Outcomes Following Conversion of Ankle Fusion to Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty in Complex Patients by Thomas Wood, Mark Arthur MD, Lew C. Schon MD, Morgan Motsay BS, Zijun Zhang PhD, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review was completed using the senior author’s total ankle replacement database. 16 patients underwent an ankle fusion takedown (TD) with conversion to transfibular TAA. 9/16 patients had prior tiobiotalar fusions; 7/16 patients had either a pantalar or tibiotalar calcaneal fusion. …”
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Impact of pubertal timing on growth progression and final height in subjects affected by RASopathies by Federica Tamburrino, Laura Mazzanti, Dino Gibertoni, Concetta Schiavariello, Annamaria Perri, Eleonora Orlandini, Cesare Rossi, Marco Tartaglia, Marcello Lanari, Emanuela Scarano

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Clinical characteristics of synthetic cannabinoid-induced psychosis in relation to schizophrenia: a single-center cross-sectional analysis of concurrently hospitalized patients by Altintas M, Inanc L, Akcay Oruc G, Arpacioglu S, Gulec H

“…SC-induced psychosis patients had similar PANSS positive, BPRS, HRSD, and FAB scores and significantly lower PANSS negative scores (18.0 [6.5] vs 22.3 [6.0], P=0.004) than patients with schizophrenia, while they had similar HAM-A scores (17.8 [10.3] vs 21.6 [5.5], P=0.085) as young schizophrenics. …”
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Atrial Fibrillation Types and Chronic Kidney Disease are Independent Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Radiofrequency Ablation by Mo P, Fan C, Chen J, Wang Y, Xiao W, Peng Z, Lin XZ, Luo CF, Zhang C

“…Logistic regression analysis identified differences between AF and non-AF recurrence groups.Results: In terms of functional parameters, persistent AF had significantly smaller LA, and larger EF, compared to paroxysmal and long-term persistent groups, while paroxysmal had significantly larger LV versus persistent and long-term persistent after RFA. …”
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Operative Treatment of Non-Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture Dislocations by Thomas J. Berault, MD, Emilio A. Ihde, BS, George C. Balazs, MD, Aaron A. Olsen, DO, Andrew D. Henebry, MD

“…Patients were excluded if they had a first CMC joint injury, were under 18 years old, or had incomplete documentation. …”
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Iron deposition is associated with motor and non-motor network breakdown in parkinsonism by Fangda Leng, Yue Gao, Fan Li, Luhua Wei, Yunchuang Sun, Fang Liu, Ying Zhu, Jianxing Qiu, Zhaoxia Wang, Yiwei Zhang

“…BackgroundIron deposition has been observed in Parkinsonism and is emerging as a diagnostic marker for movement disorders. Brain functional network disruption has also been detected in parkinsonism, and is believed to be accountable for specific symptoms in parkinsonism. …”
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Abstract 261: Mechanical thrombectomy in patients with large‐territory acute ischemic stroke requiring a decompressive hemicraniectomy by Junaid Ansari, Pedro Simoncini, Waddih Fakhre, Mohammad Sheikh, Brooke Bocklud, Sydney Moore, Muhammad Abubakar, Joshua Caskey, James Bridges, Patrick Juneau, Nimer Abushehab, Hugo Cuellar, Bharat Guthikonda

“…Introduction Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has demonstrated a significant improvement in functional outcomes for patients with anterior circulation strokes and large‐vessel occlusion (LVO). …”
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History of urodynamics. Its origins, development and implication for urology as a specialty in Europe and the USA by Friedrich H. Moll, Thorsten Halling, Werner Schäfer

“…Up to this time here, knife had the first place.A part of this topic regarding aspects of the German speaking countries had just been published Moll F. …”
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Telerehabilitation for Post-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Proof-of-Concept Study During a Pandemic by Pamela Tanguay, Nicole Marquis, Isabelle Gaboury, Dahlia Kairy, Matthieu Touchette, Michel Tousignant, Simon Décary

“…We recruited COVID-19 patients who had returned home following hospitalization. The intervention included eight weeks of supervised physiotherapy sessions. …”
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Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma lysate in the treatment of patients with post-traumatic eyelid scarring: an overview of clinical cases by I. A. Filatova, Yu. A. Pavlenko, S. A. Shemetov, E. V. Fedoseeva, I. N. Ponomarev, N. V. Borovkova

“…Two of the patients, who had been traumatized shortly before the examination and one patient who had rejected surgery were offered treatment by PRP lysate manufactured at the Sklifosovsky Medical Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. …”
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MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN A SINGLE UPPER EXTREMITY: HUMERAL SHAFT, OLECRANON, DISTAL RADIUS AND FOURTH METACARPAL BONE FRACTURES IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT AFTER A FALL: A CASE REPORT by Serkan Bayram, Lezgin Mert, Mehmet Ekinci, Turgut Akgül, İrfan Öztürk

“…At the final follow-up 3 years after surgery, the patient had no complaints, all fracture had healed completely and elbow-wrist range of motion was complete. …”
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Construction and Characterization of Pea Protein-Chlorogenic Acid-Chitosan Composite Film Based on Tyrosinase Crosslinking by NI Yidan, ZHOU Quancheng, LI Yajie, GUO Tingting, BAI Haimei, HAN Qinshuo, SHENG Guihua

“…The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the PP-CA-CS composite film was smooth and compact, so it had high water vapor barrier performance. No new functional groups were generated in the film formation process as demonstrated by infrared spectral analysis. …”
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Pulse low-intensity electromagnetic field as prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury by Đurović Aleksandar, Miljković Dejan, Brdareski Zorica, Plavšić Aleksandra, Jevtić Miodrag

“…At the end of the treatment no patient from the experimental group had HO. In the control group, five patients (33.3%) had HO. …”
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Weekly paclitaxel in escalating doses in a patient with anthracycline-resistant, triple-negative, metastatic breast cancer with severe liver dysfunction by Ajay Gupta

“…However, 5 days after the administration of the 13 th dose, the disease progressed and paclitaxel had to be discontinued. It is possible to derive maximum palliative benefit with escalating doses of weekly paclitaxel even in patients whose liver functions are deranged with transaminase levels (>10 ULN) and in whom conventional administration of paclitaxel is contraindicated.…”
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Management of traumatic degloving injury of the dorsal aspect of the midfoot and ankle: A case report by Omar Mourafiq, Abdellatif Benbouha, Hicham Salahi, Omar Mergad

“…Two years after the accident, the injury site had fully healed, with the patient achieving satisfactory functional and aesthetic outcomes. …”
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Host selection is not a universal driver of phyllosphere community assembly among ecologically similar native New Zealand plant species by Anya S. Noble, Jaber Abbaszadeh, Charles K. Lee

“…Abstract Background A growing body of evidence demonstrates that host-associated microbial communities of plant leaf surfaces (i.e. the phyllosphere) can influence host functional traits. However, it remains unclear whether host selection is a universal driver of phyllosphere community assembly. …”
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Integrating network pharmacology and experimental validation to explore the mechanism of Yiqi Ziyin in treating immune thrombocytopenia by Jun Wang, Bo Wang, Yun Zhang, Li-qiang Wu

“…The PI3K-Akt pathway was the consistent pathway of functional enrichment analyses. Western blot assay showed that the protein levels in the prednisone + YQZY group had a tendency to the normal group. …”
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The temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique versus multilayered inverted flap technique in patients with idiopathic macular hole by Sameh M. Elgouhary, Safaa M. Abd-elmoaty, Ahmed A. Salama

“…Group B had 70% type U, 20% type V, and 10% type W closure patterns. …”
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Improvement of Heliciculture by Three Medicinal Plants Belonging to the Lamiaceae Family by Lamiaa Lemjallad, Rachida Chabir, Youssef Kandri Rodi, Lahssen El Ghadraoui, Fouad Ouazzani Chahdi, Faouzi Errachidi

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Chemical Components, Antioxidant Activity, and Glycemic Response Values of Purple Sweet Potato Products by Siti Nurdjanah, Samsu Udayana Nurdin, Sussi Astuti, Venni Elsa Manik

“…RSPN and SPN were classified as medium GI; however, the process of partial gelatinization followed by retrogradation during the preparation of flour used for raw material in making RSPN has successfully maintained the total phenol and anthocyanin and increased resistant starch content of the noodle Processing of purple sweet potato flour into noodle lowered the GI category, and when the flour was partially gelatinized and retrograded, the noodle had more potentiality as a functional food due to their high total phenolic and anthocyanin content.…”
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