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Foot Ankle Surg
December 2024
Dept of Orthopaedics, Kings College Hospital MTC, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Contemporary guidelines advocate for initial debridement and single-stage definitive fixation with immediate soft tissue reconstruction for open fractures. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of single-stage stabilization and immediate definitive soft tissue coverage in open ankle fractures compared to closed fractures.
Methods: We compared all isolated open ankle fractures (OF) treated between January 2017 and June 2019 to a control group of operatively managed closed ankle fractures (CF).
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Background: The neuropsychological profile within indigenous communities is a complex interplay of cultural, social, and environmental factors that significantly influence cognitive functioning and distinct neuropsychological patterns. The aim of this study was to assess the neuropsychological profile in the Wayuu indigenous population.
Methods: A cross-sectional study.
Colorectal Dis
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Surgical Health Outcomes and Research Enterprise (SHORE), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Aim: In contrast to significant advances in organ preservation in locally advanced rectal cancer, the contemporary management of early-stage rectal cancer, including the frequency of abdominoperineal resections, remains largely unexplored in the United States. Therefore, we assessed the utilization of neoadjuvant therapy and oncological resections in early-stage rectal cancer patients.
Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with cT1-T3N0 rectal cancer who underwent proctectomies between 2016 and 2022 in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project proctectomy files.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
January 2025
National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University.
Racial disparities and climatological disasters are complex topics rarely addressed in K-12 curricula. Each topic has long been neglected vis-à-vis a pedagogy that has either lagged behind contemporary issues or has intentionally sidestepped the importance of addressing these themes through legal and policy mechanisms that limit educators' ability to discuss each topic. When it comes to students and communities of color in the U.
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November 2024
Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Background: Due to evolving risk factor profiles and an aging population, atrial fibrillation poses a significant public health challenge in the United States. Therefore, a contemporary and nationally representative epidemiological study is necessary to reassess atrial fibrillation's impact on the health care system.
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to provide the most current and detailed assessment of atrial fibrillation's prevalence and management in the United States.
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