Publications by authors named "Zachary D Randall"
Outcome Measures after Peripheral Nerve Injury: Past, Present and Future.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
December 2024
Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) present substantial challenges due to variability in injury severity and limited regenerative capabilities. Historically, PNI research has focussed on measures such as subjective surgeon outcome grading, two-point discrimination (2PD) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) grading system. While these methods have use, there are also limitations related to subjectivity and sensitivity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) range from mild neurapraxia to severe transection, leading to significant morbidity. Despite their impact, the societal implications of PNI in the United States are not well understood. This study aims to systematically review the literature on PNI epidemiology in the United States.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Knee dislocations are really serious injuries that can make it hard for people to move normally and might even lead to permanent problems. This review wanted to understand them better and find out what still needs to be studied.
- The research looked at 132 studies with a lot of knee dislocations mostly happening to young men due to high-speed accidents, like car crashes. Many people also had injuries to their ligaments and nerves, and there were some serious complications, including amputations and infections.
- The review found that we still don’t know enough about how to treat knee dislocations, the money it costs, and how people recover over a long time. There were a lot of missing details
Electrical Stimulation: Enhancing Axonal Growth following Peripheral Nerve Injury.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
October 2024
Electrical stimulation has been integrated in recent decades into rehabilitation protocols following neuromuscular injuries. Existing literature supports the utilisation of prolonged or continuous stimulation generated by implantable or transcutaneous devices for chronic pain subsidence and muscle trophism maintenance, which improve outcomes following microsurgical interventions. Newer uses include brief electrical stimulation for peripheral nerve injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: COVID-19 forced surgical resident training programs to adapt to meet educational requirements within the constraints of various guidelines. Some of the changes implemented during the pandemic have imparted a lasting effect on orthopaedic education. As such, the purpose of this article was to review how orthopaedic training and education were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of inflammation, is associated with atherosclerosis, and recent studies indicate that therapies targeting inflammation are associated with reductions in cardiovascular risk. However, factors predictive of elevated hs-CRP in the general population have not been elucidated.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of elevated hs-CRP (≥3 mg/L) utilizing the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016 cycle.