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Am J Sports Med
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common in pediatric and adolescent patients. Understanding this population's injury characteristics and treatment strategies is vital for managing this high-risk group.
Purpose: To report the descriptive epidemiology and treatment strategies of a large cohort of skeletally immature patients with complete ACL tears.
Arch Osteoporos
January 2025
Amgen Inc., Italia 415, 2Nd Floor - Vicente Lopez (1368), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Unlabelled: Using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink, our cohort study matched 237,297 individuals with hearing loss (HL) to 829,431 without HL. The study found an 8-10% higher risk of major osteoporotic fracture in individuals with HL compared to those without. Additionally, within the HL cohort, we identified risk factors for potential inclusion in fracture risk models.
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January 2025
Department of Hand Surgery, Bridge Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Context: There is a minimal number of studies of under-21-year-old national football teams, and the literature is injury centric. Particularly, current knowledge is deficient regarding noninjurious medical conditions, such as illnesses and diseases.
Design: The objectives of this study were to analyze the descriptive characteristics of injuries and illnesses or diseases encountered in an under-21 football team during 2 European championship qualification tournaments.
Ann Plast Surg
January 2025
From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Background: Direct-to-implant (DTI) breast reconstruction offers immediate aesthetic and psychological benefits, but the role of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) remains debated. Using a multi-institutional database, this study evaluates and compares outcomes between ADM-assisted and non-ADM DTI procedures.
Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2008 to 2022 was queried to identify female patients who underwent DTI breast reconstruction for oncological purposes.
Adv Skin Wound Care
January 2025
Marco Palmesano, MD, is Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon, PhD Program in Applied Medical Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Davide Johan Bottini, MD, PhD, is Consultant in Maxillofacial Surgery, Policlinico Casilino Hospital, Rome. Also at University of Rome Tor Vergata, Gabriele Storti, MD, is Researcher and Consultant in Plastic Surgery; Lorenzo Secondi, MD, is Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon, PhD Program in Applied Medical Surgical Sciences; and Carlo Cossi, MD; Alessio Calicchia, MD; Martina Giacalone, MD; and Irene Nunziata, MD, are Plastic Surgery Residents. Emanuela Basile, MD, is Consultant in Maxillofacial Surgery, Policlinico Casilino Hospital. Valerio Cervelli, MD, is Full Professor and Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Brown recluse spider bites may cause symptoms ranging from local cutaneous reactions to systemic visceral loxoscelism. Most bites are self-limiting, but some can lead to necrotic ulcerations with severe complications and soft tissue defects. Necrotizing ulcers are uncommon and have various clinical presentations, so no standard treatment exists.
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