Single-Institution Experience With Nononcologic Total Femoral Replacement by Ryan Ouillette, MD, Kevin Chen, BA, Matthew Dipane, BA, Alexander Christ, MD, Edward McPherson, MD, Alexandra Stavrakis, MD

“…Overall, 63.6% of patients were ambulating (assisted or unassisted) at final follow-up. …”
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N-of-1 medicine by Peter Wang, Qiao Ying Leong, Ni Yin Lau, Wei Ying Ng, Siong Peng Kwek, Lester Tan, Shang-Wei Song, Kui You, Li Ming Chong, Isaiah Zhuang, Yoong Hun Ong, Nigel Foo, Xavier Tadeo, Kirthika Senthil Kumar, Smrithi Vijayakumar, Yoann Sapanel, Marlena Natalia Raczkowska, Alexandria Remus, Agata Blasiak, Dean Ho

“…The fields of precision and personalised medicine have led to promising advances in tailoring treatment to individual patients. Examples include genome/molecular alteration-guided drug selection, single-patient gene therapy design and synergy-based drug combination development, and these approaches can yield substantially diverse recommendations. …”
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Integrative prognostic modeling of ovarian cancer: incorporating genetic, clinical, and immunological markers by Aidi Lin, Feifei Xue, Chenxiang Pan, Lijiao Li

“…The risk score effectively predicted patient survival, distinguishing between high and low-risk groups with significant outcome differences. …”
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MSK Ultrasound - An IJSPT Perspective by Phil Page, Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe

“…Furthermore, MSK ultrasound can provide additional insights into musculoskeletal anatomy and help improve patient care and outcomes. In addition, utilizing this method reduces exposure to radiation and provides enhanced patient comfort with its quick scan duration. …”
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Case report: First reported case of spondylodiscitis caused by Gemella morbillorum in South Africa by J Pillay, N M van der Linden

“…It is important to have a high index of suspicion when a patient has a history of dental work, and to rule out associated infection such as endocarditis. …”
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Case study: An unusual and fatal injury: stab wound of a bovine aortic arch anomaly by Sergio AM Vieira, Ryan J Keet, Jacobus D Winter, Sharon R Čačala, George V Oosthuizen

“…Bovine aortic arch abnormality occurs in approximately 25% of patients in our setting, according to existing literature. …”
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Dhat Syndrome: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Comorbidities, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management by Yukino N. Strong, Angel Li, Michael E. White, Abrahim N. Razzak, Danyon J. Anderson, Alan D. Kaye, Edwin W. Herron, Nazih P. Khater, Elyse M. Cornett, Ivan Urits

“…Related to its strong cultural connection with South Asia such as the belief on Dhat’s role in health and vitality influence, it also becomes important to recognize that the syndrome can be found in other populations and the importance of cultural humility and nonconfrontational approach for patient care. In summary, this review provides an informative understanding of Dhat syndrome for non-Indian clinicians who may not be prepared for a patient encounter with vague somatic symptoms in the context of semen loss. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Atypical Symptoms: A Rare Case of Tongue Fasciculation and Facial Muscle Weakness by Shafiq ur Rehman, Saba Zaidi, Mahzareen

“…Effective management in this case included several inpatient plasmapheresis sessions and administration of steroids, which led to significant clinical improvement in the patient’s symptoms. These breakthroughs are essential for clinicians to promptly diagnose and treat patients suffering from the same diseases. …”
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OSTEOCHONDROMA FRACTURE IN YOUNG ATHLETE: A CASE REPORT by Ilham Abdullah Irsyam, Andriandi Andriandi, Nehemia Meliala

“…In this case report, the patient could demonstrate full weight-bearing right after the surgery. …”
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The silent menace: Worm bezoar causing acute intestinal obstruction by Shiva Shiva, Sahil Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Suresh Kumar

“…Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged with anthelmintic therapy and instructions for improved sanitation practices. …”
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Neuroendocrine Tumour as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Criterion for Autoimmune Gastritis by S. I. Mozgovoi, M. A. Livzan, T. S. Krolevets, A. G. Shimanskaya

“…The patient also suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus with skin lesions (discoid rash, palmar and plantar capillaries) and joint lesions (migrating polyarthritis). …”
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…Objective To develop and validate a new scale to assess treatment burden (the effort of looking after one’s health) for patients with multimorbidity.Design Mixed-methods.Setting UK primary care.Participants Content of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) was based on a literature review and views from a patient and public involvement group. …”
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Exploring Acute Kidney Injury Incidence in Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment With Combined Intravenous and Intra-articular Antibiotic Infusion by Wenbo Mu, MD, PhD, Boyong Xu, MD, Fei Wang, MD, Wentao Guo, MD, PhD, Xiaogang Zhang, MD, Li Cao, MD

“…Background: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are a significant complication following total hip arthroplasty, impacting patient health and healthcare costs. This study examines the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing hip PJI treatment with a combination of intravenous and intra-articular antibiotic infusion therapies. …”
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Collection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus from the Air of a Clinic within a University Student Health Care Center and Analyses of the Viral Genomic Sequence by John A. Lednicky, Sripriya N. Shankar, Maha A. Elbadry, Julia C. Gibson, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Caroline J. Stephenson, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, J. Glenn Morris, Carla N. Mavian, Marco Salemi, James R. Clugston, Chang-Yu Wu

“…Such efforts currently rely on sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in patient specimens (direct sequencing) or of virus isolated from patient specimens in cell cultures. …”
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Evaluation of pathology resources for cervical cancer detection between 2018 and 2022: a retrospective study at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Western Kenya by Nelson Anangwe, Jon Steimgrimson, Susan Cu-Uvin

“…The decline in the personnel-to-patient ratio underscores challenges in diagnosis, emphasizing the need to address workforce and infrastructure gaps to improve patient care within similar low-resource settings.…”
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COVID-19 in the years 2020 to 2022 in Germany: effects of comorbidities and co-medications based on a large-scale database analysis by Roland Linder, Jonas Peltner, Anatoli Astvatsatourov, Willy Gomm, Britta Haenisch

“…Study cohort 2 included 27,238 patients (13,619 patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and 13,619 control patients with an outpatient COVID-19 diagnosis). …”
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Echinococcal Cyst Blockade — the Rare Cause of Acute Pancreatitis and Obstructive Jaundice by S. A. Budzinskiy, S. G. Shapovaliants, R. V. Plakhov, M. V. Murashkina, E. A. Vorobyeva, D. R. Berdieva, P. V. Usyaky, E. D. Fedorov

“…The article presents a clinical case of acute echinococcal obstruction of the terminal part of the common bile duct in a patient with a complicated course of liver echinococcosis. …”
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Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Liv Mathiesen, Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjerstin Havnes, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Stine Haustreis, Lillann Wilsgård Skaue, Elena Kamycheva, Kirsten K. Viktil, Anne Gerd Granås, Beate H. Garcia

“…This paper presents the study protocol to explore the effects of the intervention with regard to healthcare use, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and medication appropriateness in elderly patients.Methods and analysis A total of 500 patients aged ≥70 years will be included and randomised to control (standard care) or intervention group (1:1). …”
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Developing a medication-safety self-assessment tool for rural primary care units - a case from Finnish Lapland by Päivi Sova, Ercan Celikkayalar, Sami Sneck, Anna-Riia Holmström

“…The included 144 statements were divided into 12 thematic sub-groups: (1) Patient information, (2) Drug information, (3) Communication of drug orders and other drug information; (4) Drug labeling, packaging and nomenclature; (5) Drug storage and distribution, (6) Medication device acquisition and use, (7) Environmental factors, workflow and staffing patterns; (8) Staff competency and education, (9) Patient education, (10) Preventive risk management, 11. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of thyroblastoma: a case report and review of literature by Xiting Chen, Xiting Chen, Lijuan Xiong, Lijuan Xiong, Hongling Liu, Haoqiang Wang, Donghai Cheng, Wei Wang, Wenyuan He, Bo Xie, Juan Zhou

“…Next-generation sequencing (NGS) confirmed the presence of germline DICER1 heterozygous pathogenic mutation at p.G1784* in patient, accompanied by the somatic hotspot mutation at p.E1813D of the RNase IIIb domain. …”
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