Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Medial Stabilized Versus Non-Medial Stabilized Prostheses in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the clinical and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of medial stabilized total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with non-medial stabilized TKAs.

Methods: A systematic search of multiple databases was conducted in October 2019. A meta-analysis was conducted for the Knee Society Score (KSS), Knee Society Functional Score (KFS), range of motion (ROM), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and Forgotten Joint Score (FJS).

The effects of continued smoking in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To determine the effects of continued smoking in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undergoing radiotherapy on overall survival (OS), locoregional control (LRC), quality of life (QoL) and acute and late toxicities.

Methods: Articles from January 1990 to August 14, 2018 were searched in PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase, Scopus, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL and AUSThealth. Articles were included if majority of patients were treated with radiotherapy and smokers were defined as those who continued to smoke during or after radiotherapy.