Jul 13, 2020

To quantify preferences for attributes of potential analgesic treatments for moderate-to-severe pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) and/or chronic low back pain (CLBP) as relevant to injectable n...

Jul 09, 2020

Intramedullary spine dermoid cysts are rare and benign tumors that occur mainly due to the defective closure of the neural tube during the development process. They are slow-growing tumor that manifes...

Jul 09, 2020

Steroid-related spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a well-known condition most commonly encountered in patients taking chronic steroid medications. Endogenous Cushing's syndrome is a rare cause of S...

Jul 06, 2020

Study whether male adult judokas with and without low back pain (LBP) have different hip-spine flexibility.Cross-sectional.Judo training centres.Judokas with (n = 29) and without (n = 33) LBP.Rang...

Jul 06, 2020

To study the clinical and radiologic factors predicting the need for surgical intervention after blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in children with equivocal computed tomography (CT) scan findings.We perfo...

Jul 06, 2020

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) may have utility for noninvasive treatment of discogenic lower back pain through stimulating, remodeling and accelerating healing of injured or degenerated inte...

Jun 29, 2020

Spinal arachnoid webs are a rare anatomic entity manifesting as neuropathic back pain, compressive myelopathy, radiculopathy and hydrocephalus. Typical treatments include hemi or full laminectomy with...

Jun 29, 2020

The near-solid wall multi-bubble cavitation is an extremely complex phenomenon, and cavitation has strong erosiveness. The melting point (about 3410 °C) of tungsten is highest among all pure metals,...

Jun 25, 2020

Health care workers are vulnerable to workplace violence, including active shooter incidents. Little is known about how firearms could damage monoplace chamber acrylic and whether a breached pressuriz...

Jun 25, 2020

The biodegradable metallic devices undergo stress/strain-induced corrosion when they are used for load-bearing applications. The stress/strain induced-corrosion behavior causes differences in corrosio...

Jun 25, 2020

Few studies have examined seizures, accidental injuries at work, and reasons for resignation in people with epilepsy (PWE). We performed a questionnaire survey of PWE to identify the risk of injury at...

Jun 22, 2020

Spinal instability related low back pain is a common condition resulting from degeneration and loss of stiffness of the intervertebral joint. In order to restore stability, highly invasive surgical fu...

Jun 18, 2020

The Kocher approach is often adopted for surgical treatment of partial radial head fractures. However, anterior exposure of the radial head is limited by the Kocher approach. Radial head fractures are...

Jun 18, 2020

The aim of this study was to examine the trends in the number and incidence of scapular fractures causing hospitalization in the Finnish adult population between 1998 and 2014.We assessed the number a...

Jun 11, 2020

Markov model.Further validity test of a previously published model.The previous model was built using data from ten randomized trials and examined the one-year effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ...

Jun 11, 2020

The neural factors underlying the persistency of quadriceps weakness after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) have been only partially explained. This study examined muscle fiber conduct...

Jun 08, 2020

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of estrogens and androgens with a past clouded in controversy and bold claims. It was once touted as a wonder drug, a foun...

Jun 08, 2020

This study aimed to evaluate facet joint parameters and osteoarthritis grades, and segmental angular and translational motions among different grades of L5/S1 intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration.Th...

Jun 08, 2020

To estimate the incidence of patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) as a result of facial trauma sustained from skateboarding.The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) dat...

Jun 04, 2020

A minimum clinically important difference (MCID) has been increasingly well known in the current era of patient-centered care because it reflects a smallest change that is meaningful for patients foll...