Prediction of hemorrhagic complications after ultrasound-guided biopsy of the thyroid and neck.

Objectives: Hemorrhage occasionally occurs after ultrasound (US)-guided biopsy of the thyroid and neck and sometimes leads to serious complications. We aimed to identify predictors of hemorrhagic complications after US-guided biopsy of the thyroid and neck.

Material And Methods: In this retrospective study, we analyzed consecutive patients who underwent US-guided biopsy from April 2020 to November 2020.

Is it appropriate to use external loads during side-lying hip abduction exercise for weakened gluteus medius?

Background: Side-lying hip abduction exercise could be beneficial to improve the neuromuscular control of the hip abductor; however, there has been limited information available to determine the exercise load during the exercise.

Objective: This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of using external loads on the hip abductor muscles during side-lying hip abduction exercises in females with gluteus medius (GM) weakness.

Methods: This study enrolled 24 females with weakness in the GM.

Influence of walking speed on electromyographic activity of the rectus abdominis and erector spinae during high-heeled walking.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of walking speed on the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the rectus abdominis (RA) and erector spinae (ES) muscles during treadmill high-heeled walking at different shoe heel heights.

Methods: Twenty-five young healthy women volunteered to participate in this study. The subjects performed treadmill walking at speeds of 3 km/h and 6 km/h for 30 seconds under 3 high-heeled conditions: barefoot, 3-cm heels, and 7-cm heels.