Density functional theory, in conjunction with the quasi-harmonic approximation, has been used to study the equilibrium between the orthorhombic and tetragonal phases of Ba...
We present a case of fracture of the polyethylene liner of a dual-mobility trapeziometacarpal total joint arthroplasty. Standard radiographic imaging was normal. This case highlights the importance of...
Reflections on the recent increase in the number of cross-sectional surveys received by the editorial team of the journal indicated that potential contributors might consider other research techniques...
Two-stage exchange arthroplasty is considered the most common approach for the management of prosthetic joint infections. There has been plentiful evidence to support the superiority of the mobile spa...
Three cases of prosthetic infection were treated with two-stage revision, using antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer cast in hand-made silicone molds. We sought to determine intraoperative complicatio...
At the end of the follow-up, all three patients had the infection eradicated. The three patients could sit comfortably with bent knees, walk with partial weight-bearing, and achieve 75-80 degrees of k...
Silicone molds offer a simple and cost-effective alternative to costly commercial products in producing articulating spacers. Treating infected joints arthroplasty with these spacers allows for early ...
The informal economy in Tanzania, like in many other developing countries, presents numerous workplace safety issues....
This study was conducted in stone quarrying (SQ) and soil brickmaking (SBM) sites to: - (i) assess workers' awareness and perceptions of safety practices (ii) identify common workplace risks and hazar...
A total of 173 workers responded to a semi-structured questionnaire and 15 workers were interviewed. Data were summarized using the Stata software package....
More than 95% of the SQ and SBM workers were exposed to ergonomic hazards and related health risks, due to low awareness (90%) and unavailable leadership structures (> 96%) for enforcing and overseein...
Due to the lack of regulation and oversight, workers in the informal sector in Tanzania often face hazardous conditions that put their health and safety at risk. Workers use self-intuitions, observati...
This study provides baseline information that can be used for evidence-based decision-making and policy formulation to safeguard workers' safety and health in the informal sectors of Tanzania....
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised some concerns regarding the management of chronic skin diseases, especially in patients on immunosuppressive therapy including patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV). L...
To assess the reciprocal interaction of COVID-19 and pemphigus and the effect of rituximab on prognosis of COVID-19 in patients....
We set up a retrospective study on adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris and a history of COVID-19 with or without symptoms during 2020....
Thirty-six adults with pemphigus vulgaris and SARS-CoV-2 infection were included. The SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed with positive RT-PCR test results in 31 cases (86.1%) and suspected in the 5 ot...
Rituximab appears to be safe with no increased risk of severe form of COVID-19 in patients with pemphigus vulgaris....
The increased focus on patient satisfaction has led to growth in the use of physician rating websites....
To analyze the factors associated with online 5-star patient reviews for orthopaedic sports medicine surgeons....
Cross-sectional study....
A total of 70 orthopaedic sports medicine surgeons were randomly selected from the AOSSM website. A search was performed for these surgeons on Yelp.com. All reviews other than 5 stars (of a possible 5...
Overall, 400 five-star reviews were included in the study, comprising 1225 total positive comments. Of the 400 five-star reviews, 200 (50%) were from surgically treated patients, and 200 (50%) were fr...
The majority of 5-star patient reviews left positive comments regarding nonclinical aspects of care such as physician bedside manner and friendly staff. The most common positive comments regarding cli...
Offering breast cancer risk prediction for all women of screening age is being considered globally. For women who have received a clinically derived estimate, risk appraisals are often inaccurate. Thi...
One-to-one semi-structured telephone interviews....
Eight women informed that they were at a 10-year above-average (moderate) or high risk in a breast cancer risk study (BC-Predict) were interviewed about their views on breast cancer, personal breast c...
Four themes were generated: (i) encounters with breast cancer and perceived personal significance, where the nature of women's lived experiences of others with breast cancer impacted their views on th...
Providing (numerical) risk estimates appear to have little impact on stable yet internally contradictory beliefs about breast cancer risk. Given this, discussions with healthcare professionals are nee...
Soil microbial ecology is a relatively young research field that became established around the middle of the 20th century and has grown considerably since then. We analyze two epistemic re-orientation...
Gaming is a growing industry, having met an exponential growth amid the pandemic context. Video games improve the allocation and speed of attention and provide better spatial orientation in visual pro...
Firstly, subjects' baseline psychomotor skills and hand-eye coordination were tested using a VR simulator. Secondly, subjects were assigned to either group C and asked to refrain from any gaming for 1...
81 students were included in the study. Baseline VR simulator testing showed better scores in those with a higher number of previous gaming hours (0 h-1598, 0 to 30 h-1970, 30 to 50 h-2150, 50 to 100 ...
Subjects who engage in console gaming have superior psychomotor skills and perform better on VR simulators. Approximately 20 h of console gaming can improve one's simulator skills. With consoles being...
