Understanding PCOS-Related Content across Social Media Platforms-A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is commonly diagnosed in adolescence, and information about the condition is often shared online. We aimed to assess the extent, content, and engagement of PCOS-related information across social media platforms.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional content analysis of PCOS-related posts on TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit.

Primary Amenorrhea and Differences of Sex Development.

Primary amenorrhea may be a feature or a presenting sign of a difference of sex development, most often due to a congenital anatomic difference or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. History and physical exam are very important, including whether any variation in external genitalia was present at birth as well as a careful review of pubertal development. Further evaluation includes hormone measurement, imaging, and genetic evaluation.

Neurologic improvement after thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbar spinal cord (conus medullaris) injuries.

Study Design: Retrospective.

Objective: With approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in the United States each year, predicting public health outcomes is an important public health concern. Combining all regions of the spine in SCI trials may be misleading if the lumbar and sacral regions (conus) have a neurologic improvement at different rates than the thoracic or thoracolumbar spinal cord.

Cervical myelopathy: a clinical and radiographic evaluation and correlation to cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients treated between April 2006 and January 2008, and diagnosed with cervical degenerative disease.

Objective: To determine the correlation of the clinical findings associated with cervical myelopathy to the presence of spinal cord compression or cord signal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Summary Of Background Data: There are numerous reports describing the radiographic features of cervical spondylosis, however, no publication specifically describes the association between the physical signs of cervical myelopathy and the presenting imaging findings.

Vulnerability of the femoral nerve during complex anterior and posterior spinal surgery.

Background: Femoral nerve palsy is not a common adverse effect of lumbar spinal surgery.

Objective: To report 3 unique cases of femoral nerve neuropathy due to instrumentation and positioning during complex anterior and posterior spinal surgery.

Methods: Case series

Results: All 3 patients demonstrated femoral nerve neuropathy.