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Background: Arthroscopic debridement is an effective means of surgical management of both degenerative osteoarthritis (DOA) and posttraumatic arthritis (PTA) of the elbow.
Dennis A. DeBernardis, DO +6 more
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Background: Previous studies show that reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) may improve forward elevation (FE) but external rotation may remain impaired with substantial teres minor fatty infiltration.
Adam Kwapisz, MD, PhD +10 more
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Background: Rotator cuff tears and glenoid loosening remain the two most common causes for revision after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. Oversizing of the humeral head leads to increased contact force across the glenohumeral joint and is ...
Joseph G. Monir, MD +6 more
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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with increased complications of risk after arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of HCV and a pre-arthroplasty antiviral treatment on complications following total shoulder ...
Austin J. Ross, MD +7 more
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How age and gender influence proximal humerus fracture management in patients older than fifty years
Background: As the aging population expands, proximal humerus fractures have become more prevalent. This study aimed to evaluate acute management of proximal humerus fractures in women and men older than the age of 50 years to determine how gender and ...
Akshar H. Patel, MD +6 more
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ObjectivesPrevious research has shown a possible relationship between endometriosis and autoimmune diseases. However, the relationship between endometriosis and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is lacking.
Zhihua Yin +9 more
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Background: To date, no comprehensive epidemiological study exists on pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) risk in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) worldwide.Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study by using data from ...
Tzu-Yuan Wang +18 more
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Increased Acquired Cholesteatoma Risk in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Clinically, we found the increased incidence of acquired colesteatoma in the patients with osteoporosis. In this study, we used a retrospective cohort to examine this association and to investigate the possible mechanism.We conducted a population-based ...
Tang-Chuan Wang +6 more
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Background: Pneumoconiosis has considerable comorbidities, most notably pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases. However, the relationship between pneumoconiosis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is largely unknown.
Chao-Hsuan Wei +7 more
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Association between Sjogren's syndrome and respiratory failure: put airway, interstitia, and vessels close together: a national cohort study. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Few studies have evaluated the association between Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and respiratory failure (RF). Thus, we conducted a retrospective national cohort study to investigate whether Sjogren's syndrome (SS) increases the risk of respiratory
Jun-Jun Yeh +6 more
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