Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Polyether Ether Ketone Cage in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Rishab Chandraprakash, Rajavel Kalirajan, Milap Bhalodiya, Vijayanand Balasubramanian, Gowthaman Nambiraj, Mohan Mahendramani

“…Their preoperative and postoperative pain score, functional scores, and radiological parameters were compared. …”
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Suggestive Diagnostic Process in a Case of Multiple Myeloma with Gastrointestinal Immunoglobulin Light-Chain Amyloidosis Accompanied by Protein-Losing Enteropathy by Katsuya Endo, Takehito Ito, Jun Nomura, Keigo Murakami, Shiho Kondo, Tomonori Satoh, Daisuke Fukushi, Yuki Yoshino, Yoshiteru Sasaki, Atsuko Takasu, Takayuki Kogure, Morihisa Hirota, Takayoshi Meguro, Kazuhiro Murakami, Junichi Kameoka, Kennichi Satoh

“…Multiple myeloma is known to cause immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, which frequently involves the kidney and heart. Bone pain or fractures caused by osteolytic lesions and physical disorders related to renal or cardiac AL amyloidosis are major initial symptoms in multiple myeloma. …”
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Massage combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in treating urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoids surgery: A case report of nursing experience (推拿联合中药热熨敷治疗混合痔术后... by PENG Yujie (彭雨洁), E Haiyan (鄂海燕), WEI Yongchun (魏永春), DONG Yuxia (董玉霞), QIN Shasha (秦沙沙)

“…The urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoids surgery is associated with multiple factors including anesthesia, surgery, pain, overinfusion, body position, mental status and so on. …”
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Diagnostic efficacy and necessity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in fever of unknown origin: insights from a retrospective cohort study by Xiaoman Yu, Shuang Wang, Na Du, Hongguang Zhao, Haiying Chen

“…Furthermore, a correlation was found between localized pain, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, and true-positive 18F-FDG PET/CT results.ConclusionThe high diagnostic efficacy of 18F-FDG PET/CT in FUO suggests its potential as a routine imaging modality, which could enhance patient management and reduce the need for costly and unnecessary invasive procedures. …”
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Evaluation of an assistive exosuit for alleviating neck and shoulder muscle fatigue during prolonged flexed neck posture by Hang Man Cho, Jae-Ryeong Choi, Jung-Hwan Moon, Kyu-Jin Cho, Seung-Won Kim

“…Abstract Introduction Neck pain affects 203 million people globally and is prevalent in various settings due to factors like poor posture, lack of exercise, and occupational hazards. …”
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TEVAR for acute type B aortic dissection in pregnant women (35 weeks gestation) with Takayasu's arteritis after cesarean section: a rare case report and literature review by Taiyu Bi, Xiaotian Duan, Yipeng Yin

“…It is necessary to make a multidisciplinary treatment plan and determine the timing and method of operation to save the life of mother and fetus.Case descriptionWe report a pregnant woman at 35 weeks of gestation who presented to the emergency department with sudden and continuously unrelieved chest pain. She had TA for five years. Thoracoabdominal aortic computed tomography with angiography (CTA) showed acute TBAD. …”
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Utility Values in Adults With Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Analyses of EQ-5D Data From the PROPEL Clinical Trial by Alison Griffiths, Simon Shohet, Neil Johnson, Alasdair MacCulloch

“…**Background:** Pompe disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder, leading to accumulation of glycogen characterized by muscle weakness, fatigue, pain, and, in the longer term, a requirement for ventilatory and ambulatory support, and early mortality if untreated. …”
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Influence of sacroiliac joint variation on clinical features of axial spondyloarthritis: a comparative analysis by Denis Poddubnyy, Torsten Diekhoff, Sevtap Tugce Ulas, Fabian Proft, Valeria Rios Rodriguez, Judith Rademacher, Juliane Greese, Katharina Ziegeler, Carolina Dominguez Aleixo, Maximilian Lindholz

“…Classification of back pain as inflammatory (=IBP), human leucocyte antigen-B27 positivity, family history, disease activity according to Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), symptom duration, elevated acute phase reactants, peripheral and extramusculoskeletal manifestations were evaluated. …”
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A Case of Ileocecal IgG4-Related Sclerosing Mesenteritis Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration using Forward-Viewing Linear Echoendoscope by Yuichi Takano, Fumitaka Niiya, Takahiro Kobayashi, Eiichi Yamamura, Naotaka Maruoka, Tomoko Norose, Nobuyuki Ohike, Masatsugu Nagahama

“…The patient experienced abdominal pain for 4 days with repeated vomiting episodes; therefore, she was transferred to our hospital by an ambulance. …”
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Low-Dose Irradiation Differentially Impacts Macrophage Phenotype in Dependence of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes and Radiation Dose by Lisa Deloch, Jana Fuchs, Michael Rückert, Rainer Fietkau, Benjamin Frey, Udo S. Gaipl

“…Low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT) with particularly a single dose of 0.5 Gy has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on pain, inflammation, and bone in inflamed joints. …”
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Discrepancies between preoperative diagnosis of tumors and the right uterine appendage and intraoperative data. Appendiculare mucocele, which manifests itself in the form of an app... by V.О. Sklyarovа, R.A. Chajkivskyj, O.V. Prykupenko, P.O. Sklyarov, V.R. Chajkivska

“…A 50-year-old woman, a 3-year-old Mirena IUD wearer, applied for examination for pain in the right iliac region and a slight rise in temperature to 37-37.5 over the past 10 days. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Body Function Component of the ICF Rehabilitation Set in Functional Assessment of Orthopedic Patients by WANG Wenxuan, XU Guirong, HE Xinghui, LI Kun, WANG Yingmin

“…The patients performed the worst in the category b280 Pain Sensation and the best in the category b640 Sexual Function.ConclusionAfter deleting the category b130 Energy and Drive Function, the remaining 8 categories of Body Function component in the ICF-RS fit well with the Rasch model, and could be used as a functional assessment instrument for orthopedic patients.…”
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Network relationship between cognitive function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: an observational study from Beijing by Yitian Ye, Yichun Zhang, Jiaju Ren, Yanbo Zhu, Yanbo Zhu

“…Concurrently, quality of life was assessed across eight dimensions: physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional, and mental health. …”
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Potential biomarkers and immune infiltration linking endometriosis with recurrent pregnancy loss based on bioinformatics and machine learning by Jianhui Chen, Qun Li, Xiaofang Liu, Fang Lin, Yaling Jing, Jiayan Yang, Lianfang Zhao

“…ObjectiveEndometriosis (EMs) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue in the non-uterine cavity, resulting in dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and infertility. Epidemiologic data have suggested the correlation between EMs and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), but the pathological mechanism is unclear. …”
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Pooled Multicenter Safety Analysis of Lupin’s Intravitreal Biosimilar Ranibizumab (Ranieyes) in Chorioretinal Vascular Diseases by Debdulal Chakraborty, Tushar Kanti Sinha, Sourav Sinha, Aniruddha Maiti, Angshuman Mukherjee, Krishnendu Nandi, Sudipta Das, Saptorshi Majumdar, Dinesh Rungta, Ranabir Bhattacharya

“…Non-serious adverse events (nsAEs) were observed in 26.83% of injections, with mild ocular pain and transient blurring of vision being the most common. …”
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Nursing of a patient with mammary nodules of Liver-Qi stagnation syndrome treated with Chinese medicine ointment rubbing therapy combined with holographic scraping treatment (乳腺中药膏... by LIU Shanshan (何静), Chen Hong (陈宏)

“…Clinical results showed that the main and secondary symptoms of the patient were relieved, the pain was relieved, and the patient was satisfied with nursing service. …”
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Exploring the general practitioners’ perception of the inter-professional care of rheumatoid arthritis patients (GEPRA—II): a qualitative interview study by Anne-Laure Yailian, Audrey Janoly-Dumenil, Emmanuelle Vignot, Aurélie Fontana, Charline Estublier, Cyrille Confavreux, Roland Chapurlat, Claude Dussart, Humbert de Freminville

“…GPs reported being mainly involved in diagnosis and orientation, and frequently asked for pain management and explanation/reformulation of previously given information. …”
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Nursing of a patient with acute mastitis during lactation treated by stone needle therapy combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine collapse stains (砭石疗法联合中药塌渍治疗哺乳期急性乳腺炎1例的护理体会)... by ZHENG Ruiwen (郑睿文), CHEN Hong (陈宏), HE Jing (何静), XU Jingjin (徐京巾), ZHANG Jing (张敬), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…The TCM external treatment is effective in relief of inflammation, local pain and symptoms of redness on the skin in patients with acute mastitis during lactation. …”
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The Role of Clinician-Developed Applications in Promoting Adherence to Evidence-Based Guidelines: Pilot Study by Madhu Prita Prakash, Aravinda Thiagalingam

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the utility and acceptability of a clinician-developed app modeling the PACSA guidelines as an alternative to the existing paper-based PACSA documents in assessing chest pain presentations to the emergency department. …”
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Norepinephrine Infusion and the Central Venous Waveform in a Porcine Model of Endotoxemic Hypotension with Resuscitation: A Large Animal Study by Zachary R. Bergman, Roy K. Kiberenge, Richard W. Bianco, Gregory J. Beilman, Colleen M. Brophy, Kyle M. Hocking, Bret D. Alvis, Eric S. Wise

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