Enhancing Clinical Insights: New Radiographic Grading for Lumbar Facet Joint Degeneration, A Reliability Study.

Background: Lumbar facet joint diseases can often lead to reduced work efficiency and increased medical costs. As a primary imaging tool in orthopedics, X-rays offer numerous advantages. However, there is no consensus on the classification of lumbar facet joints based on X-ray imaging.

Assessing vitamin D related genetic variants, status, and influence factors in pregnant women in Eastern and Central China.

Vitamin D deficiency has recently become a global public health problem. However, it is still unclear if gene polymorphisms in the vitamin D pathway influence vitamin D levels among pregnant women in Eastern and Central China. The objective of this study was to assess factors influencing vitamin D levels in pregnant women.