Engaging Stem Cells for Customized Tendon Regeneration by Hatim Thaker, Arun K. Sharma

“…The need for a consistent therapeutic approach to tendon injury repair is long overdue. Patients with tendon microtears or full ruptures are eligible for a wide range of invasive and non invasive interventions, often subjectively decided by the physician. …”
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Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report by Mustafa Burak Sayhan, Cemil Kavalci, Ozgur Sogüt, Eylem Sezenler

“…He had suffered a penetrating scalp injury four month ago. On physical examination, there was a tender swelling with purulent stream on the lateral half of his scalp. …”
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The Management of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Erosion and Infection following Iatrogenic Aspiration by Ali Baydoun, Alexander Benben, Matthew Skalak, Jordan Bilbrew, Mazen Abdelhady

“…This case report presents a unique and previously unreported case of malfunction, infection, and erosion of an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) resulting from iatrogenic injury during a priapism aspiration procedure performed by an emergency medicine physician. …”
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Hepatoprotective Potential of Sargassum muticum against STZ-Induced Diabetic Liver Damage in Wistar Rats by Inhibiting Cytokines and the Apoptosis Pathway by Mohammed M. Safhi, Mohammad Firoz Alam, Sivagurunathan Moni Sivakumar, Tarique Anwer

“…The methanolic extract of Sargassum muticum (MESM) plays a hepatoprotective role in streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced hepatic injury. In this study, STZ exposure induced diabetes that augmented hepatic damage, which was reflected in serum enzyme markers, the cytokine network, and caspase-3 and caspase-9 levels in Group 2. …”
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Post Traumatic Impaction of Maxillary Deciduous Central Incisor: A Case Report by Bahoz Himdad Majeed

“…Methods: This case study describes a 4-year-old girl who experienced incomplete eruption of her upper right baby front tooth due to an injury. The unerupted tooth was surgically removed. …”
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Recent Advances of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Central Nervous System Disorders by Keren Zhou, Ligen Shi, Yan Wang, Sheng Chen, Jianmin Zhang

“…In addition, we summarize the recent researches on the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke, brain tumor, neurodegenerative diseases, and other CNS diseases. …”
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Pure White Cell Aplasia and Necrotizing Myositis by Peter Geon Kim, Joome Suh, Max W. Adelman, Kwadwo Oduro, Erik Williams, Andrew M. Brunner, David J. Kuter

“…Here, we report a case of a 74-year-old female who presented with severe proximal weakness without pain and was found to have PWCA with nonspecific inflammatory necrotizing myositis and acute liver injury on biopsies. These findings were associated with a recent course of azithromycin and her daily use of a statin. …”
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A Review of the Physiological and Immunological Functions of Biliary Epithelial Cells: Targets for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Drug-induced Ductop... by Chih-Te Wu, Paul A. Davis, VelImir A. Luketic, M. Eric Gershwin

“…Most importantly, it remains to be clarified that the extent to which the immunologic activities observed in BEC represent a BEC response to tissue injury or whether BEC themselves are the active participants in the pathogenesis of various cholestatic immunological diseases, including PBC and PSC.…”
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MicroRNAs in Neurotoxicity by Prameet Kaur, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Kandiah Jeyaseelan

“…Neurotoxicity can also be brought about by external agents like drugs and alcohol as well as brain injury with miRNAs playing a pivotal role in diseases. …”
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The correlation between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels in diabetic patients’ serum and lower limb lesions: based on NHANES data by Lin Li, Linxi Jiao, Danyang Yang, Jingxia Zhao, Ping Li

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of hypersensitive cardiac troponin (hs-cTnT), a biomarker of myocardial injury, with diabetic lower extremity disease in American adults.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study (unweighted N=1,196) of diabetic patients aged 40 years or older who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2004. …”
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Decreased Count and Dysfunction of Circulating EPCs in Postmenopausal Hypercholesterolemic Females via Reducing NO Production by Ying Luo, Quan-Neng Yan, Wan-Zhou Wu, Fan-Yan Luo

“…Maintaining the EPC numbers and activity might be emerging as a potential therapeutic strategy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular injury in elder women.…”
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Roles of Inflammasomes in Inflammatory Kidney Diseases by Jinjin Fan, Kaifeng Xie, Liqin Wang, Nuoyan Zheng, Xueqing Yu

“…Inflammasomes are closely linked to many kidney diseases such as acute kidney injury and chronic kidney diseases. Inflammasomes are macromolecules consisting of multiple proteins, and their formation initiates the cleavage of procaspase-1, resulting in the activation of gasdermin D as well as the maturation and release of interleukin-1β and IL-18, leading to pyroptosis. …”
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Ipsilateral Rotational Autokeratoplasty for the Management of Traumatic Corneal Scar by Alime Günes, Tahir Kansu Bozkurt, Cihan Unlu, Betül Ilkay Sezgin Akcay, Hüseyin Bayramlar

“…A 40-years-old male patient with a corneal scar secondary to perforating eye injury had undergone ipsilateral rotational autokeratoplasty in our clinics. …”
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A Qualitative Review of Balance and Strength Performance in Healthy Older Adults: Impact for Testing and Training by Urs Granacher, Thomas Muehlbauer, Markus Gruber

“…., increased fall incidence/injury rate) that threaten both the quality of life of fall-prone individuals as well as the long-term sustainability of the public health care system due to high treatment costs of fall-related injuries (e.g., femoral neck fracture). …”
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Anaphylactic shock induced by intravenous ketorolac: A case report by Huijuan Lu, Kaili Lai, Shuzhu Lin, Guining Dang

“…As a non-opioid alternative, it represents a critical development for acute pain relief, particularly in postoperative and injury-related scenarios. Like other NSAIDs, ketorolac trometamol is associated with common adverse reactions such as dizziness, headache, drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting, which are generally mild to moderate. …”
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A Novel Technique Using Fluorescent Ureteral Catheter and Flexible Ureteroscope for Safe Laparoscopic Fenestration of Lymphocele after Kidney Transplantation by Takanori Sekito, Motoo Araki, Koichiro Wada, Kasumi Yoshinaga, Yuki Maruyama, Takuya Sadahira, Satoshi Katayama, Takehiro Iwata, Shingo Nishimura, Tomoko Sako, Kohei Edamura, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Toyohiko Watanabe

“…Laparoscopic fenestration of a postrenal transplant lymphocele is associated with a risk of renal hilar vessel and ureteral injury. Consequently, determination of the incision line is difficult. …”
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Intracapsular Enucleation of Intraparotid Facial Nerve Schwannoma with Intratemporal Extension by Linger SIM, Xing Yi YEOH, Tay Eng TAN, Zahirrudin ZAKARIA, Irfan MOHAMAD

“…Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma is a rare condition, which is difficult to preoperatively diagnose without a definite biopsy, yet the diagnosis is important for surgical planning and avoiding accidental injury to the facial nerve. Considering the benign indolent nature of the schwannomas, the management should be prioritized on the long-term tumor control with special attention to the facial nerve function and facial cosmesis. …”
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Sorafenib-Induced Liver Failure: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anneleen Van Hootegem, Chris Verslype, Werner Van Steenbergen

“…Biochemical parameters pointed to a hepatocellular type of injury. Clinical and biochemical presentations were compatible with a drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome such as it has mainly been described for aromatic anticonvulsants, sulphonamides, and allopurinol. …”
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The Impact of Anesthetic Modality Selection on Surgical Outcomes in Trauma Management by Anna Nowak, Piotr Dudziak, Maria Golińska, Wojciech Maj, Mateusz Łyko, Jakub Kurasz, Paweł Siudziński, Alicja Skoczylas, Wiktoria Tomaszewska, Katarzyna Pala, Wiktoria Podlasiewicz

“… The selection of anesthesia during surgical management of injuries is of paramount importance in ensuring patient comfort, procedural safety, and optimal surgical outcomes. …”
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Excision of Intra-articular Knee Heterotopic Ossification Using a 70° Arthroscope by Alexander J. Hoffer, Eugenia A. Lin, Maziyar A. Kalani, Mark K. Lyons, Meghan Richardson

“…There are multiple underlying etiologies of HO including musculoskeletal trauma and traumatic brain injury. Intra-articular HO of the knee is rare and is typically located within the cruciate ligaments. …”
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