Innovative stabilization of the lumbar spine. Fast track from surgery to removal of all restrictions in professional athletes by Dmitry N. Dzukaev, Andrey V. Zholinsky, Anton V. Borzenkov, Anton I. Toporskiy

“…Purpose of the study: To date, there is a lack of data on the effectiveness and safety of surgical treatment of Th10–L2-segment fractures of the spine in patients who can be classified as professional athletes. …”
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Simulation Study on the Spatiotemporal Difference of Complex Neurodynamics between P3a and P3b by Xin Wei, Xiaoli Ni, Junye Liu, Haiyang Lang, Rui Zhao, Tian Dai, Wei Qin, Wei Jia, Peng Fang

“…The integration of event-related potential (ERP) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) helps to obtain and study neural networks with high temporal and spatial resolution. EEG/fMRI data proves that in the visual tristimulus oddball paradigm, two P300 potentials (P3a and P3b) induced by target stimulation and novel stimulation are detected at the frontal-middle (Fz), center (Cz), and mid-apical (Pz) electrodes. …”
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Comparison of Magnesium Sulphate versus Clonidine as Adjuvants to Ropivacaine in Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Lower... by S Mercy Saghana, Joshiah Jeyakumar, B Balamurugan

“…Postoperative analgesia duration, pain intensity (measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score), haemodynamic parameters and side-effects were recorded over a 48-hour postoperative period. …”
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A Comparison of the Association of Fasting Plasma Glucose and HbA1c Levels with Diabetic Retinopathy in Japanese Men by Yumi Matsushita, Norio Takeda, Yosuke Nakamura, Natsuyo Yoshida-Hata, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuhiko Noda, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuya Mizoue, Toru Nakagawa

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Endoscopic surgery for multilevel spinal stenosis: a comprehensive meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of uniportal and biportal approaches by Manuel González-Murillo, Juan Castro-Toral, César Bonome-González, Juan Álvarez de Mon-Montoliú

“…The outcome measures included patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), radiological and analytical data, complications, surgery time, length of hospital stay, and blood loss. …”
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Automatic swine body measurements via two-dimensional imaging system and correlation analysis with conformation scoring by Zhengxu Liu, Wei Peng, Chaoyuan Wang, Guoming Li, Boyu Ji, David Casey, Ning Lu, Yunxiang Zhao

“…Our study provided the first-ever objective data basis behind pig body conformation by Chinese traders. …”
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Early radiological adjacent segment changes following L4/5 fusion: a retrospective comparative study of oblique lateral interbody fusion and minimally invasive transforaminal lumba... by Lantao Liu, Chicheng Ma, Lianghai Jiang, Longwei Chen, Xinpeng Zhou, Dechun Wang

“…Clinical assessments were performed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI). …”
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The impact of long-term conditions on disability-free life expectancy: A systematic review. by Ilianna Lourida, Holly Q Bennett, Fiona Beyer, Andrew Kingston, Carol Jagger

“…Guidelines for reporting HE outcomes would assist data synthesis in the future, which would in turn aid public health policy.…”
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Exploring Pain Empathy Among Doctors, Nurses and Patients: A Scoping Review by Zhou WQ, Gao YT, Zhang CR, Xing Y, Zhou LS, Luan W

“…The research was independently screened and summarized by two researchers. A pre-designed data extraction form was used for information extraction from the included studies.Results: A total of 4729 studies were initially identified, with 50 studies included after screening. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast in Oncological Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: A 5 years Retrospective Observational Study by Lanna C, Rivieccio A, Vultaggio M, Gaeta Shumak R, Bonacci FM, Artosi F, Borselli C, Costanza G, Bianchi L, Campione E

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using the Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and Visual Analog Scale for pain (PAIN VAS) to monitor disease severity, quality of life, and articular involvement, respectively. …”
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Night eating syndrome, ultra processed food consumption and digital addiction: a cross-sectional study among university students in Turkey by Fatma Elif Eroğlu, Emine Merve Ekici, Büşra Açıkalın Göktürk

“…Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 2512 university students with a mean age of 21.36 ± 2.04. The research data were collected by the researchers via a web-based survey form (Google form) created using the snowball sampling method, email and whatsapp. …”
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Building a Hand-Curated ceRNET for Endometrial Cancer, Striving for Clinical as Well as Medicolegal Soundness: A Systematic Review by Roberto Piergentili, Stefano Sechi, Lina De Paola, Simona Zaami, Enrico Marinelli

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> These ceRNETs allow us to easily visualize long-distance interactions, thus helping to select the best treatment, depending on the molecular profile of each patient, for personalized medicine. …”
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Cost utility analysis of acute rehabilitation approaches in the management of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation by Henry Nwankwo, James Mason, Martin Underwood, Helen Parsons, Aminul Haque, David Torgerson, Chetan Modi, Rebecca S. Kearney

“…Findings need to interpreted with caution given the high rates of missing data at 12 months, due to the final 12-month follow-up being curtailed during the trial. …”
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Midterm Outcomes Following Conversion of Failed Ankle Arthrodesis to Total Ankle Arthroplasty, Including Patients With a Deficient Fibula by George Lian MD, William Ip MD, Andrea Hankins, Michele Guillen, Carol Parise PhD

“…These findings should be interpreted in light of the intrinsic limitations of a small sample size, lack of preoperative comparison data, and incomplete follow-up in the deficient fibula group. …”
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Treatment Cessation in Patients with Diabetic Maculopathy under Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Therapy Following a Treat-and-Extend Protocol by Lucia Saucedo, PhD, Isabel B. Pfister, PhD, Christin Schild, PhD, Justus G. Garweg, MD, PhD

“…An active decision for treatment interruption due to a stable retinal situation was defined as treatment cessation. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. …”
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GENETIC ASPECTS OF PANNICULITIS IN A RUSSIAN POPULATION: A PILOT STUDY by M. Yu. Krylov, O. N. Egorova, B. S. Belov

“…Group  1 of 46 patients with erythema nodosum  (EN)  and Group  2 of 8 with Weber-Christian panniculitis  (WCP) were formed for genetic study. The genotyping data on 197 healthy unrelated  individuals were used as a control.  …”
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Management of Postoperative Pain Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Level I Evidence-Based Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis by Filippo Migliorini, Marcel Betsch, Tommaso Bardazzi, Giorgia Colarossi, Hani Ayad Mohamed Elezabi, Arne Driessen, Frank Hildebrand, Mario Pasurka

“…Pain reported on postoperative days (PODs) 1–3 was evaluated. <b>Results:</b> Data from 7199 patients were retrieved. Of these, 63.2% (4232 of 6691) were women, and the mean age was 66.7 ± 3.1 years. …”
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Acceptability, User Satisfaction, and Feasibility of an App-Based Support Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Psychiatric Outpatient Setting: Prospective Longitudinal Observa... by Konstanze Golsong, Luisa Kaufmann, Sabrina Baldofski, Elisabeth Kohls, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…ResultsIn total, 57 patients participated in the study, and the data of 38 (67%) were analyzed; 17 (30%) dropped out. …”
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Neurological adverse events associated with antidepressants: a comprehensive 22-year analysis of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Qian Yu, Jingyang Yao, Enping Li, Mingkai Xia, Ziang Hu, Yun Xiao, Jianliang Huang, Jianliang Huang, Mingsheng Lei, Mingsheng Lei

“…ResultsThe database contained 127,568 neurological AEs, accounting for 33.8% of the total reports of antidepressant. Reported data were traced to 98 countries and regions, primarily from North America and Western Europe. …”
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Likelihood of Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: Cross-Sectional Survey by Zhao Ni, Intan Maharani Sulistyawati Batubara, Jackson Jr Nforbewing Ndenkeh, Georges Bediang, Habakkuk Yumo, Xuehong Zhang, Sunyong Oh, Yuchen Zhao, LaRon E Nelson

“…We used an electronic survey to collect data on participants’ knowledge, prior use of AR technology, and likelihood of using AR technology for HIV prevention and treatment, and associated factors. …”
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