» First web contractures can be due to nonthermal trauma, burns, congenital differences, and Dupuytren contracture.» Mild cases are managed with contracture release and full-thickness skin graft or when surrounding skin is pliable, Z-plasty.» Release of severe contractures creates a tetrahedral void that may require local or distant flap coverage. Reconstructive options include dorsal transposition flaps, regional rotation flaps, free tissue transfer, first metacarpal distraction osteogenesis with web deepening, or pollicization.
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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Public Health, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, SAU.
The aim of this study was to perform a meticulous analysis and bibliometric evaluation of the top 100 most cited articles in vertical root fractures (VRFs). The bibliometric research method included 100 top-cited articles on VRFs retrieved from the Web of Science database. The key terms "vertical root fracture" OR "vertical root fractures" were used to retrieve the required dataset.
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Department of Surgery, Sabah Al-Ahmad Urology Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
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Materials And Methods: Systematic literature searches of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane CENTRAL were performed up to 9 November 2023, and protocols were registered on PROSPERO (CRD42024494424). The primary outcomes were post-operative incidence of VTE and bleeding.
Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Purpose: To investigate the characteristics and rate of sociodemographic variables reported in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) studying platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods: In January 2024, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were queried for the phrase "Platelet-Rich Plasma Knee Osteoarthritis." Included studies were RCTs investigating PRP use in knee OA published in English between 2012 and 2023.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
January 2025
Medical Science Faculty of the State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Purpose: This systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression aims to determine whether surgical treatment for proximal humeral fractures is superior to non-surgical treatment regarding pain, functionality, complications, and new surgery rates.
Methods: We systematically reviewed clinical trials from PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane up to April 2024. Data comparing surgical or conservative of proximal humeral fractures were retrieved for outcomes of pain, functionality, adverse events, and new surgeries.
Periodontol 2000
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Department of Periodontology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
To provide a comprehensive and updated mapping of observational studies assessing the relationship between periodontitis and systemic diseases through a bibliometric and visual analysis. A search was conducted using the Web of Science database, covering the period 1989 to 2024. The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) from the US National Library of Medicine was used to categorize systemic conditions, focusing on terms unrelated to stomatognathic diseases.
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