Robotic Assistance in Simultaneous Bilateral Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 126 Knees Demonstrating Enhanced Radiographic Accuracy and C... by Valentina Rossi, MD, Constant Foissey, MD, Andreas Fontalis, MD, MSc, MRCS, Gabriel Gaggiotti, MD, Stefano Gaggiotti, MD, Elvire Servien, MD, PhD, Sébastien Lustig, MD, PhD

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted involving patients who underwent medial BUKA as a single-stage procedure between April 2016 and January 2022. …”
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Exploring Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Smoking Among Malaysian Adults: A Cross‐ Sectional Study by Mohd Hasni Ja'afar, Rosnah Ismail, Zaleha Md Isa, Azmi Mohd Tamil, Noor Hassim Ismail, Nafiza Mat Nasir, Nik Munirah Nasir, Nurul Hafiza Ab Razak, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Andrew Mente, Khairul Hazdi Yusof

“…Conclusion Public health policies and actions on smoking reduction should emphasize those identified as high‐risk sub‐populations, particularly younger adults, males and those who are not yet married, have no formal education and are of low socioeconomic status.…”
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Case report: Deciphering the clinical significance of a novel partial BRCA1 exon 10 duplication in a patient with triple-negative breast cancer by Alice Faversani, Debora Manuelli, Davide Barteselli, Giulia Melloni, Carlo Santaniello, Luigi Corsaro, Luigi Corsaro, Davide Sacco, Davide Sacco, Davide Clerici, Laura Gargiulo, Fulvio Ferrara, Lucy Costantino

“…Here, we describe the case of a woman who developed triple-negative breast cancer at the age of 49 years. …”
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Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers and Amlodipine in Asian Hypertensive Pati... by Dae Wook Lee, Mira Jung, Hye Won Wang, Zainah Khan, Philippe Pinton

“…Hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular mortality globally. The WHO estimates a 60% increase in Asian HTN patients between 2000 and 2025. …”
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Comparison of growth models to describe growth from birth to 6 years in a Beninese cohort of children with repeated measurements by Achille Massougbodji, Michel Cot, Shukrullah Ahmadi, Florence Bodeau-Livinec, Roméo Zoumenou, André Garcia, David Courtin, Jules Alao, Nadine Fievet, Jérémie Botton

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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting postoperative fever after endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal lesions by Jiayu Qiu, Yanhong Xia, Yanxia Zhang, Qingping Ouyang, Liping Wang, Ruiying Ding, Xu Shu, Xiaolin Pan

“…This retrospective analysis encompassed patients with colorectal lesions who underwent ESD between June 2008 and December 2021 in our center. …”
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Potentially actionable molecular alterations in particular related to poor oncologic outcomes in salivary gland carcinomas by Julia Pikul, Marcin M. Machnicki, Anna Rzepakowska, Natalia Winiarska, Agnieszka Chudy, Albert Moskowicz, Kacper Król, Łukasz Fus, Grażyna Kostrzewa, Tomasz Stokłosa

“…Nonstandard strategies might be beneficial for patients who suffer from salivary gland cancers. Wider utilization of NGS analysis may increase the opportunity for patients with those rare cancers to receive more precise, personalized therapy.…”
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Lymphadenopathies: A Retrospective Study of Epidemiology, Characteristics, Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes of Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu-Somalia by Kıratlı K, Bulut M, Ali MA, Aysin M, Ali AM, Mohamed Hirsi I, Bashir AM

“…The purpose of this research was to identify the clinical and diagnostic characteristics of Somalian patients suffering from swollen lymph nodes.Methods: Under the purview of this study, the diagnoses, patient clinical courses, and treatment outcomes were ascertained retrospectively by analyzing the biochemical, microbiological, radiological, and pathological data of the cases in all age groups who underwent therapy for lymphadenitis at Mogadishu Somali Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital between January 2016 and September 2023.Results: During the study period, 317 patients were followed up, with 53.3% of the patients as female, 46.7% as male, 28.1% as pediatric, 63.1% as adult, and 8.8% were elderly patients. …”
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Changes in sensor recorded activity patterns and neuropsychiatric symptoms after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: 5 case reports by Lena C. Bruhin, Michael Single, Aileen C. Naef, Katrin Petermann, Mario Sousa, Matilde Castelli, Ines Debove, Marie E. Maradan-Gachet, Andreia D. Magalhães, Andreas A. Diamantaras, M. Lenard Lachenmayer, Gerd Tinkhauser, Julia Waskönig, Christopher M. el Achkar, Alia Lemkaddem, Mathieu Lemay, Paul Krack, Tobias Nef, Deborah Amstutz

“…Steps taken per hour did not decrease in these cases and nighttime spent in bed improved in one of the patients, but decreased in the other, who had experienced pain during OFF-phases at night before STN-DBS. …”
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Association Between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Without Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wang Q, Yin Y, Liu W, Li L, Wang Z, Tian Y, Fan J

“…Qing Wang,1,* Yishan Yin,2,* Wei Liu,3,* Lingyu Li,1 Zhen Wang,1 Yue Tian,1 Jing Fan1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, The Armed Police Forces Hospital of Shandong, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Fan, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China, Email sddzfanjing@163.comBackground: This study investigates the correlation between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and cognitive performance in the senior American population, focusing on those without diabetes from 2011 to 2014.Methods: We analyzed data from the 2011– 2012 and 2013– 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), focusing on non-diabetic participants aged 60 and older who completed cognitive tests: Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s disease (CERAD), the Animal Fluency test (AFT), and Digit Symbol Substitution test (DSST). …”
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Autoimmune brainstem encephalitis: Clinical associations, outcomes, and proposed diagnostic criteria by Michael Gilligan, Smathorn Thakolwiboon, Emma Orozco, Samantha Banks, Eoin P. Flanagan, Sebastian Lopez‐Chiriboga, Jan‐Mendelt Tillema, John R. Mills, Sean J. Pittock, Cristina Valencia Sanchez, Anastasia Zekeridou, Divyanshu Dubey, Andrew McKeon

“…Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed faster progression to wheelchair in patients who were immunotherapy refractory and with elevated CSF IgG index. …”
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Extended-release amphetamine (Dyanavel XR) is associated with reduced immediate-release supplementation in adults with ADHD, regardless of baseline patient variables: a retrospecti... by Joel L. Young, Richard N. Powell, Anna Powell, Lisa L. M. Welling, Lauren Granata, Jaime Saal, Margot Nash

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed data from medical treatment records of adults with ADHD who received at least one ER psychostimulant (amphetamine or methylphenidate preparations) for at least six months between November 2022 and June 2024 (N = 417). …”
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Transaxillary vs. Transsubclavian Gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy approaches for papillary thyroid cancer by Hongji Wu, Meiyu Zhu, Chi Ma, Rui Yang, Yanzhong Gu, Shujian Wei, Xincheng Liu, Haiqing Sun, Guibin Zheng, Xicheng Song, Haitao Zheng

“…Medical records of patients with PTC who underwent GETTA or GETTSA performed by the same surgical team between August 2022 and August 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Observational Cohort Study by Ahmed Hassan, Amr Yosry Emam, Mohammed Thabet, Ahmed Osman, Khaled Ahmed Shams, Mina Samir Labib, Ahmed Elguindy

“…Methods and results: This observational cohort study was based on data from the pPCI registry in a tertiary cardiac center in upper Egypt, which included 3,627 consecutive patients who underwent pPCI between January 2014 and June 2023. …”
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Effectiveness of treatment for different stages of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes by A.V. Serdiuk, S.Yu. Mogilevskyy, S.V. Zyablitzev, O.Yu. Denisiuk

“…Rapid progression was noted in 16.9 % of patients with NPDR who received conservative treatment for 2 years, its risk was associated with the value of the CRV (p < 0.001). …”
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Clinical depression prevalence and associated factors among adolescents with sickle cell anemia in dar es salaam, tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Linda Paul Athman, Agnes Jonathan, Fatima Musa, Honesta John Kipasika, Isihaka Mahawi, Florence Urio, Mwashungi Ally, Ritah Mutagonda, Lulu Chirande, Julie Makani, Emmanuel Balandya

“…Abstract Background Depression commonly arises among adolescents who have experienced long-standing psychosocial difficulties, especially those facing chronic illnesses such as sickle cell anemia (SCA). …”
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Association between Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Levels, Liver Function and Short-Term Survival of Paediatric Liver Recipients by R. M. Kurabekova, O. M. Tsiroulnikova, I. E. Pashkova, L. V. Makarova, N. P. Mozheiko, A. R. Monakhov, O. P. Shevchenko

“…Unlike IGF-1, the level of growth hormone correlated one month after LT with the 6-months survival rate of recipients (r = 0.36, p = 0.01) being significantly lower in survivors compared to patients who did not survive this period (1.3 (0.5—1.9) and 2.9 (1.6—12.4) ng/mL, respectively, p = 0.02).Conclusion. …”
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Value of Anterior Band of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament Area as a Morphological Parameter of Adhesive Capsulitis by Yun-Sic Bang, Junbeom Park, Sun Young Lee, Jiyeon Park, Sukhee Park, Young Joo, Young Uk Kim, Yoon Kyung Lee

“…The aIGHL samples were collected from 54 patients with AC and from 50 control subjects who underwent shoulder magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without any evidence of AC. …”
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The effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness of induction chemotherapy in the combined treatment of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer by P. V. Golubev, L. V. Bolotina, A. R. Gevorkov, T. I. Deshkina

“…Further analysis showed that there was no direct or inverse correlation between smoking and differentiated level of response (primary lesion, altered lymph nodes); all patients (smokers and those who had never smoked) responded equally effectively to the first stage of combined treatment, regardless of the ICT regimen.Conclusion. …”
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Application of information-based closed-loop management in optimizing surgical process (基于信息化的闭环管理优化手术流程的设计与实践) by ZHOU Liheng (周立恒), ZHU Xiaodong (朱小东), CHEN Qiannan (陈倩楠), LI Amin (李阿敏)

“…Medical staff operates the PDA to perform corresponding operations on patients who need surgery, and the information system captures the execution node (node set through the actual business content), the execution time and the integrated analysis of these data information to form a closed-loop style. …”
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