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Challenges documenting racial disparities in Merkel cell carcinoma

Cancer Biology & Therapy, 2022
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer that predominantly impacts White patients. Overall incidence and the proportion of minority patients with MCC are both rising.
Mackenzie R. Martin, Noreen Mohsin, Serena Vilasi, Danielle Reed, Isaac Brownell   +4 more
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The role of knee arthroscopy in managing common soft tissue complications after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective case series study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2020
Background To investigate the feasibility, safety and therapeutic efficacy of arthroscopy in managing the 3 most common soft tissue complications, peripatellar impingement (PI), arthrofibrosis (AF) and generalized synovitis (GS), after total knee ...
Yunfei Hou, Jiaxiang Gao, Jian Chen, Jianhao Lin, Lei Ni, Tiezheng Sun, Jun Jiang   +6 more
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A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of prefabricated versus customised foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis: the FOCOS RA trial [Foot Orthoses – Customised v Off-the-Shelf in Rheumatoid Arthritis] [PDF]

, 2018
Background Foot pain is common in rheumatoid arthritis and appears to persist despite modern day medical management. Several clinical practice guidelines currently recommend the use of foot orthoses for the treatment of foot pain in people with ...
Gallagher, Kellie S., Godwin, Jon, Hendry, Gordon J., Steultjens, Martijn, Woodburn, James   +4 more
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Effectiveness of an online self-management tool, OPERAS (an On-demand Program to EmpoweR Active Self-management), for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a research protocol

Trials, 2019
Background Active self-management is a process where patients are fully engaged in managing their health in daily life by having access to contextualized health data and tailored guidance to support a healthy lifestyle.
Johnathan Tam, Diane Lacaille, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Chris Shaw, Hui Xie, Catherine L. Backman, John M. Esdaile, Kimberly Miller, Robert Petrella, Linda C. Li   +9 more
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Imaging features in incident radiographic patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the Beijing Shunyi osteoarthritis (BJS) study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background The present study aims to describe the imaging features in incident radiographic patellofemoral osteoarthritis (RPFOA) population in a Chinese suburban area.
Yudian Qiu, Chutong Lin, Qiang Liu, Qunjie Zhong, Ke Tao, Dan Xing, Hu Li, Jianhao Lin   +7 more
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Early Failure of Total Ankle Arthroplasty in a Patient with Ipsilateral Varus Knee Deformity

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2021
Multiple risk factors such as age, body mass index (BMI), preoperative diagnosis, smoking, diabetes mellitus, malalignment of an implant, and presence of ipsilateral hindfoot fusion have been shown to contribute to failure of total ankle arthroplasty ...
Taehyeon Kim, Su Chan Lee, Chang Hyun Nam, Suengryol Ryu, Hye Sun Ahn, Ji-Hoon Baek   +5 more
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Rheumatoid arthritis

South African Family Practice, 2014
Immune-mediated inflammatory disorders include a clinically diverse group of conditions sharing similar pathogenic mechanisms. Conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, spondyloarthropathy, inflammatory bowel disease and connective tissue diseases are characterised by immune dysregulation and chronic inflammation.
Ally, Mahmood Moosa Tar Mahomed, Hodkinson, Bridget   +1 more
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Caloric restriction improves glycaemic control without reducing plasma branched-chain amino acids or keto-acids in obese men

Scientific Reports, 2022
Higher plasma leucine, isoleucine and valine (BCAA) concentrations are associated with diabetes, obesity and insulin resistance (IR). Here, we evaluated the effects of 6-weeks very-low calorie diet (VLCD) upon fasting BCAA in overweight (OW) non-diabetic
M. H. Sayda, M. H. Abdul Aziz, N. Gharahdaghi, D. J. Wilkinson, P. L. Greenhaff, B. E. Phillips, K. Smith, I. Idris, P. J. Atherton   +8 more
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Global research trends in extracellular vesicles based on stem cells from 1991 to 2021: A bibliometric and visualized study

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
Objective: With the development of extracellular vesicles (EVs) based on stem cells research all over the world, our present study was aiming to discover the global trends in this field.Methods: All publications related to EVs based on stem cells from ...
Jianjing Lin, Jianjing Lin, Jianjing Lin, Zhen Yang, Zhen Yang, Li Wang, Dan Xing, Dan Xing, Jianhao Lin, Jianhao Lin   +9 more
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Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background The prevention of self-harm is an international public health priority. It is vital to identify at-risk populations, particularly as self-harm is a risk factor for suicide.
James A. Prior, Fay Crawford-Manning, Rebecca Whittle, Alyshah Abdul-Sultan, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, Sara Muller, Tom A. Shepherd, Athula Sumathipala, Christian D. Mallen, Zoe Paskins   +9 more
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