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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
Purpose Of The Study: Rhizarthrosis-osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is usually a primary idiopathic disease. Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is one of the surgical treatment options for symptomatic advanced thumb CMC arthritis. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the mid-term functional and radiological results of TJA with the minimum follow-up period of 3 years after the surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurol Ther
January 2025
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 215 Church Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Introduction: The Friedreich Ataxia Rating Scale-Activities of Daily Living (FARS-ADL) is a validated and highly utilized measure for evaluating patients with Friedreich Ataxia. While construct validity of FARS-ADL has been shown for spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), content validity has not been established.
Methods: Individuals with SCA1 or SCA3 (n = 7) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) with SCA expertise (n = 8) participated in qualitative interviews evaluating the relevance, clarity, and clinical meaningfulness of FARS-ADL for assessment of individuals with SCA.
Eur Radiol
January 2025
Division for Minimally-invasive Lymph Vessel Therapy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Purpose: To assess the success rate of confirmation of ultrasound-guided intranodal needle positioning by saline injection for dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography (DCMRL) in pediatric patients.
Material And Methods: Data from children undergoing nodal DCMRL after ultrasound-guided needle positioning into inguinal lymph nodes and validation of the needle position by injection of plain saline solution between 05/2020 and 12/2022 were reviewed. On injection of saline solution, adequate needle position was confirmed by lymph node distension without leakage.
Rev Med Suisse
January 2025
Service d'immunologie et d'allergologie, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1211 Genève 14.
In recent years, studies have focused on the in vitro diagnosis of immediate drug reactions, with new recommendations concerning the use of the basophil activation test. Air pollution, particularly fine particles with a diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 m (PM2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIowa Orthop J
January 2025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Background: Coronal lower extremity malalignment and improper implant position have been described as risk factors for aseptic tibial loosening following primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, several prior studies have shown no association between alignment and implant loosening. Meanwhile, there is increasing interest in kinematic alignment.
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