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Adults assessed after ACL reconstruction had poorer operated-limb proprioception and dynamic balance than healthy controls, while muscle-activity differences did not remain significant after correction.
Knee surgery & related research5 min read
A laboratory study found that hip-specific DXA and newer measures of bone quality were strongly associated with the force needed to pull screws from cadaveric femurs.
Archives of osteoporosis4 min read
A retrospective study of 611 patients reports a mean AUC of 0.975 and higher attention scores in physician-annotated regions, while clinical benefit remains untested.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery4 min read
The report describes outcomes after transoral CO₂ laser modified posterior cordotomy in women with post-thyroidectomy bilateral vocal fold paralysis, but it cannot establish causation.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery3 min read
In 56 patients with F2–F3 esophagogastric varices, rebleeding was more common and variceal remission less frequent in groups with more severe EUS-defined vascular abnormalities. The retrospective findings suggest a possible risk-stratification tool, but they do not show that using it to choose treatment improves outcomes.
Surgical endoscopy3 min read
Among 106 peer surgeons, 50 adopted robotics, while high-volume index adopters were associated with lower peer adoption across seven analytical approaches.
Obesity surgery4 min read
Researchers reported distinct craniofacial skeletal and masticatory-muscle patterns between patients with dislocation/subluxation and internal derangement, along with several muscle-bone correlations.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery4 min read
A trial of 36 healthy patients found lower self-reported pain with a 20% benzocaine patch than gel for cheek-side and palate-side injections, but observer-rated buccal pain did not differ significantly.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery4 min read
A study of 395 adults treated for distal femur fractures found similar rates of later same-side hip fracture whether surgeons added a prophylactic femoral neck screw or not. Only six fractures occurred, and differences between the groups mean the findings cannot settle whether the added fixation is protective.
European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie3 min read
In two matched groups of 862 patients, testosterone replacement therapy exposure before surgery was associated with higher reported five-year odds of pseudoarthrosis, adjacent segment disease and cervical reoperation.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society4 min read
A retrospective series reported perioperative and short-term outcomes from Hugo-assisted colorectal surgery in 118 patients, without a comparison group or long-term results.
Surgery today3 min read