"We Haven't Even Started Crying Yet": Caring for the Family Under Occupation and War in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Providing care for families under occupation has always been marked by scarce resources and too many patients. The current war in Gaza has dramatically worsened conditions in the Occupied Territories of Palestine (OTP). A family physician and her team in the southern West Bank describe their own challenges and give voice to the physicians in the OTP they interviewed to better understand the professional and personal challenges of living and working during the uncertainty of war.

Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty Following a Sham Incision Procedure in Patients with Previous Knee Incisions.

Background: Tenuous blood supply carries a risk of wound-healing problems and subsequent infection following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This risk may be increased by the presence of previous incisions. Performing a sham incision procedure allows for detection of wound-healing problems prior to performing TKA.

A systematic review of arab community perceptions and awareness of family medicine.

Background: Family medicine, often known as general practice, is the foundation of sustainable and universal healthcare worldwide. As a new specialty in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), it must recruit doctors and gain public acceptability, which has traditionally favored specialists.

Aim: This research examined studies on Arab populations' attitudes toward family medicine and the specialty to discover barriers to creating and embracing this vital specialty.

Variation in Demographics, Hospital, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty According to Biological Sex.

Background: The effect of biological sex on the outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains unclear. Accounting for biological sex in research is crucial for reproducibility and accuracy. Average combined data may mask sex-related variation and obscure clinically relevant differences in outcomes.