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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
September 2025
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Introduction: Tunnel widening following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains a significant clinical concern. Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) screws offer favorable biomechanical properties and MRI compatibility; however, they lack osteoconductivity, which may contribute to tunnel widening. This study investigated whether hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated polyether ether ketone (PEEK) screws reduce tibial tunnel widening compared to uncoated PEEK screws, considering the osteoconductive properties of HA.
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December 2025
Athena Institute, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Background: Interventions tackling the social aspects of tuberculosis (TB) are widely suggested, yet we miss insights into how policies incorporate these. The language and framing of policies to address TB can lend important insights into how these social drivers are perceived, problematized, and responded to.
Objective: To understand how discourses in current TB policies frame social dimensions of TB, especially concepts of social inequity, gender, and stigma.
Soc Sci Med
August 2025
Health Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address:
Loneliness is a pressing public health concern with significant economic, health and social consequences. This paper examines the impact of economic downturns, particularly unemployment and job loss perception, on loneliness in Australia. Using a fixed-effects panel regression applied to 19 waves of data, we find that unemployment is significantly linked to an increased likelihood of experiencing loneliness and other dimensions of social health, with the effects of unemployment on loneliness persisting for several years.
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August 2025
Senior Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery, Institute of Burn in the Fourth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Background/objectives: Burns can cause severe physiological disturbances. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is an alternative to intravenous fluids. However, the World Health Organization-recommended oral rehydration solution (WHO-ORS) lacks specific components to address the critical physiological changes in patients with burns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This study assesses the utility of photoplethysmography (PPG) as a non-invasive method to evaluate cardiac function, addressing the critical need for accessible biomarkers in various cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure management.
Methods: By conducting simultaneous echocardiography and PPG measurements on 37 healthy volunteers, we analyzed both traditional and novel composite pulse wave scores to correlate peripheral PPG data with central echocardiographic outcomes.
Results: Our results show a good correlation between PPG-based and echocardiography-derived ejection times (r = 0.