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Am J Sports Med
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Background: Limited biomechanical evidence exists describing how horizontal meniscus tears (HMTs), meniscal repair (MR), and meniscectomy alter the knee's biomechanical environment.
Purpose: To evaluate changes in knee contact mechanics following HMTs, MR, and meniscectomy.
Study Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 5.
Am J Sports Med
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, Rush University Medical Center, Rush University Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Background: Critical analysis of studies with high level of evidence has relied on the significance set by the reported values. However, this strategy steers readers toward categorical interpretation of the data; therefore, a more comprehensive approach of data analysis is warranted. The continuous fragility index (CFI) allows for frailty interpretation of any given study's continuous outcome results.
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January 2025
4th Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, No. 22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
Background: The stability of soft and hard tissues surrounding the implant is not only a matter of aesthetics, but also affects the long-term stability of the implant. The present study was to explore the influence of buccal mucosa width/height (W/H) ratio, emergence profile and buccal bone width on peri-implant soft and hard tissue changes in the posterior region.
Methods: Fifty-eight posterior implant restoration cases were recruited in this study.
BMC Health Serv Res
January 2025
Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis, and health systems worldwide have faced numerous challenges in containing it. This study aimed to identify the challenges faced by the Iranian health system in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A conventional content analysis approach was employed in this qualitative study.
J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of FuJian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, 363000, China.
Background: Thoracic aortic endovascular repair (TEVAR) is the most commonly employed method for treating type B aortic dissection (TBAD). One of the primary challenges in TEVAR is the reconstruction of the left subclavian artery (LSA). Various revascularization strategies have been utilized, including branch stent techniques, fenestration techniques, chimney techniques, and hybrid techniques.
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