BACKGROUND Accurate data on the prognosis of bone metastases are necessary for appropriate treatment.Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)are widely used in the treatment of gene mutation-negative non-small cell lung can...
BACKGROUND Flexible flatfoot(FFF)is a very common condition in children,but no evidencebased guidelines or assessment tools exist.Yet,surgical indication is left to the surgeon’s experience and preferences.AIM To dev...
BACKGROUND Oral treatment of glucosamine(GA) combined with chondroitin sulfate(CS) was reportedly effective for pain relief and function improvement in osteoarthritis patients with moderate to severe knee pain in clin...
BACKGROUND The reparability of large or massive rotator cuff tears is difficult to determine preoperatively.We previously identified age≥65 years,acromiohumeral interval≤6 mm,and anteroposterior tear size≥22 mm as ...
BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis at total hip arthroplasty(THA)has significant hip stiffness with flexion deformity,restricted mobility,and function.Range of movement(ROM)improvement with good functional outcome is s...
BACKGROUND The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence(NICE)guidelines have advised further research is required into investigating the added prognostic value of bone mineral density(BMD)in the assessment of...
BACKGROUND A fracture of the acetabulum is an uncommon,but serious injury.Established outcome tools do not reflect the patient’s perspective after fracture of the hip joint.Originally designed for post-arthroplasty p...
BACKGROUND Most populations worldwide,who are used to squatting and sitting cross-legged for their activities of daily living,largely comprise the lower socioeconomic strata,thus making them candidates for exclusion f...
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health,No.U01AR067138.
AIM To establish minimum clinically important difference(MCID) for measurements in an orthopaedic patient population with joint disorders.METHODS Adult patients aged 18 years and older seeking care for joint condition...
Supported by Federal Highway Research Institute(BASt);the German Research Association of the Automotive Technology,a department of the VDA(German Association of the Automotive Industry)
AIM:To investigate the actual injury situation of seniors in traffic accidents and to evaluate the different injury patterns.METHODS:Injury data,environmental circumstances and crash circumstances of accidents were co...