Conservative vs Surgical Treatment for Displaced, Distal Diaphyseal-Metaphyseal Fractures of 5th Metatarsal Bone: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study by Chamnanni Rungprai MD, Methasit Suksintharanon MD, Pitchapat Sukonpatip, Yantarat Sripanich MD

“…Secondary outcomes were union time, visual analog scale (VAS), Short Form-36 (SF-36), Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), and recovery times including time to return to ADL, work, and sports. …”
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The application of endoscopic debridement combined with metagenomic next-generation sequencing technology in primary spinal infections: a retrospective study by Xiaofei Feng, Jie Cheng, Luyong Jiang, Jiayi Lin, Zhewei Ye, Qingjiang Pang, Jiangtao Liu

“…Describe the pathogenic microbial spectrum of spinal infection, and compare the differences in sensitivity (true positive rate) and specificity (true negative rate) between the two detection methods. White blood cell (WBC) erythrocyte deposition rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), visual analog scale (VAS), Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and other clinical results were analyzed. …”
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A feasibility randomised trial evaluating the levitation tri-compartment offloader knee brace for multicompartment knee osteoarthritis by Emily L. Bishop, Justin Bonhomme, Molly Joffe, Chris Cowper-Smith, Janet L. Ronsky, Marcia L. Clark

“…Changes were made to participant eligibility criteria, recruitment strategy and data collection methods to improve feasibility, efficiency, and appropriateness for a full RCT. …”
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Nonunion Rate and Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Modified Lapidus Procedure with Intramedullary Nail Fixation and Early Weightbearing by Amos Dai MD, Walter C. Hembree MD, Solangel Rodriguez Materon MD, Eslam Alkaramany MD, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur MD, PhD, Gregory P. Guyton MD

“…Concurrently, new fixation methods allow early weightbearing protocols with the open Lapidus procedure, with nonunion rates comparable to those of more traditional protocols requiring prolonged nonweightbearing. …”
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Effects of dienogest treatment on endometrioma-related clinical symptoms and endometrioma size: retrospective cohort study by Ufuk Atlihan, Onur Yavuz, Can Ata, Huseyin Aytug Avsar, Selcuk Erkilinc

“…BackgroundTo evaluate the efficacy and long-term safety of treatment with dienogest in patients with endometrioma.MethodsPatients with endometrioma-related chronic pelvic pain were included in this retrospective study from March 2018 to March 2023. …”
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Impact of psychological factors on the final clinical outcomes of patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis and ankle replacement by Hongze Wang, Shihang Cao, Geng Liu, Jun Lu, Junkui Xu

“…Before surgery and at the final follow-up, evaluations were conducted using the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain (ranging from 0 to 100mm), and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot score. …”
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Development and validation of an explainable machine learning model for predicting osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Qipeng Wei, Zihao Liu, Xiaofeng Chen, Hao Li, Weijun Guo, Qingyan Huang, Jinxiang Zhan, Shiji Chen, Dongling Cai, Dongling Cai

“…The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method was used to interpret the model and visualize feature importance.ResultsTen predictive features were selected based on the intersection of the three feature selection methods. …”
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Comparative evaluation of BRIX3000 and Carisolv in chemomechanical caries removal in immature permanent first molars: a randomized controlled trial by Mohammad Malek Rajab, Mawia Karkoutly, Samar Alsalameh, Shadi Azzawi

“…Conclusions All methods were equally effective in removing caries. …”
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Analysis of the therapeutic effect of modified radiofrequency ablation on great saphenous vein varicosity by Yachao WANG, Hao JI, Luyi SI, Yuanyuan KONG, Haijun MEI

“…The pain level, disease severity, and the quality of life were measured using the visual analog scale (VAS), venous clinical severity score (VCSS) and chronic venous insufficiency questionnaire-14 item (CIVIQ-14), respectively. …”
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Development of a predictive model for systemic lupus erythematosus incidence risk based on environmental exposure factors by Qianjin Lu, Ying Zhang, Cheng Zhao, Yu Lei, Hui Jin, Qilin Li

“…Using three-feature selection methods, we constructed four predictive models with multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Adaptive Path Planning for Multi-UAV Systems in Dynamic 3D Environments: A Multi-Objective Framework by Gregorius Airlangga, Ronald Sukwadi, Widodo Widjaja Basuki, Lai Ferry Sugianto, Oskar Ika Adi Nugroho, Yoel Kristian, Radyan Rahmananta

“…Its angular deviation of 8.0° ensures smoother trajectories than traditional methods like Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). …”
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Comparison of cooperative learning through use of an immersive virtual reality anatomy model and a 3D plastic anatomical model by Shin-Yun Chen, Daniel Salcedo, Bu-Yuan Hsiao, Wen-Cheng Huang, Bor-Chyuan Su, Jiun-Lin Horng

“…Methods First-year anatomy students were divided into two groups: one using VR and the other using plastic models. …”
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Spacer-type tibial osteotomy versus open wedge high tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3–4 medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthri... by Yi Zhang, Xiangzhi Yin, Jinli Chen, Yingze Zhang, Tengbo Yu

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed a total of 224 patients with K-L grade 3–4 knee OA treated from March 2018 to November 2020. …”
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Geographical and temporal variations in availability of national price negotiated novel anticancer drugs: a spatial statistical study based on two cross-sectional datasets in China by Ziqi Zhao, Shengwei Zhang, Tao Zheng, Ming Hu

“…This study aims to assess these spatial variations and temporal changes, and the determinants using geographic information system (GIS) and spatial statistical methods.MethodsTwo cross-sectional datasets were used corresponding the implementation date of the 2023 NDPN list (1 January 2024) and 9 months after (1 October 2024). …”
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Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Using Endovascular Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery (Clinical Case) by Yu.O. Kotliarevskyi, Yu.G. Serhiienko, V.O. P’atykop

“…Objective ‒ to demonstrate the effectiveness of endovascular methods in the treatment of patients with chronic subdural hematomas through a clinical case. …”
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The efficacy of a complex of vitamins B 1, B6 and B 12 in combination with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for pain control in osteoarthritis: meta-analysis of randomized contr... by E. S. Filatova, A. E. Karateev, S. I. Glukhova, A. M. Lila

“…One of the promising methods to increase the efficacy of analgesics in OA may be the combined use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with a complex of vitamins B1, B6 and B12 (СVB).Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of combination of NSAIDs + CVB compared to monotherapy with NSAIDs in the treatment of knee OA using a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Material and methods. …”
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence Driven Segmentation for Cervical Cancer Screening by Niruthikka Sritharan, Nishaanthini Gnanavel, Prathushan Inparaj, Dulani Meedeniya, Pratheepan Yogarajah

“…The performance of these XAI methods was assessed through both visual inspection and quantitative metrics, including entropy and pixel flipping. …”
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Study of the attitude and participation of the population in the preventive and screening examinations and implementation of these examinations in the health care system by V. F. Levshin, N. I. Slepchenko, N. I. Ryzhova, L. A. Sаvluchinskaya, L. G. Solenova

“…Most often, questionnaires, measurement of body mass index, analysis of feces for occult blood, examination for the detection of visual and other localizations of oncological diseases and individual preventive counseling are not performed. …”
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Randomized study of the efficacy of enzyme therapy in women after surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse: A prospective randomized study by Aidar M. Ziganshin, Elina A. Shayhieva, Chulpan Kh. Valiakhmetova

“…Background. The primary method of treatment for severe pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is surgery. …”
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The Possibilities of Modern Ultrasound Scanning in Uveal Melanoma Extrascleral Growth Detection by A. G. Amiryan, S. V. Saakyan, G. P. Zakharova, A. Yu. Tsygankov

“…To determine the possibilities of modern ultrasound methods in the detection of uveal melanoma (UM) extrascleral growth (EG).Patients and methods. …”
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