Is intensive training with a time interval between instruction and planning CT necessary for deep inspiration breath-hold radiotherapy in breast cancer?

Background: Breathing instruction and exercises and a time gap between training and planning CT scans (pCT) is recommended as part of deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) assisted radiotherapy (RT). However, this is associated with additional time expenditure.

Materials And Methods: In two of the authors' treatment centers (TC), patient training took place before the planning CT of DIBH-assisted therapy.

Minimum 2-year results of the second-generation CFR-PEEK locking plate on the proximal humeral fracture.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the 24-month range of motion results of patients treated with CFR-PEEK2 versus conventional titanium plate osteosyntheses (TAL-P). We hypothesized similar clinical outcomes but a better range of motion in the CFR-PEEK2 group than the TAL-P group in the 2-year follow-up.

Methods: This retrospective study analysing prospectively collected data included all patients that presented with a PHF and were treated with CFR-PEEK2 between November 2016 and April 2018.

Are Patient-Reported Outcome Scores a Reasonable Substitute for Clinical Follow-up After Surgically Managed Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries?

Background: Various clinical outcome scores have been described to evaluate postoperative shoulder function after operatively treated acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) instability. Clinical outcome scores can be divided between patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and examiner-dependent outcome measures (EDOMs) after a clinical examination by a physician. The correlation between PROMs and EDOMs, and thus their interchangeability with regard to operatively treated ACJ instability, has not yet been evaluated.

Age-Independent Clinical Outcome in Proximal Humeral Fractures: 2-Year Results Using the Example of a Precontoured Locking Plate.

Introduction: The optimal treatment strategy for the proximal humeral fracture (PHF) remains controversial. The debate is centered around the correct treatment strategy in the elderly patient population. The present study investigated whether age predicts the functional outcome of locking plate osteosynthesis for this fracture entity.