Association between dietary inflammatory index and all-cause mortality in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis: A retrospective cohort study from the NHANES 2007-2018.

Objective: Osteoporosis is an inflammatory disease that causes a large disease burden worldwide. Dietary inflammation index (DII), a comprehensive assessment index that reflects the pro-inflammatory/anti-inflammatory level of diet was related to multiple inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to explore the association between DII and all-cause mortality in patients with osteoporosis or osteopenia.

Risk factors and nomogram predictive model of surgical site infection in closed pilon fractures.

Objectives: In this study, we try to investigate the risk factors of postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) in closed pilon fractures and establish a nomogram prediction model.

Methods: From January 2012 to June 2021, 516 closed pilon fracture patients were included in this study. Of these, 387 patients were randomly assigned to the training group and 129 patients were assigned to the validation group (3:1).

The efficacy of Schroth exercises combined with the Chêneau brace for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective controlled study.

Purpose: We aimed to determine the global effects of the Chêneau brace combined with Schroth exercises on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Methods: We analyzed 192 patients with AIS who underwent the Chêneau brace treatment alone or combined with Schroth best practice (SBP) from June 2013 to October 2019. There were 138 patients in the Brace group and 54 patients in the Brace + SBP group.

Changes in perioperative hemoglobin and hematocrit in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective observational study of optimal timing of measurement.

Objective: This study was performed to depict the patterns of change in the perioperative hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and hematocrit (Hct) and to identify the optimal timing of Hb and Hct measurement in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods: This prospective observational study involved 302 consecutive patients who underwent TKA. The patients were kept in hospital for 1 full week postoperatively.

Nomograms Predict Overall Survival and Cancer-Specific Survival in Patients with Fibrosarcoma: A SEER-Based Study.

Purpose: Due to the rarity, it is difficult to predict the survival of patients with fibrosarcoma. This study aimed to apply a nomogram to predict survival outcomes in patients with fibrosarcoma.

Methods: A total of 2235 patients with diagnoses of fibrosarcoma were registered in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database, of whom 663 patients were eventually enrolled.

A Nomogram for Prediction of Postoperative Pneumonia Risk in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients.

Purpose: Pneumonia is one of the common complications of hip fracture. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors and apply a nomogram to predict postoperative pneumonia in elderly hip fracture patients.

Materials And Methods: From August 2014 to October 2019, 1113 hip fracture patients who were older than 65 years and underwent surgical treatment in our hospital were subjects of this study.

[Biomechanical assessment of newly-designed proximal femoral medial buttress plate for treatment of reverse oblique femoral intertrochanteric fracture].

Objective: To evaluate the biomechanical properties of proximal femoral medial buttress plate (PFMBP) for fixing the reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures by comparing with proximal femoral locking compression plate (PFLCP) and proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA).

Methods: Eighteen synthetic femoral bone models (Synbone) were divided into 3 groups (group PFLCP, group PFNA, and group PFMBP), 6 models in each group; an AO 31-A3.1 reverse oblique femoral intertrochanteric fracture was made based on the same criterion.