Morphometric Analysis of the Proximal and Distal Ends of Adult Dry Femur Bone: A Cross sectional Study in the Population of North Karnataka, India by Shilpa M Bhimalli, Agamdeep Singh Bedi, Mugdha Malik, Vinod Chandgadkar, Sheetal V Pattanshetti, Daksha Dixit

“…Results: The current study found that the average femur length was 433±31.3 mm. The proximal part of femur showed femoral torsion averages 19.63±4.3 degrees, while the Neck Shaft Angle (NSA) has a mean of 125.35±16.86 degrees. …”
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CREATING THE KULTUK POLYGON FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION: VARIATIONS OF (234U/238U) AND 87SR/86SR IN GROUNDWATER FROM ACTIVE FAULTS AT THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE BAIKAL by S. V. Rasskazov, E. P. Chebykin, A. M. Ilyasova, E. N. Vodneva, I. S. Chuvashova, S. A. Bornyakov, A. K. Seminsky, S. V. Snopkov, V. V. Chechel'nitsky, N. A. Gileva

“…In 1970s and 1980s, only quite laborious methods were available for measuring uranium isotopic ratios. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of ankle arthrodesis performed through anterior or lateral approaches in end-stage ankle arthritis treatment by Hongbin Cao, Nan Li, Guixin Wang, Jun Liang, Haijing Huang, Jinquan He

“…Conclusion Both the anterior approach and the lateral approach for the treatment of ankle arthritis can achieve good therapeutic effects, with no significant differences in complications between the two methods, and the lateral approach has good therapeutic efficacy for varus ankle arthritis greater than 10 degrees.…”
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Assessment of the Myocardial Stress Biomarker NT-proBNP in Real Clinical Practice by I. A. Kozlov, D. A. Sokolov

“…Subjects and Methods. The study involved 35 vascular surgery patients of varying degrees of cardiological risk. …”
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Organizational Culture and Stock Price Crash Risk by Gholamreza Kordestani, Ramin Eskandari, Mahdi Shams

“…For this research, financial data from companies were collected and analyzed using panel data analysis and multivariate regression methods. The tests include descriptive statistics of the variables, and to determine the degree of relationship between the research variables, multivariate regression coefficients were employed. …”
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Predicting Multi-Scenario Land Use Changes and Soil Erosion in the Huaihe River Basin Based on Coupled PLUS-CSLE Model by GUO Weiling, XU Liuyang, JIA Jiang, GAO Chang, XIA Xiaolin, WANG Bangwen, ZHANG Jingyu, CHEN Lei, CHEN Yingjian

“…The average soil erosion amounts were 221.96, 214.13 and 461.15 t/(km2·a), respectively. …”
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PROBLEMS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ANCA-ASSOCIATED SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS: IN THE FOCUS OF ANCA-NEGATIVE PAUCI-IMMUNE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS by T. V. Beketova, N. F. Frolova, E. S. Stolyarevich, M. Yu. Volkov, O. N. Kotenko, E. N. Aleksandrova

“…The Birmingham SV activity index averaged 19.6±7.9.  Hematuria  was observed in all cases and it was massive in 4. …”
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Wind speed and direction on predicting wind energy availability for a sustainable ecosystem by B. Baranitharan, D. Sivakumar, M. Perarul Selvan

“…Data on wind direction and speed were statistically analyzed to determine the current distribution pattern, which is then used to project the amount of wind energy that will be available in the future.METHODS: This study concentrated on choosing wind direction and speed to minimize the potential for current electricity generation from wind turbines, using data collected between 1981 and 2023. …”
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Long-Term Monitoring of Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C after Achieving a Sustained Virologic Response to Antiviral Therapy by K. R. Dudina, P. A. Belyy, I. V. Maev, N. Kh. Safiullina, E. A. Klimova, S. A. Shutko, O. O. Znoyko, N.  D. Yushchuk

“…At the end of the study, the average age of patients was 49 ± 12 years, of which 53 % were men. …”
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Can Robots Keep You Upright? An Ergonomic Analysis of Surgeon Posture in Robotic Versus Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty by Zachary Gapinski, Eric Mason, Ezan Kothari, Pratik Desai, George Haidukewych, Cody Green

“…The threshold for slouching was set to 30 degrees of flexion from a neutral spinal axis. Demographic and operative factors were collected. …”
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The P Balasubramaniam Award-2024 Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting Award: Novel artificial intelligence algorithm for soft tissue balancing and bone cuts... by Matthew Song Peng Ng, Ryan Wai Keong Loke, Melvin Kian Loong Tan, Yau Hong Ng, Zi Qiang Glen Liau

“…Intraoperative manual planning of femur and tibia implant positions in all degrees of freedom to achieve surgeon-defined targets and limits of bone cuts, gaps, and alignment is challenging. …”
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Nutrition literacy and its relationship with diet quality and quality of life among white-collar employees: a study from Türkiye by İdil Alpat Yavaş, Merve Guney-Coskun, Neda Saleki, Fatma Elif Sezer Karataş, Eda Keskin

“…Most participants held university or postgraduate degrees with medium to high income levels and the majority demonstrated sufficient NL. …”
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Scholarly Success of Orthopaedic Surgeons Participating in Traveling Fellowships by Theodore Quan, MD, Kevin Yoon, BS, Mumin Sabha, BS, Lancelot Benn, MD, Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD, Addisu Mesfin, MD, FAOA

“…Seventy-two participants (14.2%) had a leadership role as chair and 48 (9.5%) were division chiefs. Participants had an average H-index of 35.7 and averaged 169.9 publications. …”
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External Validation and Extension of a Cochlear Implant Performance Prediction Model: Analysis of the Oldenburg Cohort by Rieke Ollermann, Robert Böscke, John Neidhardt, Andreas Radeloff

“…<b>Methods</b>: The Hoppe et al. model was applied to CI recipients with varying degrees of hearing loss. …”
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Outcomes Following Conversion of Ankle Fusion to Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty in Complex Patients by Thomas Wood, Mark Arthur MD, Lew C. Schon MD, Morgan Motsay BS, Zijun Zhang PhD, MD

“…Radiographic indicators of implant subsidence (alpha, beta, and gamma angles) were measured. Results: Average age was 56.81 ± 13.11 years with 3.23 ± 1.46 years of follow-up. …”
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Acceptance of illness and quality of life of patients under long-term home nursing care by Bożena Majchrowicz, Krystyna Kowalczuk, Katarzyna Tomaszewska

“…Patients receiving such care are of various ages, with varying degrees of disabilities that limit their independent functioning. …”
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Outcomes of Suprapatellar Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fractures in Skeletally Immature Patients by Carlos D. Pargas-Colina, MD, Tori J. Coble, DO, Sara E. Davis, BS, David D. Spence, MD, Jonathan K. Rowland, BS, Derek M. Kelly, MD, Benjamin W. Sheffer, MD

“…Males comprised 60%; the average follow-up was 12.4 months. Most fractures (74%, 26/35) were closed. …”
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Geriatric Rehabilitation in Patients with Frailty: Interim Results of the POSTSCRIPTUM. An Open Prospective Study by Olga N. Tkacheva, Nadezhda K. Runikhina, Irina P. Malaya, Albert R Yusupov, Natalia V. Sharashkina, Valentina S. Ostapenko, Yulia V. Kotovskaya, Elen A. Mkhitaryan, Maria S. Arefieva, Evgenii Е. Popov, Elnura E. Esenbekova

“…Introduction of additional stage of rehabilitation in elderly patients with varying degrees of frailty into practice helps to restore functional independence in patients, reduce the frequency of rehospitalizations and mortality in this population. …”
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Burden, trends, and predictions of five major musculoskeletal disorders in China, Japan, and South Korea: analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xinyue Yin, Tingting Deng, Rui Ma, Xiaomei Fu, Ying Yin, Xuemin Jia, Fanjie Liu

“…This study aims to describe the temporal trends of the burden of the top five musculoskeletal disorders in China, Japan and South Korea, assess their age, period and cohort effects, and predict the disease burden over the next 15 years.MethodsThe study utilized the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 data. …”
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A Study for Determining the Inclination of the Occlusal Plane from the Mandibular Functional Trajectory by Kazuhiro Ikeda, Shuichiro Yamashita

“…Methods. Thirteen healthy dentulous individuals were recruited for the study. …”
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