Implementation and Effectiveness of Guideline-Recommended Clinical Activities for Children With Asthma: Population-Based Cohort.

Background: Guidelines advise minimizing asthma exacerbation risk, which is achieved partially through good clinical practice activities, including scheduled asthma reviews, inhaler technique checks, and asthma management plans. We assessed how frequently these activities are provided and how effective they are in clinical practice.

Research Question: Do guideline-recommended activities such as asthma reviews, inhaler technique checks, and asthma management plans prevent asthma exacerbations?

Study Design And Methods: This retrospective chart review used United Kingdom primary care medical records between 2004 and 2021, linked to hospital records.

Isokinetic Strength and Balance Analyses for Predicting Return to Sports After the Latarjet Procedure: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Isokinetic torque in shoulder internal rotation (IR) and external rotation (ER) can be considered as potential indicators for dynamic stability of the glenohumeral joint.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of 4-month isokinetic testing in predicting the 6-month return-to-sports (RTS) status after Latarjet surgery, explore its correlations with testing parameters, and identify optimal thresholds to ensure a safe RTS.

Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.

The Cobra sign: A marker for overestimation of tendon retraction in proximal semimembranosus tendon avulsion.

Purpose: To introduce a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sign, termed the Cobra sign, and identify its diagnostic metrics. The secondary aim was to demonstrate that this sign can be a source of false evaluation of tendon retraction in patients with proximal hamstring avulsion injury.

Method: This retrospective cohort study targeted patients surgically treated for proximal hamstring avulsion injury from January 2019 to June 2023.

Presentation of Acute Pancreatitis in Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Single Hospital Experience.

Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a haemoglobinopathy that leads to the formation of distorted sickle-shaped red blood cells that are prone to vaso-occlusion. This may lead to vaso-occlusive crises that may affect any organ. Acute pancreatitis (AP) in SCD patients may be mimicked by a vaso-occlusive crisis in the abdomen.

Urethral Mobilisation and Glanuloplasty Technique for Primary and Second-Stage Repair of Hypospadias: A Single Hospital Experience.

Background Over the years, the technique used to correct hypospadias has undergone several modifications to improve outcomes and reduce complication rates. In this study, a modification has been made to the second stage of the two-stage repair of proximal hypospadias. This modification utilises urethral mobilisation and glanuloplasty, traditionally used to repair distal hypospadias, in the second stage of repair of proximal hypospadias.