Association between Trunk Muscle Mass and Progression of Vertebral Collapse in Patients Treated Conservatively for Vertebral Compression Fractures.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between trunk muscle mass and progression of vertebral collapse in elderly patients treated conservatively for vertebral compression fractures.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in a convalescent ward and included 104 patients (36 men, 68 women; mean age: 83.8 years, minimum age: 65 years) with vertebral compression fractures.

Prediction of gait independence by using the phase angle in postoperative patients with proximal femoral fractures: a retrospective study.

[Purpose] This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between skeletal muscle mass and muscle quality by using bioelectrical impedance analysis and ambulatory independence in patients with proximal femoral fractures. [Participants and Methods] The study included 120 patients admitted to a recovery rehabilitation unit for whom follow-up assessments were available. Skeletal muscle mass and phase angle were assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis upon admission.

Association of depression and smoking cessation: outcomes of an 18-year retrospective cohort study.

Background: Depression is frequently associated with unsuccessful smoking cessation.

Objective: In this study, we investigated the impact of depression history on smoking cessation success in a clinical setting.

Methods: This retrospective study included 726 patients who visited our smoking cessation clinic between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2018.

Nausea and vomiting caused by candida esophagitis in an elderly frail patient.

An elderly frail lady with features of malnutrition was investigated by endoscopy because of nausea and vomiting. Candida esophagitis was found, and there was symptomatic and endoscopic resolution after treatment with amphotericin B.

Rare presentation of annular and polypoid heterotopic gastric mucosa in duodenum.

In this case, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed an approximately 25-mm diameter annular and polypoid mucosa at the opposite side of Pylorus ring in first part of duodenum. The biopsy specimens were diagnosed with the heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) pathologically. This is a rare presentation of annular and polypoid HGM in duodenum.

Effect of pelvic belt on the perception of difficulty and muscle activity during active straight leg raising test in pain-free subjects.

A pelvic belt decreases patient-reported perception of difficulty during the active straight leg raising (ASLR) test in individuals with pelvic girdle pain. However, the influence of a pelvic belt on the perception of difficulty during ASLR was not investigated in pain-free subjects. Therefore, this influence excluding the impact of pain is not clear.