Orthopedics Research

KEY FINDING: Athletes with SCI showed superior QoL in physical, psychological, social relationships, self-evaluation domains, and overall scores when adjusted for age.

KEY FINDING: Most thoracic vertebral fractures occurred at home (39.67%), with ladders being the most common product associated with these fractures (10.46%).

KEY FINDING: The anterior surgical approach to the cervical spine is generally associated with a lower risk of vertebral artery injury (0.3–0.5%) compared to the posterior approach (4.1% to 8.2%).

KEY FINDING: Nerve transfers can effectively reconstruct elbow extension and finger flexion/extension in tetraplegic patients.

KEY FINDING: The average T2 value for healthy subjects was measured at 23.3 ± 4.6 ms, while patients with tendinopathy displayed a markedly higher value, at 47.9 ± 7.8 ms.

KEY FINDING: A patient with a complete SCI (ASIA A) of over four weeks duration improved two ASIA grades after antibiotic treatment and surgical decompression.

KEY FINDING: The initial presentation of GBM in this athlete was atypical, mimicking nerve-related issues in the upper extremity. This highlights the importance of considering a broad differential diagnosis, including brain tumors, even in young, athletic individuals with seemingly musculoskeletal symptoms.

KEY FINDING: MEP recordings using TMS indicated a slight improvement in efferent neural transmission in IS patients after surgery, showing better nerve signal flow.

KEY FINDING: The study found that acetylcarnitine, propionylcarnitine, hexadecanedioate, tetradecanedioate, myo-inositol, 1-arachidonoylglycerophosphorine, 1-linoleoylglycerophoethanolamine, and epiandrosterone sulfate had a causal relationship with heel bone mineral density (p < 0.05).

KEY FINDING: Stroke was the most studied condition, followed by cerebral palsy, with kinematics and strength measurement tests being the most frequently used tests.