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Asian Spine J
December 2024
Department of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Study Design: A retrospective study.
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the clinical effectiveness of en-bloc direct vertebrae rotation (DVR) to non-DVR for the correction of Lenke 5C.
Overview Of Literature: The primary goal of posterior correction is to preserve the lumbar spine and achieve a well-balanced spine.
J Endocrinol Invest
January 2025
Section of Endocrinology, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Aim: This review aims to overview factors contributing to TAO development and addresses the targeted diagnostic work-up and treatment management in adult thalassemic patients.
Results: Osteoporosis management in Thalassemia is challenging because several factors contributing to its pathogenesis should be considered and controlled starting from child- hood. A multidisciplinary approach is crucial.
Midwifery
December 2024
Leiden University Medical Center, Nursing Science, department of Internal Medicine, subsection Gerontology and Geriatrics, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
Problem: The global shortage of nurses is straining perinatal care, disrupting continuity of care and negatively affecting patient outcomes.
Background: Continuity of care is essential in perinatal care, where the complexity of maternal and infant needs requires coordinated care across the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
Aim: To provide an overview of the current literature on continuity of care in the interprofessional perinatal care from the perspective of nursing.
Rheumatol Int
December 2024
Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology-Intensive Care, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has gained increasing recognition as a promising therapeutic agent in managing rheumatic diseases. Conventional treatments, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), primarily act on reducing inflammation but fail to address the underlying mechanisms of connective tissue degradation. PRP, an autologous preparation enriched with growth factors and bioactive molecules, is pivotal in modulating inflammation and fostering tissue regeneration.
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December 2024
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; University of North Carolina, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address:
Constipation is common among older adults and significantly impacts their quality of life (QoL). Prior studies have extensively detailed constipation, but conceptualization of constipation as a geriatric syndrome is lacking. In this review, we provide an overview of constipation in the geriatric population and conceptualize constipation as a geriatric syndrome given its high prevalence, under-recognized status, and association with poor QoL and adverse outcomes among older adults.
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