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Prim Dent J
December 2024
Ilser Turkyilmaz DMD, PhD Associate Dean of Digital Innovation, Professor and Chair, Department of Comprehensive Care, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The number of dental implants placed and restored every year is increasing across the world. However, there has been an increase in the number of reports with implant-related surgical complications in which the inferior alveolar nerve injury is the most serious one. This surgical problem can be avoided by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), three-dimensional (3D) implant planning software, and computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technology such as stereolithographic surgical guides.
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December 2024
Nursing Department, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Introduction: Peripheral neuropathy is a nerve disorder that causes pain, numbness, and tingling in different parts of the body. It is a major and common clinical problem associated with several chemotherapeutic medications frequently used in cancer treatment, with prevalence rates ranging from 19% to 85%. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there is a lack of data on the magnitude and determinants of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in Ethiopia.
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November 2024
Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, USA.
Atraumatic acute myelopathy caused by idiopathic disc herniation is rare. This case presents a 47-year-old male with a sudden onset of severe neck pain and weakness upon waking that progressively worsened. His rapidly progressive myelopathy led to an MRI of the cervical spine, revealing severe spinal canal stenosis at the C6-C7 level due to a large disc herniation deforming the spinal cord.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Hand Surg Glob Online
November 2024
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Purpose: Compressive neuropathies such as carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome can lead to sensation loss, muscle weakness, joint contractures, and disrupted sleep. The interplay between these conditions and the effect on patients' intimacy is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine sexual function before and after surgery in patients undergoing carpal tunnel release or cubital tunnel release.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSupport Care Cancer
December 2024
Tangshan People's Hospital, Tangshan, 063000, China.
Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. This study aimed to assess the effects of three different intermittent hypothermia temperatures applied to the hands and feet on CIPN symptoms in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods: In total, 108 patients were randomly divided into three experimental groups (n = 36).
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