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Ankle fractures are common conditions which are associated with significant morbidity when managed incorrectly. With the incidence due to triple by 2030, standards of practice were created by the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society to ensure optimal treatment. In spite of this, anecdotally there is still a variation in practice and therefore a questionnaire study was designed to explore clinician decision-making around Weber B and Posterior Malleolus ankle fractures. Five scenarios explored management regarding minimally and grossly displaced injuries, as well as the use of further imaging. The questionnaires were distributed via AUGMENT collaborators at their sites and at the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society congress 2018. About 315 questionnaires were completed and included in analysis. For Weber B injuries, overall there was a consensus across all respondents with minimally displaced and grossly displaced fractures being treated conservatively and operatively respectively. For Posterior Malleolus injuries, there was variation in practice between Foot and Ankle specialists and their non-Foot and Ankle colleagues. Computed tomography (CT) was more likely to be used to assess these injuries by specialists (97.50 vs 69.79%) and these injuries were more likely to be treated operatively across the board. This study identified key variation in practice of the management of Posterior Malleolar ankle fractures, including the use of imaging to further define the anatomy and the decision to operate. Foot and Ankle surgeons were more likely to organize CT scans and to surgically manage these injures.To determine the validity and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) of the foot. Twenty patients diagnosed as foot BMES in our Center were followed and treated by ESWT for 1 to 2 courses. The target of the ESWT treatment was the most obvious foot tenderness, or the most obvious part of bone edema on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). One course of ESWT was 1 time/week, 5 times in total, with the shock wave energy flow density 0.18 mJ/mm2. The visual analog scale (VAS) and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores of the foot were recorded before treatment, at 3 months after treatment and the last follow-up; the areas of BME before treatment and at the last follow-up were measured by the fat suppression MRI. Complications during treatment were also recorded. Twenty follow-up patients were obtained. Compared with the pretreatment, the patients had significant improvement in various indicators at 3 months after treatment (p less then 0.01). The sagittal MRI at the last follow-up showed that the BME area decreased significantly (p less then 0.01). Two patients developed transient erythema on their skin after treatment and alleviated after 2 days of rest. No serious complications were found during treatment. Our findings show that for patients with foot BMES, the use of ESWT treatment can effectively relieve local pain, improve the motor function of the foot and ankle. Two courses of treatment may be required for some patients.
Rapid palatal expansion is a common therapy during orthodontic treatment and could be a preliminary step for correcting different malocclusions; furthermore, this treatment could be necessary at any age. Different anchorage approaches have been proposed to obtain an effective skeletal result, although every device produces both dental and skeletal effects. This study aimed to compare the dentoskeletal effects of a bone-borne palatal expander considering 2 groups of patients of different ages.
Twenty-four patients consecutively treated were included in the study; patients were divided into 2 groups according to their age group 1 with age≤16years and group 2 patients>16years. All patients had a preexpansion cone-beam computed tomography scan; a second scan was required at the end of activations. All patients received a bone-borne appliance anchored on 4 miniscrews.
Significant intragroup differences were found for maxillary width and dental diameters. No significant differences were found between groups with regard to longitudinal changes, except for the maxillary right plane.
The use of bone-borne maxillary expansion was effective in generating palatal widening both in growing and young adult patients. No significant skeletal or dental differences were found between groups.
The use of bone-borne maxillary expansion was effective in generating palatal widening both in growing and young adult patients. No significant skeletal or dental differences were found between groups.
Theeffects of Invisalign clear aligner treatment with and without Dental Monitoring (DM) were compared for treatment duration, number of appointments, refinements and refinement aligners, and accuracy of Invisalign in achieving predicted tooth positions (aligner tracking). The null hypothesis was that there are no differences between Invisalign with and without DM in these parameters.
A sample of 90 consecutively treated Invisalign patients (45 control, 45 DM) fitted the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Treatment duration, number of refinements, number of refinement aligners, time to first refinement, number of appointments, number of emergency visits, and accuracy of predicted tooth movement were observed for differences.
The 2 groups were homogeneous (P>0.05) for sample size, age, gender, Angle classification, maxillary and mandibular irregularity index, and the number of initial aligners. There was a significant (P=0.001) reduction in the number of appointments by 3.5 visits (33.1%) in the DM grontments by 3.5 visits (33.1%). The DM group also achieved a clinically similar accuracy in obtaining predicted tooth movements compared with the control group in 1.7 fewer months, indicating improved aligner tracking in the DM group.
The purpose of this reseach was to compare the effects of different periodic periodontal scaling protocols on the periodontal health of adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances by assessing the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels in gingival crevicular fluid and periodontal clinical indexes in a prospective cohort study.
Forty-eight adolescents were divided into 3 groups according to the interval of periodontal scaling (group A once a month; group B once every 3months; group C once every 6months). The AST and ALP levels in the gingival crevicular fluid were measured before orthodontic treatment (T
) and at 1 (T
), 3 (T
), 6 (T
), and 9 (T
) months during orthodontic treatment. Periodontal clinical indexes (plaque index [PI], gingival index [GI], and probing depth) were also assessed.
At T
, significantly lower AST and ALP levels were observed in group A than in groups B and C (P<0.05). At T
and T
, lower AST and ALP levels were detected in groups A and B than in group C (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between the A and B groups at T
(P>0.05). At T
, the PI and GI were increased in groups B and C compared with group A, and at T
and T
, significantly lower PI and GI values were observed in groups A and B than in group C (P<0.05).
Periodontal scaling promotes the oral hygiene of adolescents undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment, and periodontal scaling protocols administered monthly and once every 3months are better for controlling periodontal health than treatments administered once every 6months.
Periodontal scaling promotes the oral hygiene of adolescents undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment, and periodontal scaling protocols administered monthly and once every 3 months are better for controlling periodontal health than treatments administered once every 6 months.
Proper informed consent allows patients to take an active role in their own treatment decisions, and enhanced compliance might improve treatment outcomes. The objective of this research was to determine if handwritten rehearsal of core and custom consent items would increase short-term recall and comprehension.
A total of 90 patient-parent pairs were randomly assigned to 2 groups. After case presentation, each subject was provided 10minutes to read a modified informed consent document. Group A received visual printouts containing the 4 core elements (root resorption, decalcification, pain, and relapse/retention) likely to be encountered by all patients and up to 4 custom elements (eg, impacted teeth, orthognathic surgery, or other case-specific treatment issues). Subjects identified and wrote what the image depicted and how it could affect treatment. Group B viewed a slideshow presentation on all 18 consent elements arranged from general to specific. All participants were interviewed, and each provided their sociodemographic data, as well as completed literacy, health literacy, and state anxiety questionnaires. The groups were compared for recall and comprehension through an analysis of covariance.
The rehearsal intervention significantly improved recall and comprehension of the core elements (P=0.001). Rehearsal also improved custom recall and comprehension, but not significantly. Group B performed significantly better on treatment questions (P=0.001). Overall, as anxiety increased, correct responses decreased.
The rehearsal group improved recall and comprehension of the core and custom elements of informed consent and proved a more efficient method than an audiovisual presentation to provide informed consent. It also improved meeting legal obligations.
The rehearsal group improved recall and comprehension of the core and custom elements of informed consent and proved a more efficient method than an audiovisual presentation to provide informed consent. It also improved meeting legal obligations.Although limited, global evidence suggests that the cardiometabolic health of those in prison is poorer than their community peers. Cryptotanshinone purchase Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a public health challenge and community rates are continuing to rise. Given that cardiometabolic risk factors are prevalent amongst younger individuals within the prison population, it is reasonable to assume that the prison environment will also experience an increase in new cases of T2DM. Therefore, the aim of this study was, to predict in a current prison population, how many potential new cases of T2DM could develop in the next 10 years. This study used health data collected from a prison sample (n = 299) aged 25-84 years in HMP Parc, UK, and the Diabetes UK Risk Score was used to predict T2DM risk. In terms of projecting new cases, it was estimated that in the next decade 6.4 individuals per 100 would develop T2DM, and this value increased to 16.4 individuals per 100 in those aged 50 years and older. The development of new cases across all age groups is a concern, and it appears that the prison community are a 'target population' for prevention opportunities.
Poor health literacy (HL) has received much attention recently as a risk factor for poor health outcomes especially among patients with chronic diseases. The degree to which HL affects health outcomes is unknown among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Kuwait. This study aimed to investigate the association between HL and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among patients with T2DM.
356 patients with T2DM were selected from 27 primary care clinics covering the state of Kuwait. HL was measured by the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (STOFHLA). Prevalence of uncontrolled HbA1c was estimated and its association with HL was modeled and tested using Poisson regression with log-link function and robust variance-covariance matrix, while adjusting for several confounders.
The prevalence of uncontrolled HbA1c was 77.8%. Among those with inadequate or marginal HL, about 50.7% have uncontrolled HbA1c. The prevalence of uncontrolled HbA1c among those on diet alone was 36.3% lower compared to those on mixed treatment regimen (APR = 0.
