Salvage of a failed total ankle replacement is technically challenging and although a revision procedure may be desirable, a large amount of bone loss or infection may preclude this. Arthrodesis can be difficult to achieve and is usually associated with considerable shortening of the limb. We describe a technique for restoring talar height using an allograft from the femoral head compressed by an intramedullary nail. Three patients with aseptic loosening were treated successfully by this method with excellent symptomatic relief at a mean follow-up of 32 months (13 to 50).
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Mayo Clin Proc
January 2025
Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address:
Objective: To study the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in reducing anxiety levels in patients undergoing first-time sternotomy for cardiac surgery.
Patients And Methods: A total of 100 adult patients scheduled for cardiac surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, was recruited from April 19, 2022, to October 12, 2022. Before surgery, patients wore a physiological monitor to record vital signs.
Clin J Gastroenterol
January 2025
University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.
Marginal ulcers are a common complication following Roux-en-Y bypass surgeries with an approximate incidence of 4.6%. The pathophysiology is complex and risk factors include smoking, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) use, Helicobacter pylori infection, and a larger pouch size.
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January 2025
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Background: The diverse types and processing methods of grains intricately influence the sites and digestibility of starch digestion, thereby impacting energy utilization. This study aimed to explore the impact of grain variety and processing methods on the net energy (NE) in dairy goats, analyzing these effects at the level of nutrient digestion and metabolism.
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J Arthroplasty
January 2025
Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612.
Background: Revision of a unicompartmental to a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is often compared to primary TKA with regard to its technical difficulty and complication rates. We sought to compare medical and surgical complications following revision unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) to those following primary TKA and aseptic revision TKA.
Methods: A national administrative claims database was queried for patients undergoing revision UKA between 2010 and 2019.
CNS Neurosci Ther
January 2025
School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Aims: Drug-refractory epilepsy (DRE) refers to the failure of controlling seizures with adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen anti-seizure medications (ASMs). For patients with DRE, surgical intervention becomes the most effective and viable treatment, but its success rate is unsatisfactory at only approximately 50%. Predicting surgical outcomes in advance can provide additional guidance to clinicians.
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