Functional outcome of distraction osteogenesis in infected nonunion of the tibia by J. Arjun, Hari Sivanandan, Karuppanan Soundarajan, Shebin Christin, Chereddi H. Maheswara Reddy

“…Inclusion criteria comprised patients aged between 20 and 55 years with tibial fractures failing to unite within 6 months, radiological evidence of nonunion, willingness to provide written informed consent and suitability for surgery. Results: The results revealed that most patients fell within the age group of 40–50 years, with an average age of 40.9 years in our study. …”
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Factors associated with time to return to horse racing following a clavicle fracture in jockeys competing in Great Britain: A review and analysis of medical records. by Laura J Newton, Nick Dobbin, Peter Goodwin, Jennifer S Crampton

“…The majority (82.8%) of fractures were managed conservatively, with the remainder requiring surgery. The median time to return to racing was 40 days, with an interquartile range of 34 days. …”
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Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Maria Mazzitelli, Federico Nalesso, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Vincenzo Scaglione, Lucrezia Furian, Annamaria Cattelan

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Comparison of Different Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Attenuating Inflammatory Pain in Rats by Yu Mao, Jing Zhou, Xuesheng Liu, Erwei Gu, Zhi Zhang, Wenjuan Tao

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Gel Immersion Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) for Superficial Nonampullary Duodenal Epithelial Tumors May Reduce Procedure Time Compared with Underwater EMR (with Video) by Takeshi Yamashina, Masaaki Shimatani, Yu Takahashi, Masahiro Takeo, Natsuko Saito, Hironao Matsumoto, Takeshi Kasai, Masataka Kano, Kimi Sumimoto, Toshiyuki Mitsuyama, Hiroyuki Marusawa, Akiyoshi Nishio, Takafumi Yuba, Toshihito Seki, Makoto Naganuma

“…One lesion was excluded from the analysis because it was found to be in the stomach after surgery. The primary outcome was procedure time. Results. …”
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Prediction of Postoperative Survival in Young Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Cohort Study Based on the SEER Database by Sheng Pan, Wenchao Mei, Linfei Huang, Yan’e Tao, Jing Xu, Yuelu Ruan

“…We used the SEER database to retrieve young patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer who had undergone surgery between 2010 and 2015 as the study cohort. …”
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Preoperative computed tomography–guided localization of pulmonary ground‑glass nodules: a comparison of conventional and soft hook‑wires by Sheng-Zhi Fan, Yu-Yu Ma, Yan Sun, Hao Xu, Wei Chen

“…Materials and methods: Between January 2023 and June 2024, consecutive patients with pulmonary GGNs underwent conventional or soft HW localization prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Safety and clinical efficacy of these 2 localization strategies were compared. …”
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Prognostic Value of TRPM7 Expression and Factor XIIIa-Expressing Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Gastric Cancer by Muhammet Calik, Ilknur Calik, Gokhan Artas, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan

“…TRPM7 expression and Factor XIIIa-expressing TAM density were immunohistochemically evaluated in paraffin-embedded tumor tissues of 204 GC patients undergoing surgery at a single institution. Results. Tumor size was clearly higher in cases with high TRPM7 expression than those with low expression (p<0.001, Mann-Whitney U). …”
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Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics and influencing factors associated with false-positive treponemal tests in patients, so as to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of syphilis and mitigate misdiagnosis-induced incorrect treatment.Methods From January 2017 to December 2023, a total of 759 cases with false-positive results for treponema were screened for blood transfusion, surgery, or other medical interventions at Jinling hospital. …”
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Human Mature Adipocytes Express Albumin and This Expression Is Not Regulated by Inflammation by Maria Luisa Sirico, Bruna Guida, Alfredo Procino, Andrea Pota, Maurizio Sodo, Giuseppe Grandaliano, Simona Simone, Giovanni Pertosa, Eleonora Riccio, Bruno Memoli

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Interprosthetic Joint Motion in Bipolar Partial Hip Arthroplasty After One-Year Follow-up by Noreen Joyce Yeo, Liberato Antonio Leagogo

“…Literature has shown that the interprosthetic joint is mobile radiographically up to one year after the surgery. Objective: This study evaluated and quantified the interprosthetic joint motion (motion between the outer and inner articulations) of bipolar prostheses one year after partial hip arthroplasty for proximal femoral fractures in a tertiary hospital. …”
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A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management by Jonathan Richard Benger, Jane Powell, Fiona Cramp, Carey Middleton McClellan

“…Patients were excluded if they had any of the following: injury greater than 72 hours old; systemic disease; dislocated joints; recent surgery; unable to give informed consent (eg, dementia), open wounds; major deformities; opiate analgesia required; concurrent chest/rib injury; neurovascular deficits and associated fracture.Interventions Patients were randomised to treatment by ESPs, ENPs or routine care provided by doctors (of all grades).Main outcome measures Upper-limb and lower-limb functional scores, quality of life, physical well-being, preference-based health measures and the number of days off work.Results The clinical outcomes of soft tissue injury treated by ESPs and ENPs in the ED were equivalent to routine care provided by doctors.Conclusions As all groups were clinically equivalent it is other factors such as cost, workforce sustainability, service provision and skill mix that become important. …”
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Nanoparticles containing intracellular proteins modulate neutrophil functional and phenotypic heterogeneity by Leonore Raudszus, Farbod Bahreini, Susanne Allan, Kai-Uwe Kalies, Charles C. Caldwell, Kathrin Kalies

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Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease by eliciting trait-specific eye movements in multi-visual tasks by Maosong Jiang, Yanzhi Liu, Yanlu Cao, Shufeng Xia, Fei Teng, Wenzhi Zhao, Yongzhong Lin, Wenlong Liu

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Diffusion MRI Findings in Encephalopathy Induced by Immunosuppressive Therapy after Liver Transplantation by Emanuele Tinelli, Nicoletta Locuratolo, Alberto Pierallini, Massimo Rossi, Francesco Fattapposta

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Evaluation of radiation therapy on grafted and non-grafted defects: an experimental rat model by Milena Suemi IRIE, Isabella Neme Ribeiro dos REIS, Luiz Gustavo Gonzáles OSUNA, Guilherme José Pimentel Lopes de OLIVEIRA, Rubens SPIN-NETO, Priscilla Barbosa Ferreira SOARES

“…Microtomographic (bone volume fraction, BV/TV; trabecular thickness, Tb.Th; trabecular number, Tb.N; trabecular separation, Tb.Sp), histological, and histomorphometric analyses were performed 14 days after the surgery. Two-way ANOVA with Tukey post hoc test was used to compare the groups (α=5%). …”
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Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Kidney Neutrophil Heterogeneity in Both Healthy People and ccRCC Patients by Yiliang Meng, Kai Cai, Jingjie Zhao, Keyu Huang, Xiumei Ma, Jian Song, Yunguang Liu

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Risk of sound-induced hearing loss from exposure to video gaming or esports: a systematic scoping review by Shelly Chadha, Carolina Der, Xinxing Fu, Lauren K Dillard, Peter Mulas

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Patient Management in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by A. E. Bagriy, A. D. Zubov, M. V. Khomenko, E. S. Mikhailichenko, E. A. Pylaeva, N. A. Khaustova, E. V. Bryukhovetskaya

“…A body weight loss by 5–7 % or more (through caloric restriction or a bariatric surgery) promotes a marked reduction in liver fat and even reversal of steatohepatitis. …”
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Diagnosis and Prognosis of Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung by Means of High Resolution Image Analysis by Uta Jütting, Peter Gais, Karsten Rodenacker, Joachim Böhm, Susanne Koch, Heinz W. Präuer, Heinz Höfler

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