Articles: function.
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Review Case Reports
Floating-dislocated elbow in adults: Case reports and literature review.
Floating-dislocated elbow is a severe and extremely rare injury in adults. Reviewing the literature, we found around 6 case reports regarding floating-dislocated elbow in adults. ⋯ In addition to adding 2 new cases to a lower number of such lesion associations in adults, we also added a new variant of floating-dislocated elbow which has not been reported until now in the literature. Prompt management of these injuries, with stable fixation of the fractures allowed for early rehabilitation with excellent 2-years functional outcome.
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Psychological burden, such as depression and anxiety, may be associated with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and poor prognosis of nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP). Non-pharmacological therapy is a substantial part of the management of both illnesses. Our study describes the psychological outcomes in patients with axSpA and NSLBP who were actively looking for non-pharmacological therapy. ⋯ Experiences of anxiety and depression seem to be similar for patients with axSpA and NSLBP in this selected group of participants. However, pain intensity may influence psychological outcomes, mainly in patients with axSpA. Disease activity, impaired function, and female sex were risk factors for anxiety and depression in patients with axSpA.
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This study aimed to propose a protocol to demonstrate the efficacy of Codonopsis lanceolata water extract for the improvement of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and function (muscle strength or performance function) and its safety compared to a placebo in adults with reduced muscle strength. ⋯ This trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong on July 15, 2021 (amendment number: MLB_DDE_H01 [ver. 01]). When a change was made in the clinical trial plan, the IRB reviewed and approved the revised clinical trial plan. The study was registered on the Clinical Research Information Service website on December 3, 2021 (registration number: PRE20211203-003; https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/search/detailSearch.do?seq=20841&status=1&seq_group=20841&search_page=M). The results of this clinical trial will be reported in the future. Every document related to the clinical trial, such as the electronic case report form, will be recorded and classified by the subject identification code and not by the subject name.
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Meta Analysis
Clinical efficacy of different shoulder joint drug injections for rotator cuff injuries: A network meta-analysis.
Rotator cuff injury is a common clinical disorder of the musculoskeletal system. It is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain and shoulder joint dysfunction. Intra-articular injection therapy is one of the common conservative treatments for rotator cuff injury in clinical practice, but scholars have been controversial about the different drugs used for injection therapy and their clinical effectiveness, and there is no complete agreement on the choice of different injectables, and the existing original studies are mostly direct comparisons in 1 arm, lacking indirect comparisons, making it difficult to have a clear and comprehensive understanding. ⋯ we recommend that corticosteroid injections combined with hyaluronic acid injections can be used for the non-surgical conservative clinical management of rotator cuff injuries.