98,332 papers found

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of consensus about whether stable ramp lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries need to be repaired. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate how many stable ramp lesions left in situ during ACL reconstruction (ACLR) have subsequently failed aft…

BACKGROUND: Fungal skin infections are recognised as one of the most common health disorders globally, and dermatophyte infections of the skin, hair and nails are the most common fungal infections. Dermatophytes can be classified as anthropophilic, zoophilic or geophilic species based on their primary habitat associati…

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: There is a paucity of data on volume of alcohol use from Muslim majority countries. We aimed to present estimation methods for alcohol consumption with the use of survey data for these societies and provide an estimation for age 15+ per capita consumption of pure alcohol for Iran. DESIGN AND MET…

BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination is an effective preventive intervention to reduce the negative consequences of this disease. The objective of this work is to describe population patterns of use of influenza vaccination, to analyze the effect of a set of variables on the likelihood of being vaccinated and of having a…

PURPOSE: To use Google Trends to study whether public interest in meniscus surgery has increased during the last 15 years and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine what specific topics regarding meniscus surgery the public is interested in. METHODS: A longitudinal observational study was conducted betwe…

OBJECTIVE: Describing the long-term mental health of Australians is limited as many reports rely on cross-sectional studies which fail to account for within-person changes and age-related developmental processes which may bias estimates which ignore these phenomena. We examined the 17-year trajectories of mental health…

OBJECTIVE: The Association of Program Directors in Surgery Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce (APDS-DIT) was created in 2017 after the Executive Committee recognized low diversity in its membership. The DIT was charged to address gaps in diversity and inclusion at various phases of training and development from medical…

OBJECTIVES: We examined whether a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic could reach women who had not received a Papanicolau (Pap) test in the past 3 years. We also explored staff attitudes and implementation of cervical cancer screening. METHODS: Women (n = 123) aged 30 to 50 years were offered cervical cancer sc…

BACKGROUND: This study investigates factors that are associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, a state where mammography screening rates have remained consistently lower than national averages. METHODS: We examined data on reported mammography use among women aged 40-74 years from the 2…

Secondary involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by renal cell carcinoma is rare. We undertook a retrospective review of our institution's pathology records from January 2006 to July 2017 and identified eight cases of GI tract involvement by renal cell carcinoma. Sites of involvement included stomach, duodenum,…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was review the epidemiology of the bacterial meningitis in our area. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out of all the cases of bacterial meningitis in children with ages between two months and fourteen years, admitted in our hospital between 1986 and 1997. The fo…

PURPOSE: Nystagmus, head nodding, and anomalous head position are symptoms of spasmus nutans. This disorder appears in early childhood and is thought to be self-limited. However, the visual outcome of patients with spasmus nutans is unclear. The resolution of nystagmus has not been proven with quantitative eye movement…

BACKGROUND: Distinguishing self-limiting ('trivial') from potentially consequential spinal pain in childhood and adolescence is crucial to prevent over- or under-medicalization. The aim of this study was to stratify participants for severity of spinal pain and to investigate associations of pain severity with potential…

Much uncertainty exists about the history of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS), particularly as to the frequency of extreme shelf edge glaciations. Because the last glaciation removed most of the record of earlier GIS extent on land and shelf exploration of the older GIS glacial record requires the use of deeper marine arc…

To understand the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and analyze related factors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Qingdao, and provide a reference for the AIDS prevention and control in this population.A cross-sectional survey conducted from April 2022 to February 2023. Relying on MSM social groups in Qingd…

BACKGROUND: Within the United States, HIV affects men who have sex with men (MSM) disproportionally compared to the general population. In 2011, MSM represented nearly two-thirds of all new HIV infections while representing less than 2% of the US male population. Condoms continue to be the foundation of many HIV preven…

OBJECTIVE: Patients with nmoyamoya disease (MMD) who present primarily with ischemic stroke are known to have greater rates of perioperative strokes as compared with those who present with nonstroke symptoms. The optimal timing for revascularization for these patients remains unclear. METHODS: From 1994 to 2015, 91 pa…

The world registered record temperatures in the last years, with 2024 being the hottest year ever recorded and the first one to surpass the 1.5ºC limit defined by the Paris Agreement. Coal was key to the Industrial Revolution and along with petroleum, was essential to world development. However, coal is the most p…

Seven children (5 male, 2 female) were seen over the last 16 years with rigid spine syndrome. Six children had rigid spinal muscular dystrophy (selenoprotein N1-related myopathy [SEPN1RM]) and 1 had myopathy associated with rigid spine. The main presenting complaint in all was difficulty in bending the spine. The…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the temporal trends in the incidence and demographic characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) with clinical concomitant traumatic brain injury (TBI), in an unselected, geographically defined cohort, 1952-2001. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The patients were identified from hospital records.…