Publications by authors named "W C Tung"

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate DO orthopaedic surgery residents compared with their MD counterparts in traditionally allopathic programs, assessing research productivity, number of departmental DO faculty and alumni, and geographical ties to the residency program.

Methods: The Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database was used to retrospectively identify traditionally allopathic ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs for the 2023 to 2024 year. Residency program websites Scopus, PubMed, and Doximity were used to collect data.

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  • * Mutations in Rab23, such as M12K, C85R, and Y79del, occur within its GTPase domain and affect its function, but the exact activation mechanisms and how these mutations lead to disease are not fully understood.
  • * High-resolution crystal structures of human Rab23 and the Y79del mutant have been determined, showing that the deletion leads to structural changes that disrupt its interactions with partners, contributing to its loss of function in Carpenter Syndrome.
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Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is one of the most common causes of heel pain. With its treatment being mainly conservative, a lot of controversy surrounds the choice of the best conservative management for this entity. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) to other conservative treatment options for the management of plantar fasciitis PF.

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This study aims to investigate the effect of estrogen hindrance, i.e., menopause in women for instance with rheumatoid arthritis on the brain hippocampal region by using collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) female rat model (RA).

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This study aimed to synthesise evidence comparing the levels of cytokines in severe falciparum malaria with those in uncomplicated malaria from available systematic reviews and meta- analyses. Relevant individual meta-analyses were searched in PubMed, Ovid, and Google Scholar, following the selection criteria specified for this umbrella review. The AMSTAR-2 tool was applied to grade the quality of the meta-analyses identified.

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