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Surg Technol Int 2021 Feb 24;38. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Muscle and nerve tissue damage can elicit a significant loss of function and poses as a burden for patients and healthcare providers. Even for tissues, such as the peripheral nerve and skeletal muscle, that harbor significant regenerative capacity, innate regenerative processes often lead to less than optimal recovery and residual loss of function. The reasons for poor regeneration include significant cell damage secondary to oxidative stress, poor recruitment of resident stem cells, and an unfavorable microenvironment for tissue regeneration. Read More

Plast Surg Nurs 2021 Jan-Mar 01;41(1):51-53

Miriam Alonso-Carpio, MD, is a plastic surgeon at Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.

The detection of a soft-tissue mass requires a detailed and conscientious examination to make a definitive diagnosis and propose appropriate treatment strategies. Benign mesenchymal tumors occur more frequently than malignant tumors. However, because of their aggressive growth and poor prognosis, sarcomas must always be considered as a potential differential diagnosis. Read More

Phys Med Biol 2021 Feb 24. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, UNITED STATES.

Integrated-type proton computed tomography (pCT) measures proton stopping power ratio (SPR) images for proton therapy treatment planning, but its image quality is degraded due to noise and scatter. Although several correction methods have been proposed, techniques that include estimation of uncertainty are limited. This study proposes a novel uncertainty-aware pCT image correction method using a Bayesian convolutional neural network (BCNN). Read More

J Sport Rehabil 2021 Feb 24:1-4. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Clinical Scenario: Ankle fractures are a frequent occurrence, and they carry the potential for syndesmosis injury. The syndesmosis is important to the structural integrity of the ankle joint by maintaining the proximity of the tibia, fibula, and talus. Presently, the gold standard for treating an ankle syndesmosis injury is to insert a metallic screw through the fibula and into the tibia. Read More

JMIR Res Protoc 2021 Feb 24. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Departments of Molecular and Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu city, Mie, JP.

Background: Shift work sleep disorders (SWSDs) are associated with the high turnover rates of nurses, and are considered a major medical safety issue. However, initial management can be hampered by insufficient awareness. In recent years, it has become possible to visualize, collect and analyze the work-life balance of healthcare workers with irregular sleeping and working habits by using wearable sensors that can continuously monitor biometric data under real life settings. Read More