborted.

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Background: Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continues to grow exponentially, with a significant subset of patients requiring staged bilateral procedures. The optimal interval between staged procedures and effective strategies to minimize postoperative pain to enhance rehabilitation and mobility remain poorly understood.

Methods: 160 consecutive patients undergoing staged bilateral TKA between August 2017 and January-2021 was retrospectively reviewed.

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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Locoregional nodal involvement by OSCC is commonly encountered. Current conventional and functional imaging modalities have limited diagnostic accuracy in nodal assessment, particularly in head and neck cancer.

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Integrated behavioral healthcare interventions have increased access to care for people with behavioral health conditions in primary care settings. However, they have not been widely implemented in low-barrier HIV care settings where undertreated behavioral health needs remain high. We conducted a formative qualitative evaluation, using in-depth interviews with purposively selected stakeholders ( = 13) and patients ( = 16), to identify anticipated barriers and facilitators to integrating care for depression and opioid use disorder for people with HIV via the Collaborative Care Model at a low-barrier HIV clinic.

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  • - The peritoneal cancer index helps evaluate the extent of peritoneal disease before surgery.
  • - Current imaging methods like 18 F-FDG PET/CT are better than CT but still underestimate the disease because of high background activity in the body.
  • - A new imaging technique using 68 Ga-trivehexin targets cancer integrins, showing less background activity and potentially providing a more accurate assessment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.
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