Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in a rural population: A single-institution experience.

Background: The incidence of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for unilateral breast cancer (UBC) has continued to increase, despite an absent survival benefit except in populations at highest risk for developing contralateral breast cancer (CBC). CPM rates may be higher in rural populations but causes remain unclear. A study performed at our institution previously found that 21.

Ambulatory Status before Diabetic Foot Ulcer Development as a Predictor of Amputation and 1-Year Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Up to 25% of people with diabetes develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) during their lifetime, which precedes approximately 85% of nontraumatic lower limb amputations. Diabetic limb salvage has been at the forefront of recent research, as major amputation is associated with 5-year mortality rates of 52%-80%. We sought to determine if ambulatory status before DFU diagnosis is predictive of amputations and outcomes within 1 year, as no studies have directly examined this relationship.

The Impact of Prior Breast Augmentation on Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy.

Unlabelled: The risk of women developing breast cancer after augmentation mammaplasty may be lower than the general population, with minimal current literature on breast reconstruction in this population. We sought to evaluate the impact of previous augmentation on postmastectomy breast reconstruction.

Methods: Retrospective review of patients who underwent mastectomies from 2017 to 2021 at our institution was performed.

Jumping performance in tree squirrels: Insights into primate evolution.

Morphological traits suggesting powerful jumping abilities are characteristic of early crown primate fossils. Because tree squirrels lack certain 'primatelike' grasping features but frequently travel on the narrow terminal branches of trees, they make a viable extant model for an early stage of primate evolution. Here, we explore biomechanical determinants of jumping performance in the arboreal Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis, n = 3) as a greater understanding of the biomechanical strategies that squirrels use to modulate jumping performance could inform theories of selection for increased jumping ability during early primate evolution.

The Impact of Travel Distance and Income on Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy in a Rural Population.

Unlabelled: Factors that influence breast reconstruction after mastectomy have been previously examined in national databases. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of patient travel distance and income on breast reconstruction after mastectomy in a rural population.

Methods: Retrospective review of mastectomy patients from 2017 to 2021 was performed from our prospectively enrolled tumor registry.