A Pilot Study Comparing Intentional Shoulder Kinematics of Patients With Symptomatic Small-Size Supraspinatus Full-Thickness Tears With Healthy Controls.

Introduction: The prevailing view is that painful shoulders exhibit abnormal kinematics. This study explores the impact of symptomatic small-size supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears on the three-dimensional (3D) kinematics of intentional, effortless shoulder movements. The hypothesis suggests that mechanical force buildup patterns, as indicated by motion jerk, will differ between healthy individuals and patients with symptomatic rotator cuff tendinopathy.

Short-Term Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Conventional, Computer-Assisted, and Robotic Technique: A Pilot Clinical Trial.

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a prevalent surgical procedure for treating severe knee arthritis, aiming to alleviate pain and restore function. Recent advancements have introduced computer-assisted (CAS) and robot-assisted (RA-TKA) surgical techniques as alternatives to conventional methods, promising improved accuracy and patient outcomes. However, comprehensive comparative studies evaluating the short-term outcomes and prostheses survivorship among these techniques are limited.

Early Prediction of Autistic Spectrum Disorder Using Developmental Surveillance Data.

Importance: With the continuous increase in the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), effective early screening is crucial for initiating timely interventions and improving outcomes.

Objective: To develop predictive models for ASD using routinely collected developmental surveillance data and to assess their performance in predicting ASD at different ages and in different clinical scenarios.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cohort study used nationwide data of developmental assessments conducted between January 1, 2014, and January 17, 2023, with minimal follow-up of 4 years and outcome collection in March 2023.

[EVALUATION OF THE DIZZY PATIENT - FROM THE VESTIBULAR IMPAIRMENT TO THE PATIENT'S FUNCTIONAL ABILITY].

The vestibular system - the sixth sense - allows humans to preserve balance, stable vision, and body orientation in space. This system performs a continuous integration of the activity of the vestibular end-organ in the inner ear, the sense of sight, and the proprioceptive sense. Damage to the components of the vestibular system causes dizziness, imbalance, and poor orientation in space.

Postoperative Pain Control by Local Infiltration Analgesia and Peripheral Nerve Block in Primary Prosthetic Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background And Objective: Postoperative (post-op) pain control has an important impact on post-op rehabilitation. The logistics of its maintenance challenge the effect of peripheral nerve block on post-op pain control, with the risk for post-op complications. We hypothesized that perioperative use of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is comparable to post-op pain control by peripheral nerve block.

Family Income and Low Birth Weight in Term Infants: a Nationwide Study in Israel.

Objectives: To explore the influence of income on Low Birth Weight (LBW), taking into account other socio-economic measurements.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study is based on the Israel National Insurance Institute (NII) database. The study population included 58,454 women who gave birth between 2008 and 2013 to 85,605 infants.

Differentiated routes to vulnerability: Marital status, children, gender and poverty.

This study compares poverty risks between two types of transition involving family status, which the life course perspective considers risky events: divorce and widowhood. The case study is Israeli society, characterized by high fertility rates and a high risk of poverty. The study examines the relationship between marriage dissolution and the risk of poverty, distinguishing between divorce and widowhood, and how they are affected by the intersection of gender and number of children in the household.

Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Israel: A Negative Control Analysis.

Background: Residual confounding is a major concern for causal inference in observational studies on air pollution-autism spectrum disorder (ASD) associations. This study is aimed at assessing confounding in these associations using negative control exposures.

Methods: This nested case-control study included all children diagnosed with ASD (detected through 31 December 2016) born during 2007-2012 in Israel and residing in the study area (N = 3,843), and matched controls of the same age (N = 38,430).

The Direct and Indirect Costs of Treating the Victims of the 2016 Nice Terror Attacks in a Single Pediatric Hospital.

Objective: To analyze the cost of the terror attack in Nice in a single pediatric institution.

Methods: We carried out descriptive analyses of the data coming from the Lenval University Children's Hospital of Nice database after the July 14, 2016 terror attack. The medical cost for each patient was estimated from the invoice that the hospital sent to public insurance.

Naturalistic Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Israeli Civilians Exposed to Wartime Attacks.

Objective: Civilians who survive wartime attacks commonly experience substantial psychological distress, including acute stress reactions (ASRs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors sought to determine the level of Israeli civilian exposure to wartime attacks, prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and physical injuries, and associated medical costs over a 7-year period.

Methods: Data from the National Insurance Institute of Israel on civilian survivors of wartime attacks in the 2009-2015 period were retrospectively examined.

Ethnic disparities in receiving benefits for disability following postpartum mental illness during first two years after delivery: an Israeli nationwide study.

Background: Despite relatively high rates of Postpartum Depression (PPD), little is known about the granting of social security benefits to women who are disabled as a result of PPD or of other postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD). This study aims to identify populations at risk for underutilization of social security benefits due to PMAD among Israeli women, with a focus on ethnic minorities.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study is based on the National Insurance Institute (NII) database.

Exploring the right to work among persons with disabilities: The role of labor-oriented values.

Background: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) assumes that persons with disabilities have similar rights, motivations to work and personal values as those without disabilities.

Objective: The article examines the corroboration between this assumption and real-life facts to better understand the importance of labor-oriented values in people with disabilities.

Methods: We tested the relationship between human values, employment and wages among Israelis with disabilities who cope with prejudice, negative attitudes and a lack of accessible workplaces in comparison to Israelis without disabilities.

Spatiotemporal distribution of autism spectrum disorder prevalence among birth cohorts during 2000-2011 in Israel.

Purpose: Studies indicate an apparent sharp increasing trend in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incidence and prevalence worldwide. This nationwide study aims at depicting ASD prevalence distribution in Israel in both space and time.

Methods: Based on data from Israel National Insurance Institute, the study population included all children born in Israel 2000-2011 (n = 1,786,194), of whom 11,699 (0.

Employment Outcomes After a Birth of a Child with a Developmental Disability: A National Nested Case-Control Study.

Using records from the National Insurance Institute of Israel, we recognized all children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD, N = 8072) or hearing loss (HL, N = 2231) born in Israel between 2005 and 2010. Typical developed children were taken from a random 20% sample of children born during the same years (N = 227,492). Analyses were adjusted for year of birth, population group, parental ages, parental education, child birth order and peripherality.

Socio-economic disparities and returning to work following an injury.

Background: Traumatic injury is one of the main reasons for temporary and permanent occupational disability. The objective of this study was to define the role of socio-economic position on post-injury occupational absenteeism.

Methods: This was a nationwide retrospective cohort study, based on linking The Israeli National Trauma Registry (INTR) and the National Insurance Institute (NII) databases.

Cognitive and physical performance are well preserved following standard blood donation: A noninferiority, randomized clinical trial.

Background: A walking blood bank (WBB) refers to the use of fellow combatants for battlefield blood donation. This requires pretesting combatants for infectious diseases and blood type. A fundamental prerequisite for this technique is that the donating soldier will suffer minimal physiological and mental impact.

The long-term consequences of 35 years of terror attacks against civilians in Israel: Medical and nonmedical costs, disability.

Background: Terrorism is a major threat, which requires operative preparedness, principally for the emergency struc-tures. Similarly, its rising impact on the healthcare system should interest the researchers in health affairs and policy. The number and the nature of disabilities due to terror is insufficiently addressed in the civilian population.

Returning to Work Following an Injury: Practical Usage of a Predictive Model Based on a Nationwide Study.

Work absenteeism following an injury creates an economic burden on society and the individual. Programs encouraging return to work (RTW) should be implemented for high risk populations. The aim of this study was to identify the predictors for duration until RTW following an injury.

The medical costs of terror: A review of the literature.

Context: The threat of terrorism is intensifying with a recent rise in the number of death and injuries. Nevertheless, few articles deal with the short and long-term medical costs of treating and assisting the civilian victims of terror. The objective of this article is to review the literature and describe the medical costs of supporting victims of terrorism.

Incidence time trends and socioeconomic factors in the observed incidence of autism spectrum disorder in israel: A nationwide nested case-control study.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) trends have been gaining a great deal of focus in recent decades, as many studies worldwide show a continued rise in incidence rates. Many researchers have begun analyzing socioeconomic data in relation to ASD in an effort to understand the source of these changing rates and the role of awareness and access to resources. In this study, we aim to contribute to this body of knowledge by examining incidence time trends of ASD in Israel according to socioeconomic factors.

Learning from negative findings.

A recent IJHPR article by Azulay et al. found no association between the patient activation measure (PAM) and adherence to colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test result. This commentary will use that article as a jumping-off point to discuss why studies sometimes get negative results and how one should interpret such results.

Low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer in people with workplace exposure to asbestos.

Objectives: Smoking is the main risk factor for lung cancer, but environmental and occupational exposure to carcinogens also increase lung cancer risk. We assessed whether extending low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening to persons with occupational exposure to asbestos may be an effective way reducing lung cancer mortality.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study within the COSMOS screening program, assessing past asbestos exposure with a questionnaire.

The characterization of social anhedonia and its correlates in schizophrenia and schizoaffective patients.

Although social hedonic capacity is often assessed in clinical settings, its operational definitions have not been evaluated for concurrent validity. One hundred and twenty-five patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder were classified according to their self-reported social hedonic functioning into three groups on the basis of their total scores on the Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale (ACIPS). Participants were assessed before discharge using questionnaires and psychiatric rating scales.