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Lasers Med Sci
January 2025
Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Türkiye.
The most common cause of rotator cuff injury is supraspinatus tendon tears (STTs). High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) has recently emerged as an important conservative treatment option. This study was designed as a randomised controlled trial in patients with partial STTs to compare the effects of HILT with those of ultrasound (US) therapy.
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January 2025
Internal Medicine- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA.
The "obesity paradox" suggests that, despite a higher baseline risk for adverse health outcomes, obese patients can experience a lower complication and mortality rate in conditions such as pulmonary embolisms (PE). This study aims to examine the association between obesity and inpatient outcomes of PE patients, utilizing the data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. We conducted a retrospective study analysis of obese adult PE patients (aged ≥ 18) using the NIS database from 2016 to 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Gu Shang
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, Jiangsu, China.
Objective: To investigate the clinical utility of novel of new hematological markers in the preoperative diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a total of 149 patients who underwent revision of total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at a single center between January 2016 and June 2022, including 63 males and 86 females, aged from 47 to 93 years old with an average of (69.5±11.
Zhongguo Gu Shang
January 2025
Hebei Province Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine 3D Printing Technology Innovation Center, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei, China.
Objective: To investigate the short-term clinical effect of closed reduction single arm external fixator combined with percutaneous needle fixation in the treatment of C1 distal radius fracture in elderly patients.
Methods: Between December 2022 and December 2023, a total of 60 elderly patients diagnosed with type C1 distal radius fractures were treated, comprising 9 males and 51 females. The age ranged from 65 to 84 years old, with an average of (72.
BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) are aggressive sarcomas that occur rarely in the cervix. Considering the varied clinical features and the absence of a pathognomonic immunohistochemical marker, it is always challenging to diagnose these tumours. Treatment has not been standardised as yet, but a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy is used to treat MPNSTs of the cervix.
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