Operative management of Charcot neuropathy of the foot and ankle: A retrospective cohort study of long-term outcomes.

Treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) of the foot and ankle remains challenging for both patients and surgeons. Nonoperative treatment with cast/orthosis immobilization has long been the main treatment, but surgical intervention has gained interest to improve poor long-term outcomes. Few long-term outcome studies exist on operative management of CN.

Systematic mapping review of player safety, sport science and clinical care in lacrosse.

Objective: The objective is to comprehensively classify the types, topics and populations represented in the published lacrosse literature.

Design: Mapping review. Protocol registration at Open Science Framework (https://osf.

Enhanced Stability of Iridium Nanocatalysts via Exsolution for the CO Reforming of Methane.

The reforming reactions of greenhouse gases require catalysts with high reactivity, coking resistance, and structural stability for efficient and durable use. Among the possible strategies, exsolution has been shown to demonstrate the requirements needed to produce appropriate catalysts for the dry reforming of methane, the conversion of which strongly depends on the choice of active species, its interaction with the support, and the catalyst size and dispersion properties. Here, we exploit the exsolution approach, known to produce stable and highly active nanoparticle-supported catalysts, to develop iridium-nanoparticle-decorated perovskites and apply them as catalysts for the dry reforming of methane.

Active Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS): A Novel Concept for Enhancing Signal Contrast in Complex Matrices Using External Perturbation.

Noninvasive detection of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) signals from deep within tissue represents a common challenge in many biological and clinical applications including disease diagnosis and therapy monitoring. Such signals are typically weak and not readily discernible from often much larger Raman and fluorescence background signals (e.g.

Surgical Outcomes in Charcot Arthropathy.

Treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) of the foot and ankle remains challenging for both patients and surgeons. Nonoperative treatment with cast/orthosis immobilization has long been the mainstay of treatment, but surgical intervention has gained interest to improve poor long-term outcomes. A review of existing data on the operative management of CN demonstrates the potential benefits but also the continued risks associated with treatment.