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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Raju Jaiswal, Michail Zoulakis, Kristian F. Axelsson, Anna Darelid, Robert Rudang, Daniel Sundh, Henrik Litsne, Lisa Johansson, Mattias Lorentzon
Summary: This prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between the bone material strength index (BMSi) and the risk of incident fracture in older women. The study found that increasing BMSi was associated with a greater risk of fracture.
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xing Gao, Rahman Ud Din, Xiaoguang Cheng, Haisheng Yang
Summary: Vertebral fracture is a serious consequence of osteoporosis, and MRI can be used to estimate vertebral strength for predicting fractures. Researchers developed a biomechanical MRI method to compute vertebral strength and found that it has good sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing fracture cases from non-fracture cases.
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Orthopedics
A. C. Berger, B. Barvelink, M. Reijman, T. Gosens, G. A. Kraan, M. R. De Vries, M. H. J. Verhofstad, K. W. W. Lansink, P. F. W. Hannemann, J. W. Colaris
Summary: This study suggests that using a circumferential cast for reduced distal radius fractures may lead to less fracture redisplacement at one-week follow-up compared to a plaster splint. The difference was statistically significant.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yang Li, Kuan-Kai Tung, Yi-Cheng Cho, Shih-Yi Lin, Cheng-Hung Lee, Chih-Hui Chen
Summary: This study compared patients who participated in a multidisciplinary co-managed protocol for geriatric hip fractures with those who did not. The results showed that the protocol group had significantly reduced lengths of hospital stay, medical expenditures, and mortality during their acute in-hospital admission period. However, the high prescription rate of anti-osteoporosis medication in the protocol group did not lead to a significantly lower re-fracture rate in the 12-month follow-up.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
M. Schoeb, E. M. Winter, F. Malgo, I. B. Schipper, R. J. P. van der Wal, S. E. Papapoulos, N. M. Appelman-Dijkstra
Summary: Bone material properties were assessed in patients with high-energy trauma fractures using impact microindentation, and it was found that bone material strength index was significantly higher in these patients compared to those with low-energy trauma fractures. Additionally, there was no significant difference in bone material strength index between patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis within each trauma group.
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
Haley Mascellino, Karl Maritato, Matthew Barnhart, Philip Kass
Summary: This study evaluated the use, complications, and outcomes of the Liberty Lock System (LLS) for fractures in dogs and cats. LLS was used to repair 60 fractures in 54 dogs and 6 cats, with a mean radiographic union time of 6 weeks. Radiographic union was achieved in all fractures, with a low complication rate and no catastrophic complications. The LLS is a reliable locking plate system for treating fractures in dogs and cats.
VETERINARY AND COMPARATIVE ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY
(2023)
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Orthopedics
Mingliang Yu, Minji Yu, Yaodong Zhang, Huihui Cheng, Xianshang Zeng, Si Li, Weiguang Yu
Summary: The goal of this study was to evaluate the 10-year survival of cemented total hip replacements (CTHRs) following prior failed primary fixations of proximal femoral fractures (PFFs) in patients aged 30-60 years. The research found that patients treated with three hollow screws had better revision-free survival compared to patients treated with other fixation methods.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
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Immunology
Francesca Pennati, Stefano Calza, Antonio Di Biagio, Cristina Mussini, Stefano Rusconi, Stefano Bonora, Alberto Borghetti, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Giovanni Sarteschi, Marianna Menozzi, Micol Ferrara, Anna Celotti, Arturo Ciccullo, Vania Giacomet, Ilaria Izzo, Laura Dotta, Raffaele Badolato, Francesco Castelli, Emanuele Foca
Summary: This study evaluates the viro-immunological outcome of young adults with vertical transmission of HIV. The results show that having a CD4+/CD8+ ratio >= 1 at 18 years of age is associated with a better viro-immunological status, while an AIDS diagnosis reduces the probability of achieving optimal status. Patients who have not achieved optimal status at 18 years of age are more likely to discontinue antiretroviral therapy.
IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Haran Yogasundaram, Yinggan Zheng, Eric Ly, Justin Ezekowitz, Piotr Ponikowski, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Christopher O'Connor, Robert O. Blaustein, Lothar Roessig, Tracy Temple, Cynthia M. Westerhout, Paul W. Armstrong, Roopinder K. Sandhu
Summary: It is still unclear whether electrocardiographic measurements can predict mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. This study aimed to investigate the association between ECG measurements and mortality in high-risk heart failure patients and found that heart rate, QRS duration, and absence of left ventricular hypertrophy were significantly associated with cardiovascular death.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Chinmaya Mishra, Gabriel Skantze
Summary: This paper presents a planning-based gaze control system for social robots to exhibit more realistic gaze behavior. A comparative user study between a reactive system and the proposed system shows that users preferred the proposed system and found it to be better at interpreting and regulating intimacy.
2022 31ST IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOT AND HUMAN INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION (IEEE RO-MAN 2022)
(2022)