Acute Bilateral Posterior Meniscal Root Tears in the Setting of a Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture by Adam V. Daniel, Shayne R. Kelly, Patrick A. Smith

“…Combined medial and lateral posterior meniscal root tears in the setting of an acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture are extremely rare. …”
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What happens to patients in the long term when we do not repair their cuff tears? Ten-year rotator cuff quality of life index (RC-QOL) outcomes following nonoperative treatment of patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears by Richard S. Boorman, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Kristie D. More, MSc, Sarah L. Koles, MD, MSc, FRCPC

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Pectoralis Major Tear with Retracted Tendon: How to Fill the Gap? Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft and Fixation with an Interference Screw by L. Baverel, K. Messedi, G. Piétu, V. Crenn, F. Gouin

“…Rupture of the pectoralis major tendon is considered an uncommon injury and a significant number of ruptures are missed or diagnosed late, leading to a chronic tear. We report an open reconstruction technique and its outcomes in a case of chronic and retracted PM tear. …”
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Management of Obstetric Perineal Tears: Do Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residents Receive Adequate Training? Results of an Anonymous Survey by A. Cornet, O. Porta, L. Piñeiro, E. Ferriols, I. Gich, J. Calaf

“…To evaluate the obstetrics and gynaecology residents' perspective of their training and experience in the management of perineal tears that occur during assisted vaginal delivery. …”
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Risk Factors for an Iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss Tear Requiring Bleeding Control during a Screening Upper Endoscopy by Shin Na, Ji Yong Ahn, Kee Wook Jung, Jeong Hoon Lee, Do Hoon Kim, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Seungbong Han

“…In some cases of iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss tears (MWTs), hemostasis is needed due to severe mucosal tearing with bleeding. …”
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Evaluation of supraspinatus muscle-to-fat infiltration for rotator cuff tear patients using dual-energy computed tomography by Naoki Takatori, MD, PhD, Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, MD, PhD, Takeshi Imai, MD, PhD, Masahiko Watanabe, MD, PhD

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Symptomatic Pneumocephalus Associated with Lumbar Dural Tear and Reverse Trendelenburg Positioning: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Stephen M. Pirris, Eric W. Nottmeier

“…This is a case report of a patient who developed transient diplopia associated with pneumocephalus following lumbar spine surgery complicated by a dural tear. The diplopia improved as the pneumocephalus resolved. …”
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Comparison of Accuracy in Expert Clinical Examination versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthroscopic Exam in Diagnosis of Meniscal Tear by Seyed Ali Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Ranjbar, Mohammad Tahami, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani

“…In this study, the Thessaly test has been approved as a reliable clinical test in the diagnosis of meniscal tears.…”
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Monitoring The Reactions of Athletes With History of Rectus Femoris Proximal Tear Healed With Different Methods to Training Load With Thermography by Murat Ceylan, Ahmet Bayrak, Mehmet Celalettin Ergene

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Permeability of blood-tear barrier to fluorescein and albumin after application of platelet-activating factor to the eye of the guinea pig by J. L. Van Delft, F. Meijer, J. A. Van Best, N. J. Van Haeringen

“…Aim of the study was to investigate if fluorescein would leak from the blood into the tears together with plasma protein after application of PAF to the eye. …”
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Rapid detection of drug abuse via tear analysis using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning by Yingbin Wang, Yulong Huang, Xiaobao Liu, Chishan Kang, Wenjie Wu

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Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer with GraftJacket® Augmentation to Increase Tendon Length for an Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tear by John G. Skedros, Tanner R. Henrie

“…Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears can be reconstructed with latissimus dorsi tendon transfers (LDTT). …”
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The Correlation between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Point-of-Care Immunoassay, Tear Film Osmolarity, and Ocular Surface Parameters by Min-Ji Kang, Hyun Seung Kim, Man Soo Kim, Eun Chul Kim

“…The study aimed to evaluate the correlations between tear film matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), tear film osmolarity, and ocular surface parameters in patients with dry eyes. …”
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A CASE SERIES : HYMENOPLASTY BASED ON THE TYPE OF THE TEAR OR CLEFT PREOPERATION FINDING FOR GOOD SATISFACTION POSTOPERATIVE RESULT by Rianto Noviady Ramli, Agus Santoso Budi

“…Highlights: • Surgical hymenoplasty technique based on the type of the tear or cleft finding preoperative for satisfaction postoperative approach yields satisfactory results…”
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Optimal suturing techniques in patch-bridging reconstruction for massive rotator cuff tears: A finite element analysis by Yuting Zhong, Chengxuan Yu, Sijia Feng, Han Gao, Luyi Sun, Yunxia Li, Shiyi Chen, Jun Chen

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Comparative Evaluation of Tear Film and Corneal Surface in Chronic Smokers and Non Smokers: A Cross-sectional Study by Ruchi Dabas, Meena Kumari, Manisha Rathi, Monika Dahiya, Rajni Yadav, Sumit Sachdeva

“…Smoking predisposes users to DED due to lower tear production and an unstable tear film.…”
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The Arabidopsis RING‐Type E3 Ligase TEAR4 Controls Seed Germination by Targeting RGA for Degradation by Hao Yu, Yutao Wang, Yi Wang, Xing Wang Deng, Genji Qin

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Tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 and ocular surface parameters in diabetics: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang, China by Ling Yang, Wei He, Jiayan Chen, Guanghao Qin, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Zhengpeng Qu

“…Background Overexpression of tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) on the ocular surface tissues has been reported to result in ocular surface damage. …”
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Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Restoration Using Sironix Suture Anchor: A Retrospective Observational Study by Krunal Shah, Ruchita Manwani, Ashok Kumar Moharana, Sachin Angrish, T. S. Deepak

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Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache Attacks with Conjunctival Injection and Tearing in a Patient with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalomyelitis by Megan E. Gray, Brian Wispelwey, Christopher J. Arnold

“…Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing syndrome (SUNCT) is a type of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia. …”
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