Between 2008 and 2022, Lower-Extremity Injuries Declined in Male Rugby Players, Whereas Noncontact Knee Injuries Showed No Decline in Female Rugby Players.

Purpose: To assess the distribution and mechanisms of lower-extremity injuries among high school and college age rugby players presenting to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) from 2008 to 2022.

Analysis of an expanded admission screening protocol for Candida auris at a New York City hospital.

Background: Candida auris (C auris) is an emerging global infectious disease threat, and screening practices for identification of C auris are inconsistent across healthcare facilities. This study describes the utility of expanding a C auris admission screening protocol at an acute care hospital to screen all patients presenting from any skilled nursing facility.

Methods: A retrospective review identified all patients screened on admission for C auris from January 2022 through September 2023.

ChatGPT versus NASS clinical guidelines for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a comparative analysis.

Background Context: Clinical guidelines, developed in concordance with the literature, are often used to guide surgeons' clinical decision making. Recent advancements of large language models and artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical field come with exciting potential. OpenAI's generative AI model, known as ChatGPT, can quickly synthesize information and generate responses grounded in medical literature, which may prove to be a useful tool in clinical decision-making for spine care.

Thromboembolic prophylaxis in spine surgery: an analysis of ChatGPT recommendations.

Background Context: Venous thromboembolism is a negative outcome of elective spine surgery. However, the use of thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis in this patient population is controversial due to the possible increased risk of epidural hematoma. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model which may be able to generate recommendations for thromboembolic prophylaxis in spine surgery.

Galectin-3 and RAGE differentially control advanced glycation endproduct-induced collagen damage in murine intervertebral disc organ culture.

Background: Back and neck pain are leading causes of global disability that are associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration. Causes of IVD degeneration are multifactorial, and diet, age, and diabetes have all been linked to IVD degeneration. Advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) accumulate in the IVD as a result of aging, diet, and diabetes, and AGE accumulation in the IVD has been shown to induce oxidative stress and catabolic activity that result in collagen damage.