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January 2025
Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common knee condition in young and active individuals that is managed with highly variable treatment strategies.
Objective: To determine whether the length, number of visits, and content of physical therapy care for patients with PFP differ between a Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) adherent program and usual care. Additionally, the percentage of patients reporting clinically important improvements in patient-reported outcomes in each group was evaluated as an exploratory aim.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
December 2024
Diabetes Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK; Leicester British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Leicester, UK.
Aims: The aim of this study was to systematically review recommendations on physical activity for adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Methods: Online databases were searched for clinical practice guidelines (CPG), statements, and recommendations. Two authors screened the guidelines based on eligibility criteria.
Hosp Pharm
December 2024
Prisma Health Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia, SC, USA.
Opioids are often part of the post-operative pain regimen after orthopaedic surgery. Novel multimodal post-operative pain control regimens have been developed to decrease the amount of opioid usage due to their negative side effects including nausea, constipation, and addiction. The purpose of this study was to compare the cost of postoperative pain management treatment methods after orthopaedic surgery between opioid/acetaminophen therapy and an opioid-free, multidrug, multimodal pathway.
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December 2024
Histopathology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Srinagar, IND.
Wide-awake surgery of the hand was surrounded by a lot of apprehension, mainly over concerns around using epinephrine near digits and its potential to cause digital ischemia and necrosis. With multiple reports underlining its safety and effectiveness, it is now being widely adopted in hand and wrist surgery. The British Society for Surgery of the Hand has already published guidelines on operating outside of main theatres, with an emphasis on wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT).
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