Use of a perforator-based flap from the ulnar palmar artery for the repair of defects caused by the treatment of severe contractures due to Dupuytren's disease by Jiangping Dai, Jiangping Dai, Hui Wang, Haifeng Wang, Haifeng Wang, Xinyang Sun, Xinyang Sun, Yihan Zhang, Yihan Zhang

“…Concurrently, patients completed the visual analog scale (VAS) and disability of arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) questionnaires.ResultsAll 25 flaps survived uneventfully, and the wound healed primarily. …”
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Exploring associations of financial well-being with health behaviours and physical and mental health: a cross-sectional study among US adults by Kai McKeever Bullard, Carla Mercado, Michele L F Bolduc, Desmond Banks, Courtni Andrews, Zoe R F Freggens, Rashid Njai

“…Adults with physical health conditions had FWB lower than adults without (range −0.4 (high cholesterol) to −4.6 (disability) points). FWB were lower in adults who have ever been diagnosed with anxiety disorder (−1.8 points) or depression (−2 points). …”
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You Can’t Climb a Broken Ladder: Examining Underrepresentation of Multiply-Disadvantaged Groups in Secure and Senior Roles in UK Geochemistry by Pallavi Anand, Pieter Bots, Jessica Gagnon, Francis Appiah, Elena Maters, Shonil Bhagwat, Susan Little, Amy Riches, Ernest ChiFru, Anya Lawrence, Bryne Ngwenya

“…., age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability) and seniority of those within the community. …”
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Subacromial Pain Syndrome in Breast Cancer Survivors—Are Structural Shoulder Changes Verified by Ultrasound Clinically Relevant? by Ivana Klarić-Kukuz, Jure Aljinović, Blaž Barun, Marko Roki, Benjamin Benzon, Danijela Budimir Mršić, Maja Marinović Guić, Ana Poljičanin

“…Increased risk of subacromial pain syndrome exists, which can lead to disability and reduced quality of life if untreated. …”
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Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in young Korean soldiers: a recent 10-year retrospective study by Chul Jung, Jae-hyun Yun, Eun Jin Kim, Jaechan Park, Jiwoon Yeom, Kyoung-Eun Kim

“…Purpose Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (PNI), which occurs in up to 3% of trauma patients, is a devastating condition that often leads to permanent disability. However, knowledge of traumatic PNI is limited. …”
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Molecular characterization of a rare TP63 variant associated with split-hand/split-foot malformation 4 and incomplete penetrance: disruption of the p63-Dlx signaling pathway by Jianlong Zhuang, Yanqing Li, Yu’e Chen, Hegan Zhang, Shufen Liu, Manman Hu, Chunnuan Chen

“…Abstract Background Split-hand/foot malformation (SHFM) is a congenital disability characterized by the absence or hypoplasia of the central ray of the hands and/or feet. …”
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A lower atherogenic index of plasma was associated with a higher incidence of sarcopenia by Zhiping Duan, Yunda Huang, Xiaoling Liu, Huiyu Tang, Guihua Jiang, Wei Huang, Runfen Du, Dan Zhou, Hong Yang

“…Abstract Sarcopenia is an age-related muscle senescence disease that leads to functional limitations, physical disability and premature death in older adults. Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a novel indicator of atherosclerotic status based on triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. …”
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Nano-curcumin Effects on Ischemic Stroke clinical outcomes and Interleukin-6 Levels: Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Zeinab Ehtiatkar, Alia Saberi, Samaneh Ghorbani Shirkouhi, Mozaffar Hosseininezhad, Shahrokh Yousefzadeh-Chabok, Yaser Moadabi, Ashkan Karimi, Haniyeh Shadrou Gharani, Sasan Andalib

“…Background: Accumulation of inflammatory factors in the stroke area results in brain tissue damage and a patient’s disability. It has been demonstrated that curcumin has neuroprotective effects. …”
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Median and Ulnar Neuropathy Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease regarding Symptom Severity and Asymmetry by Nilgul Yardimci, Ozlem Cemeroglu, Eda Ozturk, Gülsüm Gürlü, Esra Şahin, Saliha Bozkurt, Tugba Cengiz, Gulderen Karali, Hasim Cakirbay, Atilla İlhan

“…The Hoehn and Yahr disability scale and Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rated Scale were used to determine the severity of the disease. …”
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Minimal clinical data sets for spine-related musculoskeletal disorders in primary care and outpatient settings: a scoping review protocol by Pierre Côté, Andrea C Tricco, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Jérémie Mikhail, Isabelle Pagé

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Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review by Berardo Di Matteo, Riccardo Ranieri, Angelo Manca, Simone Cappato, Maurilio Marcacci, Elizaveta Kon, Alessandro Castagna

“…Tendinopathies are a common cause of disability among the general population, and their management is challenging due to the degenerative nature of these disorders. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Younger Adults with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS): A Retrospective Study by Ali M. Al Khathaami, Bayan Al Bdah, Abdulmjeed Alnosair, Abdulkarim Alturki, Rayan Alrebdi, Shorug Alwayili, Sulaiman Alhamzah, Fahad A. M. AlKhathaami, Nasser Alotaibi

“…Although younger adults with ESUS had fewer risk factors, there were no significant differences in neurologic disability or mortality at discharge, stroke severity, or median length of stay.…”
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The effect of cheese intake on osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization study by Song Wen, Zehan Huang, Bin Zhang, Yuqing Huang

“…Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating chronic disease with a high prevalence, characterized by progressive degeneration of articular cartilage that leads to joint dysfunction, pain, and disability. Observational studies investigating the link between cheese intake and OA have yielded inconclusive results and may be susceptible to confounding. …”
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Evolutionary constrained genes associated with autism spectrum disorder across 2,054 nonhuman primate genomes by Yukiko Kikuchi, Mohammed Uddin, Joris A. Veltman, Sara Wells, Christopher Morris, Marc Woodbury-Smith

“…Constraint was also observed across genes associated with intellectual disability (p = 1.1 × 10− 46), epilepsy (p = 2.1 × 10− 33) and schizophrenia (p = 4.2 × 10− 45), and for an overlapping neurodevelopmental gene set (p = 4.0 × 10− 10). …”
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Stroke Induces a BDNF-Dependent Improvement in Cognitive Flexibility in Aged Mice by Josh Houlton, Lisa Y. Y. Zhou, Deanna Barwick, Emma K. Gowing, Andrew N. Clarkson

“…Stroke remains a leading cause of disability worldwide. Recently, we have established an animal model of stroke that results in delayed impairment in spatial memory, allowing us to better investigate cognitive deficits. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of “U” Route Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Chronic Pain Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Combined with Disc Herniation by Binbin Wu, Xinyi Tian, Ce Shi, Chenchen Jiang, Jing Zhang, Gonghao Zhan, Danli Xie

“…Minimum dura sac cross-sectional area (mDCSA) by MRI, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and modified MacNab outcomes were assessed. …”
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Clinical effect analysis of posterior longitudinal ligament resection during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy by NIU Hai‐ying, MENG Xiang‐yu, ZUO Shan‐shan, SUN Xiao‐li, LI Yan, LIU Hong‐lei

“…The modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Scores (mJOA) was used to assess spinal cord function, Visual Analog Scales (VAS) was used to assess neck and upper limb pain, and Neck Disability Index (NDI) was used to assess the degree of cervical dysfunction before and 3 months after surgery. …”
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Changing the trajectories of mental health difficulties in Norfolk and Suffolk: a research-priority-setting project with patients, the public, clinicians, policymakers and other st... by Caitlin Notley, Jayati Das-Munshi, Craig Morgan, Kristy Sanderson, Sherifat Oduola, Zarnie Khadjesari, Helen Parretti, Niall Broomfield, Amy Zile, Sol Morrissey, Joni Holmes

“…Introduction Mental health problems are the most significant cause of disability and have high annual economic costs; hence, they are a priority for the government, service providers and policymakers. …”
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Efficacy of Abatacept for Arthritis in Patients with an Overlap Syndrome between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Kei Ikeda, Yoshie Sanayama, Sohei Makita, Junichi Hosokawa, Mieko Yamagata, Daiki Nakagomi, Katsuhiko Takabayashi, Hiroshi Nakajima

“…Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) also significantly decreased between baseline and 24 weeks (). …”
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Systematic analysis of co-expression network and gene expression profile of differentially expressed lncRNA-mRNA one week after spinal cord injury by Yi Kang, Yijie Song, Zhongju Shi, Qiang Li, Yigang Lv, Mengfan Hou, Cui Ding, Jing Xie, Yongfu Lou, Chi Zhang, Huan Jian, Xueying Li, Hengxing Zhou, Shiqing Feng

“…Abbreviations: SCI: spinal cord injury; CNS: central nervous system; YLDs: years of life lived with disability; lncRNAs: long noncoding RNAs; mRNAs: messenger RNAs; DE: differentially expressed; GO: Gene Ontology; KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; GSEA: gene set enrichment analysis; RIN: Renewable Identification Number; PCA: principal component analysis; PPI: protein–protein interaction; MF, molecular function; BP: biological process; CC: cellular component; MCODE: molecular complex detection…”
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