EFFECTS OF MOBILE- AND FIXED-BEARING TIBIAL INSERTS ON CLINICAL RESULTS OF KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY by Mehmet Fevzi Çakmak, Levent Horoz

“…Also, no significant difference was observed regarding Knee Society scores (KSS), range of motion (ROM), or visual analogue scales (VAS) between the first year and last follow-up. …”
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Comparing Ipsilateral and Contralateral Laminotomy with Bilateral Decompression in Cases with Far Lateral Disk Herniation and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Ezgi Akar, Ahmet Öğrenci, Orkun Koban, Mesut Yılmaz, Sedat Dalbayrak

“…Early postoperative, 1st month, and 12th month back and leg pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores of the patients have been retrospectively evaluated. …”
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On the History of Creation of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine (17th century): source aspects by Yumzhana Zh. Zhabon

“…Materials and methods. The work is based on the study of the text and set of illustrations of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine and information contained in Tibetan medical treatises, historical works, as well as specialized literature. …”
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Influential articles in autism and gut microbiota: bibliometric profile and research trends by Jiangbo Ying, Melvyn Weibin Zhang, Ker-Chiah Wei, Sunny H. Wong, Sunny H. Wong, Mythily Subramaniam

“…The Biblioshiny package in R was used to analyze and visualize the relevant information, including citation counts, country distributions, authors, journals, and thematic analysis. …”
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Application of modified socket-shield technique in immediate implant placement in the esthetic zone of anterior teeth by WU Haoying, WANG Fang

“…[Objective:] To evaluate the clinical effect of the modified socket-shield technique (MSST) in the immediate implant placement of single teeth in the anterior esthetic zone, and to discuss the related technical points. [Methods:] Five cases of immediate implant placement using MSST in the anterior esthetic zone from December 2022 to December 2023 were reviewed. …”
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User Comment-Guided Cross-Modal Attention for Interpretable Multimodal Fake News Detection by Zepu Yi, Chenxu Tang, Songfeng Lu

“…Current fake news detection methods are largely limited to superficial text analysis or basic text–image integration, which face significant limitations in accurately identifying deceptive information. …”
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Prenatal treatment for serious neurological sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis: an observational prospective cohort study. by Mario Cortina-Borja, Hooi Kuan Tan, Martine Wallon, Malgorzata Paul, Andrea Prusa, Wilma Buffolano, Gunilla Malm, Alison Salt, Katherine Freeman, Eskild Petersen, Ruth E Gilbert, European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT)

“…<h4>Background</h4>The effectiveness of prenatal treatment to prevent serious neurological sequelae (SNSD) of congenital toxoplasmosis is not known.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Congenital toxoplasmosis was prospectively identified by universal prenatal or neonatal screening in 14 European centres and children were followed for a median of 4 years. …”
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Exploring the interplay of sensory hypersensitivity and autistic traits in children by Shima keshavarz, Khalil Esmaeilpour

“…Given the importance of understanding sensory processing in individuals with autism, this essay aims to explore the relationship between autistic traits and sensory hypersensitivity within the general population. Materials & methods This cross-sectional study, was based on caregiver reports of 247 children aged 7 to 11 years. …”
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Sarcopenia in older patients with osteoarthritis of large joints by Yu. A. Safonova, E. G. Zotkin

“…The quality of life was analyzed by the EQ-5D questionnaire, pain assessment was carried out using a visual analog scale (VAS).Results and discussion. …”
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Comparison of arthroscopy-assisted versus open reduction and fixation for treating scaphoid fractures by Xiaolong Du, Xuehai Ou, Jidong Liang, Chao Liu, Qianjin Zheng, Shaoyan Shi

“…This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate and compare the therapeutic efficacy of wrist arthroscopy-assisted fixation versus conventional open reduction with fixation for scaphoid fractures. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 159 patients with acute scaphoid fractures. …”
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Use of posteroanterior reference guides for bone block or coracoid process transfer in anterior glenohumeral instability: a cadaveric study of the relationship to the suprascapular... by Musammad Rashida Begum, Rory Cuthbert, Cameron Andrew Joseph Dott, Owen O’Neill, Mohammed Tahir, Adrian Carlos, Livio Di Mascio

“…We present the first cadaveric study that assesses the safety of posteroanterior reference guides and quantifies the relationship of the suprascapular nerve to posterior glenoid fixation with suture buttons. Methods Anterior glenoid bone block reconstruction with suture buttons utilizing a posteroanterior reference guide was performed in 10 fresh frozen cadavers via a posterior portal. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Predicting the Effect of the Serum &amp;gamma;Klotho Level on Susceptibility to Coronary Heart Disease by Guo ZT, Yu XL, Cheng H, Naman T

“…Among all models, the RF model was better appropriate; thus, we visualized and validated this model, which showed promising clinical application.Conclusion: Serum γKlotho levels are novel biomarker which positively related to CHD risk. …”
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Concurrent effect of supra-threshold TENS applied over tibialis anterior muscle decreases mediolateral sway of healthy young adults by Marko Vidovič, Marko Vidovič, Tibor Kafel, Lea Šuc, Darja Rugelj, Daša Weber

“…A secondary aim was to compare the postural responses between the two stimulation sites.MethodsTwenty healthy volunteers (28.1 ± 3.8 years) participated in this study. …”
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A comparative analysis of clinical, functional and morphological results of femtosecond, trans-epithelial and standard corneal collagen cross-linking by V. V. Neroev, A. T. Khandzhyan, O. G. Oganesyan, A. V. Penkina, K. B. Letnikova

“…Purpose: to compare clinical, functional and morphological results of treatment of progressing keratoconus by femtosecond, trans-epithelial and standard corneal collagen crosslinking. Material and methods. 114 patients aged 18-35 (148 eyes) with progressing keratoconus of stages I-III and iatrogenic keratectasia were divided into three groups. …”
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Ablative Volume of Radiofrequency Ablation Related to Intrahepatic Recurrence-Free Survival of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Nakarin Inmutto, Siripong Thaimai, Tanop Srisuwan, Thanate Kattipathanapong, Natthaphong Nimitrungtawee

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate intrahepatic recurrence-free survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) Methods A retrospective cohort study of single HCC treated by RFA between 2015 and 2017. …”
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Comparative analysis of color emotional perception in art and non-art university students: hue, saturation, and brightness effects in the Munsell color system by Liting Song, Guanghui Zhang, Lan Ma, Johanna Silvennoinen, Fengyu Cong

“…These results provide new insights into the nuanced emotional interpretation of color across populations, enriching our understanding of affective visual perception.…”
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Influence of decompression by laminotomy and percutaneous tansforaminal endoscopic surgery on postoperative wound healing, pain intensity, and lumbar function in elderly patients w... by Haiyang Zhu, Yuan Liu, Yijing Wang, Denghui Xu, Zhe Zhao, Xuejian Wu

“…Purpose To compare the wound healing, pain intensity and lumbar function in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis after laminectomy decompression or percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 65 patients who underwent laminotomy and 69 patients who underwent percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic spinal decompression surgery. clinical data analysis, including surgical parameters, complications, postoperative wound healing, pain intensity, lumbar function, and correlation analysis, was performed.Results The operative time of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery was significantly shorter than that of laminotomy (70.78±6.80 min vs 128.97±4.70 min, p < 0.001), intraoperative blood loss was significantly reduced (94.22± 7.69ml vs 327.68± 6.44ml, p < 0.001), postoperative wound healing time and time to get out of bed were significantly shortened, pain was reduced by visual analog scale (3.48±1.11 vs 2.80±1.05, p = 0.007), the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score was significantly increased, and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score showed significantly decrease. …”
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Results of arthroscopic microfracture treatment for traumatic and non-traumatic osteochondral lesions of the talus: a retrospective cohort study by Muhammed Taha Demir, Yigit Kultur, Hilmi Karadeniz

“…Preoperative and final follow-up American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores were compared within and between groups. …”
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Feasibility of Anesthesia-Free Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy in Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infections by Duk Yoon Kim, Hyun Jin Jung, Eun Kyoung Yang, Won Yeol Cho

“…No patient had to stop the operation because of intolerable pain. The mean of the visual analog pain scale was 3.2±0.86. The overall success rate was 100%. …”
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Leveraging Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Expert Interpretability in Predicting Rapid Kidney Enlargement Risks in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD... by Latifa Dwiyanti, Hidetaka Nambo, Nur Hamid

“…Motivated by these challenges, this study proposes alternative methods for high-risk categorization that do not rely on TKV data. …”
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