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Orthopedics
Stefan Gaukel, Raphael N. Vuille-dit-Bille, Michel Schlappi, Peter P. Koch
Summary: Efforts in total knee arthroplasty are made to improve accuracy for a correct leg axis and reduce component malpositioning using patient-specific instruments. The study showed high accuracy of CT-based patient-specific instrumentation and single-use instruments in achieving postoperative knee angles and mechanical leg axes, with fewer outliers compared to standard instruments.
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
(2022)
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Biology
Adrien Dufournet, Xue Ling Chong, Adrien Schwitzguebel, Corinne Bernimoulin, Myriam Carvalho, Hugo Bothorel, Alexandre Laedermann
Summary: This study found that immediate aquatic therapy after rotator cuff tear repair surgery did not provide superior clinical and functional outcomes compared to standard rehabilitation, with both groups showing similar results in terms of range of motion, function, and pain.
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Sanjay S. Desai, Vishwajeet Singh, Hari Krishna Mata
Summary: This study aimed to determine if curettage of the cartilage on the glenoid edge during Bankart repair reduces the postoperative recurrence rate. Results showed that the curettage group had a significantly lower recurrence rate compared to the noncurettage group, with higher Rowe scores in the curettage group.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2021)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Monique T. Barakat, Timothy Angelotti, Swarnadip Ghosh, Subhas Banerjee
Summary: The study developed a new technique called endoscopist-facilitated intubation for ERCP procedures, which significantly improved endoscopy unit efficiency, reduced patient and staff injury, and minimized postprocedure discomfort.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
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Orthopedics
L. J. Cunningham, M. Walton, S. Bale, I. A. Trail
Summary: Using radiostereometric analysis (RSA), this study evaluated the migration of a glenoid baseplate composite in patients who underwent reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA). The results showed that the baseplate stabilized within the glenoid about 12 months after surgery, confirming the findings of a previous study using CT scans at two years postoperatively and indicating the sound early fixation achieved with this type of structural composite.
BONE & JOINT JOURNAL
(2023)
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Surgery
Rosalia Luketina, Theodore L. H. Luketina, Stavros A. Antoniou, Gernot Koehler, Soren Koenneker, Lisa Manzenreiter, Helwig Wundsam, Oliver Owen Koch, Michael Knauer, Klaus Emmanuel
Summary: This study compared the surgical outcomes between patients undergoing the most frequently performed laparoscopic procedures using AirSeal(R) and standard CO2 insufflators. The results showed that the use of the AirSeal(R) system did not reduce operative time and was associated with higher postoperative shoulder tip pain compared to the standard CO2 insufflator for short elective surgeries.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
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Surgery
Jorge Alberto Arroyo Vazquez, Kaveh Khodakaram, Maria Bergstrom, Per-Ola Park
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of surgery versus stent treatment for perforated duodenal ulcers. Results showed that stent treatment had shorter operation time and fewer complications, making it a safe alternative treatment option.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Lena Stalder, Nina Kaegi-Braun, Carla Gressies, Claudia Gregoriano, Pascal Tribolet, Dileep N. Lobo, Filomena Gomes, Claus Hoess, Vojtech Pavlicek, Stefan Bilz, Sarah Sigrist, Michael Brandle, Christoph Henzen, Robert Thomann, Jonas Rutishauser, Drahomir Aujesky, Nicolas Rodondi, Jacques Donze, Zeno Stanga, Beat Mueller, Philipp Schuetz
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the predictive ability of five different nutrition screening and assessment instruments on 1-year mortality and response to nutritional treatment in hospitalized patients. The results showed that high nutritional risk was associated with higher mortality and adverse clinical outcomes, but there were no significant differences in treatment response among the different scores. Adding more specific parameters to these instruments is important when deciding for or against nutritional support interventions in an individual patient.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas Dale MacLaine, Oliver Baker, Dermot Burke, Simon J. Howell
Summary: Frailty is prevalent in adult colorectal surgical patients of all ages, with poor agreement between three established frailty scoring instruments. Further research is needed to refine frailty scoring in surgical patients due to the significant prevalence of prefrailty and frailty across all age groups.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Mara B. B. Antonoff, Hope Feldman, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Paula I. I. Iaeger, M. Laura Rubin, Liang Li, Ara A. A. Vaporciyan
Summary: The study investigates the influence of trainee gender on assessments of coronary anastomosis performance. It finds that early career male surgeons may exhibit gender bias against female trainees when evaluating their performance. The Global Rating Scale (GRS) demonstrates higher interrater reliability and robustness against gender bias in the assessment of technical performance than the Checklist.
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Urology & Nephrology
Abul-fotouh Ahmed, Ahmed Gomaa, Abdullah Daoud, Ahmed Solyman, Hassan Abdelazim, Mohammed El-feky, Mohammed Agha, Ashraf Abdellatif, Ahmed Fahim
Summary: In this study, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) performed in split-leg modified lateral position (SL-MLP) has shorter operative time and comparable stone free rate and complication rate compared to standard prone position (PP) PNL. SL-MLP allows both antegrade and retrograde access to the urinary tract without the need for patient repositioning.
WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mark A. Hlatky, Sam Wilding, Beth Stuart, Zoe Nicholas, James Shambrook, Zina Eminton, Kim Fox, Derek Connolly, Peter O'Kane, Alex Hobson, Anoop Chauhan, Neal Uren, Gerry P. Mccann, Colin Berry, Justin Carter, Carl Roobottom, Mamas Mamas, Ronak Rajani, Ian Ford, Pamela S. Douglas, Nick Curzen
Summary: The study compares costs between CTCA with selective FFRCT and standard care pathways in the FORECAST trial, and finds no significant difference in US healthcare costs. However, certain factors such as coronary risk factors and planned invasive angiography increase costs.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shinya Hayashi, Shingo Hashimoto, Yuichi Kuroda, Naoki Nakano, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Kazunari Ishida, Nao Shibanuma, Tomoyuki Kamenaga, Ryosuke Kuroda
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed 115 patients who underwent robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty to investigate the accuracy of cup placement and predictive risk factors for inaccurate cup positioning. The results showed that a posterior pelvic tilt and anterior surgical approach were significant predictive factors for inaccurate cup positioning in robot-assisted THA.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Deanna G. Brockman, Christina A. Austin-Tse, Renee C. Pelletier, Caroline Harley, Candace Patterson, Holly Head, Courtney Elizabeth Leonard, Kimberly O'Brien, Lisa M. Mahanta, Matthew S. Lebo, Christine Y. Lu, Pradeep Natarajan, Amit Khera, Krishna G. Aragam, Sekar Kathiresan, Heidi L. Rehm, Miriam S. Udler
Summary: The study found that clinical genome sequencing (cGS) as a first genetic test showed similar diagnostic yield compared to standard-of-care genetic testing. More studies on other variant types and implementation challenges are needed to further support the adoption of broad-scale cGS.
GENETICS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Katherine Tucker, Stephanie Sullivan, Allison M. Deal, Kathryn Allman, Luz Cuaboy, Sean D. McCabe, Paola A. Gehrig
Summary: The study found that the use of multimedia supplements in preoperative counseling for robotic endometrial cancer staging improves patients' satisfaction. There was no significant difference in satisfaction and comprehension between patients and physicians. However, the use of multimedia education resulted in longer visit lengths.
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
(2022)