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Int J Legal Med
January 2025
School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dimensions of the pelvic and skull bones are known to be sexually dimorphic in various population groups. The recovery of these bones is potentially beneficial in estimating the sex in forensic cases. Since both bones are not always available for forensic analysis, standards for sex estimation must be established for other bones of the postcranial skeleton.
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February 2025
the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services current times and work relative value units (wRVUs) for the perioperative work involved in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction by directly timing perioperative tasks as they occur in real time.
Methods: The RUC was contacted to obtain a list of perioperative tasks and the corresponding times allotted for the tasks involved in arthroscopically aided ACL reconstruction (Current Procedural Terminology code 29888). The tasks that occurred both inside and outside the operating room were timed by the attending physician as the event occurred.
Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol
January 2025
Section of Legal Medicine, School of Law, University of Camerino, Camerino, 62032, Italy.
Botulinum toxin injections, a popular aesthetic treatment, have over 7.4 million beneficiaries in the U.S.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopedics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Mentorship is an integral part of developing competent, passionate, and successful plastic surgeons and is an important element of surgeons' wellness. Although mentorship programs have been described in the literature, this study aimed to elucidate the specific qualities of an effective mentor in plastic surgery.
Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses methodology was utilized to conduct a systematic review of the literature.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2025
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
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