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Is it possible to return to skiing following long-construct spinal deformity surgery?
Spine Deform
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Background: Alpine skiing requires flexibility, endurance, strength and rotational ability, which may be lost after long fusions to the pelvis for adult spinal deformity (ASD). ASD patients may worry about their ability to return to skiing (RTS) postoperatively. There is currently insufficient data for spine surgeons to adequately address questions about when, or if, their patients might RTS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of Botulinum toxin on non-motor symptoms in adult-onset idiopathic focal/segmental dystonia.
Neurol Sci
January 2025
Department of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Background: Non-motor symptoms, including depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, pain and cognitive dysfunction, are a much more important predictor of quality of life than the severity of dystonia.
Objectives: To assess the effect of Botulinum toxin on non-motor symptoms and quality of life in patients with adult-onset idiopathic focal dystonia.
Methods: Patients aged > 18 years diagnosed with idiopathic focal dystonia were recruited in this longitudinal cohort study.
Partington-Rochelle modified procedure of pancreatotomy with short pancreaticojejunostomy for groove pancreatitis: a technical note.
Updates Surg
January 2025
Department of General Surgery, San Benedetto del Tronto Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.
Groove pancreatitis (GP) is a chronic segmental pancreatitis which leads to altered pancreatic secretions and pancreatitis. The exact pathogenesis of GP has not been clearly identified to date but heavy smoking and chronic alcohol consumption seem to be the main factors involved. The resulting chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a debilitating disease causing abdominal pain often refractory to medical therapy, so much that the main indication for surgical treatment is intractable abdominal pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Impact of Racial and Low Socioeconomic Status on the Implementation of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain in the United States.
Curr Pain Headache Rep
January 2025
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Objectives: This study aims to review the societal, economic, and racial factors that impact the usage of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain. Our working hypothesis is that patients of ethnic minority groups or of lower socioeconomic status (SES) status may have lower implantation rates and usage of spinal cord stimulation (SCS).
Materials And Methods: Our study sourced publications from PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library on December 21st, 2023 for SCS for the purposes of pain management.
Responsive cancer care in Asia: stigma and pain must be acknowledged and addressed.
Support Care Cancer
January 2025
Duke-NUS Medical School, Lien Centre for Palliative Care, 8 College Road, Level 4, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
Purpose: This study investigates whether cancer-related stigma and pain among patients with advanced cancer influences their perceptions of receiving responsive care.
Methods: We surveyed 2138 advanced cancer patients from 11 hospitals in eight Asian countries. Participants rated their most recent healthcare visit and a hypothetical patient's experience described in vignettes concerning dignity, clarity of information, and involvement in decision-making.
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