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Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability and triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears are more usual than estimated and are frequently overlooked. Diagnosis is often clinical, which can be confirmed using computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In doubtful cases, bilateral computed tomography in neutral forearm rotation, supination, and pronation should also be performed.

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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is estimated to affect more than 10% of the population, with a lifetime risk of 45%. Contemporary guidelines advise control of body weight, therapeutic physical exercise, drug treatment (oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol, opioids), and mechanical aids (walking aids, braces, orthoses). Nevertheless, these treatments typically have only short-term benefits.

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Introduction: The purpose of this article has been to review the literature on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in people with hemophilia (PWH), to mention the lessons we have learned from our own experience and to try to find out what the future of this type of surgery will be.

Areas Covered: A Cochrane Library and PubMed (MEDLINE) search of studies related to TKA PWH was analyzed. In PWH, the complication rate after TKA can be up to 31.

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While in Europe the debate over clinical ethics consultants' expertise and professionalization is ongoing, in France it remains rather marginal. In this article, we illustrate how the "commitment model" adopted by the Clinical Ethics Center of the Greater Paris University Hospitals situates itself in such a debate. We first present the commitment model by drawing upon an emblematic case of consultation, and then describe, in turn, its understandings of democratic expertise and of the professionalization of clinical ethics consultation.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is an iterative process by which information is captured, transformed into knowledge and processed to produce adaptive changes in the environment. AI is a broad concept, involving virtual (computing) and physical (robotics) elements. In this narrative literature review, we focus on the aspects of AI that present major opportunities for developing health care.

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Surgical reconstruction in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures has proven to be a highly effective technique that usually provides satisfactory results. However, despite the majority of patients recovering their function after this procedure, ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is still imperfect. To improve these results, various biological augmentation (BA) techniques have been employed mostly in animal models.

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Importance: Transient focal neurological episodes (TFNEs) are a frequently overlooked presentation of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), a condition with prognostic implications that are still not well described.

Objective: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the factors associated with incident lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and death in patients with CAA presenting with TFNEs.

Data Sources: A systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis including (1) a hospital-based cohort and (2) the results obtained from a systematic search performed in MEDLINE and Embase completed in December 2019.

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The main complications of surgical reconstruction of multiligament injuries of the knee joint are residual or recurrent instability, arthrofibrosis, popliteal artery injury, common peroneal nerve injury, compartment syndrome, fluid extravasation, symptomatic heterotopic ossification, wound problems and infection, deep venous thrombosis, and revision surgery.Careful surgical planning and execution of the primary surgical reconstruction of multiligament injuries of the knee joint can minimize the risk of the aforementioned complications.Careful postoperative follow-up is required to detect complications.

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Background: The ability of clinical tools to identify early joint changes is limited. Synovitis is a fundamental finding in understanding haemophilia activity and the response to its therapies; thus, there is a need for sensitive methods to better diagnose subclinical synovitis early.

Purpose: Our aim was to compare the frequency with which clinical assessment and ultrasound detected synovial hypertrophy in the most frequently affected joints in patients with haemophilia (elbows, knees and ankles).

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Article Synopsis
  • Biofilm-related implant infections (BRII) occur when bacteria colonize medical implants, leading to complications in orthopedic surgeries.
  • * The only effective treatment is surgical removal of the implant, which is costly and often results in poor patient outcomes and high recurrence rates.
  • * With up to 5% of surgeries leading to these infections, there is a strong research focus on new prevention and treatment methods, especially related to the implants themselves.
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Introduction: Stroke is a serious public health problem, given it is a major cause of disability worldwide despite the spread of recanalisation therapies. Enhancement of brain plasticity with stem cell administration is a promising innovative therapy to reduce sequelae in these patients.

Methods And Analysis: We have developed a phase IIb, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial protocol to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous administration of allogeneic adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) in patients with acute ischaemic stroke, concurrently with conventional stroke treatment.

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Gene Therapy in Hemophilia: Recent Advances.

Int J Mol Sci

July 2021

Department of Genetic, Physiology and Microbiology, Biology School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

Hemophilia is a monogenic mutational disease affecting coagulation factor VIII or factor IX genes. The palliative treatment of choice is based on the use of safe and effective recombinant clotting factors. Advanced therapies will be curative, ensuring stable and durable concentrations of the defective circulating factor.

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: In underdeveloped countries, patients with hemophilia often experience repetitive ankle joint hemorrhages due to a shortage of coagulation factors (factor VIII [FVIII] and factor IX [FIX] for hemophilia A and B, respectively).: This is a narrative literature review in which we searched the Cochrane Library and PubMed for articles related to ankle arthrodesis in patients with hemophilia. The searches covered the period from the databases´ inception to 28 February 2021.

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: People with hemophilia (PWH) commonly experience acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain during childhood and young adulthood, but their treatment is often inadequate.: From 1 September 2020 to 15 April 2021, authors performed a literature search in PubMed and the Cochrane Library using 'hemophilia AND pain' as keywords. Authors found 1082 articles, 51 of which were chosen because we considered them to be intimately connected with the topic of this report.

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: The new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on physical activity incorporate new concepts, such as sedentary behavior, recommendations for specific age groups and for people living with chronic conditions and disability. This could be extrapolated for the first time to people with hemophilia (PWH) within the framework in which these recommendations are applicable. The benefits of physical activity for PWH include physical, psychological and social benefits.

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The number of rotating-hinge total knee arthroplasties (RH-TKAs) is increasing. As a result, the number of complications related to these procedures will also increase.RH-TKAs have the theoretical advantage of reducing bone implant stresses and early aseptic loosening.

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: People with hemophilia (PWH) may require some surgical procedures (orthopedic surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, et cetera) throughout their lives.: Articles on surgery and hemophilia published during the year 2020 were analyzed. The principal inclusion factor was a focal point on surgery in hemophilia.

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Background And Purpose: Spain has been heavily affected by COVID-19. Reallocation of resources for managing the outbreak might have caused a disruption in stroke care. This study analyses the impact on stroke care of reorganising the healthcare system in response to the first COVID-19 outbreak peak in Spain and the strategies adopted by Spanish stroke units to deal with this impact.

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Introduction: Glycemic variability (GV) represents the amplitude of oscillations in glucose levels over time and is associated with higher mortality in critically ill patients. Our aim is to evaluate the impact of GV on acute ischemic stroke (IS) outcomes in humans and explore the impact of two different insulin administration routes on GV in an animal model.

Methods: This translational study consists of two studies conducted in parallel: The first study is an observational, multicenter, prospective clinical study in which 340 patients with acute IS will be subcutaneously implanted a sensor to continuously monitor blood glucose levels for 96 h.

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