Risk of carpal tunnel syndrome among patients with osteoarthritis: a US population-based study

Autor: Shuang Chen, Tina Ho, Julius Asubonteng, Rachel E. Sobel, Simon Eng, Stephen J. DiMartino, Angelika Manthripragada

Publikováno v: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Abstract Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), an entrapment neuropathy caused by pressure of the median nerve, is a progressive condition that can lead to a decreased quality of life. Studies suggest an association between CTS and arthritis; howe

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Utilizing acute normovolemic hemodilution for blood conservation in myomectomy for Jehovah’s Witnesses: A case report

Autor: Qudus O Lawal, Mojeed O Momoh, Governor BO Okome, Christopher E Okpunu, Charles E Ikhifa, Julius Arebun

Publikováno v: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 12 (2024)

Myomectomy for Jehovah’s Witnesses presents a unique challenge because of their religious beliefs against blood transfusions. In this case report, we describe the successful management of a Jehovah’s Witness patient with 22-week-sized uterine fib

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Protocol to generate a microfluidic vessels-on-chip platform using human pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells

Autor: Caroline Remmert, Munkhtur Otgonbayar, Julius Alexander Perschel, Maren Marder, Matthias Meier

Publikováno v: STAR Protocols, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 103300- (2024)

Summary: Here, we present a protocol for producing a microfluidic vessel-on-chip platform using human pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells (SC-ECs). We describe steps for manufacturing the 3D-printed chip, cell culturing to generate SC-ECs

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Predicting deep infection in pilon and tibial plateau fractures: a secondary analysis of the VANCO and OXYGEN trials

Autor: Archie L. Overmann, MD, Anthony R. Carlini, MS, Robert V. O'Toole, MD, Renan C. Castillo, PhD, Nathan N. O'Hara, PhD, MHA, METRC, Eben A. Carroll, MD, James Brett Goodman, MBA, Martha B. Holden, AAS, AA, Anna N. Miller, MD, Amanda Spraggs-Hughes, PhD, Michael L. Brennan, MD, Paul Tornetta, III, MD, Patrick M. Osborn, MD, Jessica C. Rivera, MD, PhD, Clinton K. Murray, MD, Joseph E. Kimmel, MS, Michael J. Bosse, MD, Joseph R. Hsu, MD, Madhav A. Karunakar, MD, Laurence B. Kempton, MD, Rachel B. Seymour, PhD, Stephen H. Sims, MD, Christine Churchill, MA, Debra L. Sietsema, PhD, RN, Ida Leah Gitajn, MD, MS, Rachel M. Reilly, MD, Robert D. Zura, MD, Cameron Howes, BA, Hassan Mir, MD, MBA, Michael J. Weaver, MD, Marilyn Heng, MD, MPH, Thuan V. Ly, MD, Emily A. Wagstrom, MD, Jerald R. Westberg, MPH, BA, Brian H. Mullis, MD, Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD, Leilani S. Mullis, MD, Karl D. Shively, MD, Todd O. McKinley, MD, Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, Anthony Sorkin, MD, Lauren C. Hill, BS, CCRC, Robert A. Hymes, MD, Greg E. Gaski, MD, A. Stephen Malekzadeh, MD, Lolita Ramsey, PhD, RN, Jeff E. Schulman, MD, Cary C. Schwartzbach, MD, Robert A. Sikorski, MD, Olivia C. Lee, MD, Peter C. Krause, MD, Joshua L. Gary, MD, Timothy S. Achor, MD, Andrew Choo, MD, John W. Munz, MD, Sterling J. Boutte, BS, Matthew C. Galpin, CCRC, H. Michael Frisch, MD, Adam M. Kaufman, MD, C. Michael LeCroy, MD, Christopher S. Smith, MD, Alec C. Stall, MD, MPH, Andrea Horne, MA, CCRP, Manjari Joshi, MBBS, Jason W. Nascone, MD, Marcus F. Sciadini, MD, Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, Andrea L. Howe, BS, Roman Hayda, MD, Andrew R. Evans, MD, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, MD, MBA, Thomas R. Wojda, MD, MBA, Michael J. Gardner, MD, Julius A. Bishop, MD, Saqib Rehman, MD, MBA, Cyrus Caroom, MD, Elizabeth Sheridan, MPH, MACPR, Theodore Miclau, MD, Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, Thomas F. Higgins, MD, Justin M. Haller, MD, Clay A. Spitler, MD, Massimo Max Morandi, MD, FACS, Paul Edward Matuszewski, MD, Arun Aneja, MD, PhD, Patrick F. Bergin, MD, Eldrin Bhanat, MD, MPH, Matt L. Graves, MD, John Morellato, MBBS Hons, David Teague, MD, William Ertl, MD, Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD, Gele B. Moloney, MD, John C. Weinlein, MD, Boris A. Zelle, MD, Animesh Agarwal, MD, Ravi A. Karia, MD, Ashoke Sathy, MD, Drew Sanders, MD, MPH, David B. Weiss, MD, Seth R. Yarboro, MD, Veronica Lester-Ballard, MSN, Eric D. McVey, MEd, CCRP, Reza Firoozabadi, MD, MA, Arman Dagal, MD, FRCA, Conor P. Kleweno, MD, Julie Agel, MA, Paul S. Whiting, MD, Natasha M. Simske, BS, Alexander B. Siy, BS, William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH, Basem Attum, MD, Eduardo J. Burgos, MD, Vamshi Gajari, MBBS, A. Alex Jahangir, MD, Andres Rodriguez-Buitrago, MD, Manish Sethi, MD, Daniel J. Stinner, MD, PhD, Rajesh R. Tummuru, MBBS, MBA, Karen M. Trochez, MA, BS, Jean-Claude G. D'Alleyrand, MD, MSE, Lauren E. Allen, DrPH, Susan C. Collins, MSc, Yanjie Huang, ScM, Tara J. Taylor, MPH

Publikováno v: OTA International, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2024)

Abstract. Objectives:. To develop and validate a prediction model for a deep surgical site infection (SSI) after fixation of a tibial plateau or pilon fracture. Design:. Pooled data from 2 randomized trials (VANCO and OXYGEN). Setting:. Fifty-two US

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Bitumen-based plastitar: a novel plastic form variant in terrestrial environments

Autor: Sonja M. Ehlers, Julius A. Ellrich

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 12 (2024)

Plastitar has recently been reported in marine environments worldwide. Plastitar is plastic embedded in crude oil residues. This plastic form, i.e., geochemically or -physically altered plastic, has been proposed to derive from water motion driven pl

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