The effects of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine rehabilitation programs on post-acute ankle sprain: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hang Gao, Xiao Chen, Jiayi Ren, Xinglai Zhang, Yuqian Hu, Zhao Ma, Yuanjia Gu, Jiming Tao, Weian Yuan

“…The main purpose of this study is to explore the safety and effectiveness of the intervention of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine rehabilitation programs on post-acute ankle sprains.<h4>Methods</h4>This study is a single center, prospective, intervention randomized controlled trial with a control group. 174 patients of 18-35 years old with post-acute ankle sprain will be included. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid haptoglobin levels and outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Evidence from Mendelian randomization. by Gbenga A Kayode, Loukas Zagkos, Godspower Oboli, Sonya Abraham, Gregory Kato, Quazi Ataher, Evangelia Farmakioti, Lothar Tremmel, Stephen Burgess

“…Exogenous administration of haptoglobin could be a therapeutic strategy for improving outcomes after aSAH.<h4>Methods</h4>Using individual level data in the UK Biobank and genetic summary statistics from the largest relevant cohorts, Mendelian randomization analysis was conducted to explore the associations of genetically predicted CSF haptoglobin with the risk of catastrophic aSAH (i.e., fatal aSAH or non-fatal aSAH with at least one of: hemiparesis, aphasia, apraxia, or visual field defects within 7 days) and secondary traits, including stroke-related outcomes and imaging markers of brain swelling.…”
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Noninferiority of Copper Dressings Compared to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Diabetic Foot – An RCT Study by Eyal A. Melamed MD, Jihad Dabbah MD, Tohar Roth BA, Gadi Borkow PhD, Michael S. Pinzur MD

“…Category: Diabetes; Other Introduction/Purpose: Compare the wound healing rate, cost, and convenience between Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and Copper OxideDressings (COD) in the management of diabetic foot wounds (DFW). Methods: A Randomized controlled trial (RCT) lasting three months with 46 Diabetic Foot Wounds (DFW), recovering from infectious episodes that necessitated debridement or partial foot amputation. …”
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RheuMetric Physician 0 to 10 Estimates of Inflammation, Damage, and Patient Distress at Initial Versus Follow‐Up Visits in Contemporary Rheumatology Care by Juan Schmukler, Tengfei Li, Joel A. Block, Theodore Pincus

“…Methods A retrospective cross‐sectional study compared mean DOCGL, DOCINF, DOCDAM, and DOCDIS and the percentage contributed by inflammation, damage, and distress to DOCGL (total = 100%) at initial and follow‐up visits in 563 unselected routine care patients, classified into four diagnosis categories: inflammatory (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE], spondylarthritis, vasculitis, and gout), primary osteoarthritis (OA), primary fibromyalgia (FM), and “other” diagnoses. …”
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Mini-invasive resection and collapse therapy in patients with bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis by Korpusenko I.V.

“…Improve the effectiveness of surgical treatment in patients with bilateral destructive pulmonary tuberculosis by mini-invasive resection and collapse therapy. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 222 patients’ cards with bilateral destructive pulmonary tuberculosis who were treated in the period from 1995 to 2014 in the thoracic department of Dnepropetrovsk regional clinical therapeutic and prophylactic association "Phthisiology". …”
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Study of Exploring the Social Networks and Stigmatizing Experiences among Youths Recovering from Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Approach by Yogender Kumar Malik, Adwitiya Ray, Sujata Sethi, Rajiv Gupta

“…This study aims to explore the experiences of youths who were either abstinent from or undergoing supervised treatment, with a focus on their social networks and stigma experiences. Methods: This descriptive qualitative study employed purposive sampling to recruit 60 participants aged 19–25 years who were abstinent or under supervised treatment. …”
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Corneal endothelial and retinal microvascular changes in pseudoexfoliation syndrome: insights from specular microscopy and OCT angiography by Kursat Atalay, Ibrahim Kocak, Nihat Sayin, Busra Cirak

“…Abstract Purpose To investigate the correlation between corneal specular microscopy (SM) and macular optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) data in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS). Methods This was a cross-sectional, prospective study. …”
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Quality of life reported by patients with ecchymosis following total knee arthroplasty by Zhibing Gong, Hanglin Qiu, Huantang Zhang, Yanyan Xu, Rongkai Wu, Qianjin Zhang, Hanghui Lin, Zhaoke Wu, Fudong Xu, Zhikun Zhuang, Changyu Huang

“…ObjectivesTo explore the early quality of life (QOL), function, and pain of patients with ecchymosis after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), and to investigate the incidence of post-TKA ecchymosis and its potential risk factors under anticoagulant therapy.MethodsThis single-center observational study included patients who underwent TKA at our center from June 2022 to June 2023. …”
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Advancing Bladder Health Diagnostics: The Potential of Optical Techniques for Noninvasive Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Disorders by Jeonghun Kim, Bryan Keemin Kim, Christian Crouzet, Thinh Phan, Bernard Choi, Aram Kim

“…We assess their potential integration into wearable systems for personalized urological care and propose a novel clinical pathway for their use. Methods We included published studies employing optical modalities to evaluate bladder function or pathology, focusing on diagnostic accuracy, feasibility, and patient-related outcomes. …”
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Two-phase laparoendoscopic single-site cervical ligament-sparing hysterectomy: An initial experience by Mun-Kun Hong, Tang-Yuan Chu, Jen-Huang Wang, Dah-Ching Ding

“…Objective: To report our initial experience with and the short-term outcomes of two-phase laparoendoscopic single-site cervical ligament-sparing hysterectomy (LESS-CLSH). Materials and Methods: A retrospective case study included 40 women who underwent LESS-CLSH from January 2014 to December 2016 at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital. …”
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A multicenter study on rates and risk factors of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a low-income economy. by Ogugua Ndubuisi Okonkwo, Martha-Mary Udoh, Olukorede Adenuga, Wilson Ovienria, Affiong Ibanga, Dennis Nkanga, Idris Oyekunle, Toyin Akanbi, Chineze Agweye

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the rate and identify risk factors for proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) in Nigerian patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>Multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study of consecutive RRD patients attending four ophthalmic clinics, recruited over a period of twelve months. …”
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Uveitis output in high-impact clinical ophthalmology journals: a bibliometric analysis by Baotram V. Nguyen, Priyanka Bhatnagar, Daniel C. Lee, Meghan K. Berkenstock

“…This study examines the relationship between the proportions of uveitis-focused articles in high-impact ophthalmology journals and fellowship-trained uveitis specialists on their editorial boards. Methods A bibliometric analysis was conducted on articles published from 2014 to 2023 in the five highest-impact ophthalmology journals: Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO), American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO), and Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS). …”
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The effect of virtual reality (VR) glasses and therapeutic touch (TT) on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction during intrauterine insemination (IUI) compared to standard care: a... by Sümeyye Bal, Neşe Karakaya, Emine Koç, Davut Güven

“…Objectives This study investigated the effect of virtual reality glasses (VRG) and therapeutic touch (TT) on pain, anxiety and satisfaction during intrauterine insemination. Methods A single blind randomized controlled trial design was used. …”
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Experience of stereotactic radiation therapy and radiosurgical treatment of metastatic vertebral tumors by O. I. Kit, D. E. Zakondyrin, E. E. Rostorguev, P. G. Sakun, V. I. Voshedskii, M. A. Komandirov

“…Evaluation of the effectiveness of extracranial stereotactic radiation therapy in various fractionation regimens in the treatment of patients with metastatic vertebral lesions.Patients and methods. The study included 12 patients with metastatic spinal lesions who underwent extracranial stereotactic radiation therapy (SBRT) on a Novalis Tx linear accelerator, Varian, in radiosurgery mode (SRS; in 1 fraction) and hypofractionation mode (SFD 5Gy, TFD 25Gy, 5 fractions) in the period from 01/01/2020 to 03/31/2022. …”
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Robotics-assisted surgery in gynecology: A single-center experience with the Hugo™ RAS system in India by Manjula Anagani, Ravula Sindura Ganga, Snehalatha Paritala

“…Design: Real-world single-center study. Methods: Twenty patients (45.3 ± 6.5 years) who were admitted to a tertiary care center (September 2022–2023) underwent hysterectomy ( n  = 18), accessory and cavitated uterine mass excision ( n  = 1), and myomectomy ( n  = 1) using the Hugo™ RAS system. …”
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Pedagogical discourse on educational management in wartime: The Ukrainian case by Stanisława Nazaruk, Olena Budnyk, Tamara Tkachuk, Kateryna Fomin, Barbara Sokołowska, Marzena Ruszkowska

“…It focuses on practices necessary to sustain the educational process under wartime conditions, particularly in support of internally displaced students (war refugees). Research methods: A survey was conducted using a questionnaire developed by the author, targeting principals from various types of schools in western Ukraine. …”
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Identifying and evaluating field indicators of urogenital schistosomiasis-related morbidity in preschool-aged children. by Welcome M Wami, Norman Nausch, Nicholas Midzi, Reggis Gwisai, Takafira Mduluza, Mark Woolhouse, Francisca Mutapi

“…The aim of this study was to compare the utility of available point-of-care (POC) morbidity diagnostic tools in preschool versus primary school-aged children (6-10 years) and determine markers which can be used in the field to identify and quantify Schistosoma haematobium-related morbidity.<h4>Methods/principal findings</h4>A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the performance of currently available POC morbidity diagnostic tools on Zimbabwean children aged 1-5 years (n=104) and 6-10 years (n=194). …”
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Nanosurgery and Bioengineered Regenerative Protocols for the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial as an Alternative to Surgical Hip Replaceme... by Cezary Wasilczyk, Bartosz Wasilczyk

“…This study evaluates the efficacy of ultrasound-guided nanosurgery and bioengineering treatment (NSBT) compared to non-standardized platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment for patients with symptomatic HOA. <b>Methods:</b> A double-blind, randomized trial included 38 patients referred for THA, divided into two groups. …”
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Comparative prospective randomized trial: laparoscopic versus open common bile duct exploration by Vladimir Grubnik, Aleksandr Tkachenko, Ksenia Vorotyntseva

“…Several reports have demonstratedthe feasibility, safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic techniques.Aim: To analyse the safety and benefits of laparoscopic compared to open common bile duct (CBD) exploration.Material and methods: The prospective randomized trial included a total of 256 patients with CBD stones operated from2005 to 2009 in a single centre. …”
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Outcomes Following Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus at A Minimum of 10-Year Follow-Up: A Retrospective Review by James J. Butler MB BCh BAO, Guillaume Robert BS, Jari Dahmen MD, Charles Lin MD, Alan P. Samsonov BS, Gino M M.M.J. Kerkhoffs MD, PhD, John G. Kennedy MD, MCh, MMSc, FFSEM, FRCS (Orth)

“…Category: Ankle; Sports Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes following autologous osteochondral transplantation (AOT) for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) at a minimum of 10-year follow-up. Methods: Retrospective chart review identified patients who underwent AOT for the treatment of OLT. …”
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