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J Hand Surg Glob Online 2022 May 13;4(3):166-171. Epub 2022 Jan 13.

Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Purpose: Multiple prior studies have assessed the results of open approaches for concurrent carpal tunnel release with distal radius fracture fixation; however, less is known regarding the feasibility of endoscopic techniques, especially in the setting of high-energy trauma. In this study, we assessed the feasibility and results of concurrent endoscopic carpal tunnel release and distal radius fracture fixation using the flexor carpi radialis approach after high- and low-energy trauma.

Methods: We performed a retrospective, single-surgeon study of 17 consecutive adult patients (aged >18 years) who underwent open reduction internal fixation of an acute distal radius fracture with concurrent endoscopic carpal tunnel release at a level 1 trauma center between April 2017 and October 2020. Read More

Front Cardiovasc Med 2022 6;9:886553. Epub 2022 May 6.

Division Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.

Myocardial fibrosis is a remodeling process of the extracellular matrix (ECM) following cardiac stress. "Replacement fibrosis" is a term used to describe wound healing in the acute phase of an injury, such as myocardial infarction. In striking contrast, ECM remodeling following chronic pressure overload insidiously develops over time as "reactive fibrosis" leading to diffuse interstitial and perivascular collagen deposition that continuously perturbs the function of the left (L) or the right ventricle (RV). Read More

Transl Stroke Res 2022 May 19. Epub 2022 May 19.

Department of Neuroscience, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.

Cells 2022 May 2;11(9). Epub 2022 May 2.

Department of Medicine V, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Hessen, Germany.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and often lethal interstitial lung disease of unknown aetiology. IPF is characterised by myofibroblast activation, tissue stiffening, and alveolar epithelium injury. As current IPF treatments fail to halt disease progression or induce regeneration, there is a pressing need for the development of novel therapeutic targets. Read More

Cogn Res Princ Implic 2022 05 11;7(1):40. Epub 2022 May 11.

Department of Informatics, Graduate school of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.

Introduction: Past studies have provided evidence that the effects of tactile stimulation on binocular rivalry are mediated by primitive features (orientation and spatial frequency) common in vision and touch. In this study, we examined whether such effects on binocular rivalry can be obtained through the roughness of naturalistic objects. In three experiments, the total dominant time of visual percepts of two objects was measured under binocular rivalry when participants touched one of the objects. Read More