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Factors influencing the selection criteria of Saudi board orthopedic surgery applicants: a national survey of program directors.

Jan 15, 2024

Annually, medical students vie to secure a seat with an orthopedic residency program. This rigorous competition places orthopedic surgery as one of the most competitive specialties in the medical fiel...

Platelet-rich plasma in orthopedics: Bridging innovation and clinical applications for bone repair.

Jan 15, 2024

In the burgeoning domain of orthopedic therapeutic research, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) has firmly established its position, transforming paradigms ranging from tissue regeneration to the management o...

The Scope and Distribution of Upper Extremity Nerve Injuries Associated With Combat-Related Extremity Limb Salvage.

Jan 15, 2024

Chronic pain and functional limitations secondary to nerve injuries are a major barrier to optimal recovery for patients following high-energy extremity trauma. Given the associated skeletal and soft ...

The PAncreatic Surgery Composite Endpoint PACE - Development and Validation of a Clinically Relevant Endpoint Requiring Lower Sample Sizes.

Jan 15, 2024

To provide a composite endpoint in pancreatic surgery.Single endpoints in prospective and randomized studies have become impractical due to their low frequency and the marginal benefit of new interven...

Current trends and outcomes for unilateral groin hernia repairs in the United States using the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative database: A multicenter propensity score matching analysis of 30-day and 1-year outcomes.

Jan 15, 2024

Different unilateral groin hernia repair approaches have been developed in the last 2 decades. The most commonly done approaches are open inguinal hernia repair by the Lichenstein technique, laparosco...

Quantitative Prediction of Right Ventricular Size and Function From the ECG.

Jan 01, 2024

Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and end-diastolic volume (RVEDV) are not readily assessed through traditional modalities. Deep learning-enabled ECG analysis for estimation of right ventricu...

Mechanical Versus Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Undergoing Bentall Procedure.

Jan 01, 2024

The widely used Bentall procedure is the criterion standard treatment for aortic root pathology. Studies comparing the long-term outcomes of bioprosthetic and mechanical valves in patients undergoing ...

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Aortic Valve Replacement With Bovine Versus Porcine Bioprostheses.

Jan 01, 2024

Whether a bovine or porcine aortic valve bioprosthesis carries a higher risk of endocarditis after aortic valve replacement is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the risk of prosthetic endo...

Dr. GAI: Significance of Generative AI in Plastic Surgery.

Jan 01, 2024

In this letter to the editor, I offer a critique of the article titled "Consulting the Digital Doctor: Google Versus ChatGPT as Sources of Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cel...

How intrasexual competitiveness shapes attitudes towards cosmetic surgery recipients.

Jan 01, 2024

Cosmetic surgery is extremely popular. Despite this, negative attitudes towards cosmetic surgery recipients prevail. Across two pre-registered studies, we examined whether intrasexual competitiveness ...

Effect of Mobile Phone with and without Earphones Usage on Nickel Ion Release from Fixed Orthodontic Appliance.

Jan 01, 2024

This study is an attempt to assess whether the usage of headphones could minimize the nickel ion release from fixed orthodontic appliance compared with hand-held mobile phones. The aim of the study is...

Surgical management of posterior ligament complex stripping in an adolescent spinal flexion distraction injury: A case report and literature review.

Jan 01, 2024

Adolescent spinal injuries such as flexion-distraction injuries with posterior ligament complex (PLC) stripping require specialized management because of the unique interplay between injury mechanics ...

The Role of Arterial Elasticity in Determining the Degree of Chronic Heart Failure in Myocardial Infarction.

Jan 01, 2024

Aim      To study the left ventricular (LV) contractile and pumping function during the recovery phase following ligation of the anterior descending coronary artery (CA).Material and methods  Ca...

Effect of video-based self-reflection on intraoperative skills: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Jan 01, 2024

The value of video-based self-assessment in enhancing surgical skills is uncertain. This study investigates the feasibility and estimates sample size for a full-scale randomized controlled trial to ev...

Generating Informed Consent Documents Related to Blepharoplasty Using ChatGPT.

Dec 25, 2023

This study aimed to demonstrate the performance of the popular artificial intelligence (AI) language model, Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) (OpenAI, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.), in ge...

Development of a Competency Framework Defining Effective Surgical Educators.

Dec 25, 2023

The objective of this study is to develop a practical framework of competencies and behaviors which define an effective surgical educator.A modified Delphi approach was used. A literature review and s...

Effect of Bone Metastasis Cancer Board on Spinal Surgery Outcomes: A Retrospective Study.

Dec 25, 2023

: Bone metastasis cancer boards (BMCBs) focusing on the management of bone metastases have been gathering much attention. However, the association of BMCBs with spinal surgery in patients with spinal ...

Urine immunofixation electrophoresis and serum free light chain analyses benefit diagnosis of multiple myeloma in orthopedic patients with normal serum total proteins, creatinine, calcium, and hemoglobin.

Dec 25, 2023

A substantial number of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who have bone destruction are initially admitted into the orthopedic service at the hospital. However, routine laboratory testing usually fa...

Jak2V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis via platelet activation and cross-talk.

Dec 25, 2023

JAK2V617F (JAK2VF) clonal hematopoiesis (CH) has been associated with atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). We assessed the impact of Jak2VF CH on arterial thrombosis and explored the underly...

Implementation of an Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Program in the Emergency Department of a Community Teaching Hospital.

Dec 25, 2023

We sought to initiate an emergency department (ED)-based ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) program in our community teaching hospital system. Here, we present our development process and pr...

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