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The association of the Mediterranean diet with heart failure risk in a Dutch population

Strengers, Julia G; den Ruijter, Hester M; Boer, Jolanda M A; Asselbergs, Folkert W; Verschuren, W M Monique; van der Schouw, Yvonne T; Sluijs, Ivonne (Elsevier, 2021-01-04)

Background and aims: It is still unclear whether a healthy diet can prevent heart failure (HF). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet, reflected by ...
Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability

Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin-related traits Consortium (MAGIC) (Nature Publishing Group, 2021-01-05)

Differences between sexes contribute to variation in the levels of fasting glucose and insulin. Epidemiological studies established a higher prevalence of impaired fasting glucose in men and impaired glucose tolerance in ...
Patient-Reported Outcomes following Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Digital Neuromas

Lans, Jonathan; Baker, Daniel J; Castelein, René M; Sood, Ravi F; Chen, Neal C; Eberlin, Kyle R (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020-03)

BACKGROUND: Many surgical techniques are used to treat symptomatic neuroma, but options are limited for digital neuromas because of a paucity of soft-tissue coverage and/or the absence of the terminal nerve end. The authors ...
Giant Cell Tumors of the Upper Extremity: Predictors of Recurrence

Lans, Jonathan; Oflazoglu, Kamil; Lee, Hang; Harness, Neil G; Castelein, René M; Chen, Neal C; Lozano Calderón, Santiago A (W.B. Saunders, 2020-08)

PURPOSE: Giant cell tumors (GCT) of the distal radius are thought to be more aggressive than in other locations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with recurrence of GCTs in the upper ...
Cerebral palsy with dislocated hip and scoliosis: what to deal with first?

Helenius, Ilkka J; Viehweger, Elke; Castelein, Rene M (Springer-Verlag, 2020-02-01)

Purpose: Hip dislocation and scoliosis are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Hip dislocation develops in 15% and 20% of children with CP, mainly between three and six years of age and especially in the spastic ...
Household acquisition and transmission of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae after hospital discharge of ESBL-positive index patients

MODERN WP2 study group (Elsevier, 2021-09)

Objectives: This study aimed to determine rates and risk factors of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) acquisition and transmission within households after hospital discharge of an ...
Idiopathic Scoliosis as a Rotatory Decompensation of the Spine

Castelein, René M; Pasha, Saba; Cheng, Jack Cy; Dubousset, Jean (24150509, 2020-10-01)

Many years of dedicated research into the etiology of idiopathic scoliosis have not led to one unified theory. We propose that scoliosis is a mechanical, rotatory decompensation of the human spine that starts in the ...
Comparative genomics of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) reveals a similar distribution of the 10 most prevalent ESBL-Ec clones and ESBL genes among human community faecal and extra-intestinal infection isolates in the Netherlands (2014-17)

Verschuuren, T D; van Hout, D; Arredondo-Alonso, S; Fluit, A C; Reuland, E A; Top, J; Schürch, A C; Bosch, T; Bonten, M J M; Kluytmans, J A J W; Willems, R J L (Oxford University Press, 2021-03-12)

INTRODUCTION: The human gut microbiota is an important reservoir of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec). Community surveillance studies of ESBL-Ec to monitor circulating clones and ESBL genes are logistically challenging ...
Can even experienced orthopaedic surgeons predict who will benefit from surgery when patients present with degenerative meniscal tears?: A survey of 194 orthopaedic surgeons who made 3880 predictions

ESCAPE Research Group (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-03-01)

OBJECTIVES: To examine the ability of surgeons to predict the outcome of treatment for meniscal tears by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) and exercise therapy in middle-aged patients. DESIGN AND SETTING: Electronic ...
Disease specificity and evidence-based medicine: a historical perspective

Bolt, Timo; Huisman, Frank G. (2020)

This paper seeks to inform the current debate on an alleged ‘crisis’ and the ‘unintended negative consequences’ of evidence-based medicine (EBM) from a historical perspective. EBM can be placed against the background of a ...
Reflectie op het zorgstelsel: Hypes als ventielmechanisme van de gezondheidszorg

Huisman, Frank G. (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2020-12-10)

Physicians and other health care workers sometimes face thoughts and systems that are utterly strange to them. This articles argues that 'medical hypes' deserve to be taken seriously, because they contribute to keeping the ...
The role of emergency medical service providers in the decision-making process of prehospital trauma triage

van Rein, Eveline A.J.; Sadiqi, Said; Lansink, Koen W.W.; Lichtveld, Rob A.; van Vliet, Risco; Oner, F. Cumhur; Leenen, Luke P.H.; van Heijl, Mark (Springer International Publishing AG, 2020-02-01)

Purpose: Severely injured patients should be treated at higher-level trauma centres, to improve chances of survival and avert life-long disabilities. Emergency medical service (EMS) providers must try to determine injury ...
Western-type diet influences mortality from necrotising pancreatitis and demonstrates a central role for butyrate

van den Berg, Fons F; van Dalen, Demi; Hyoju, Sanjiv K; van Santvoort, Hjalmar C; Besselink, Marc G; Wiersinga, Willem Joost; Zaborina, Olga; Boermeester, Marja A; Alverdy, John (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021-05)

OBJECTIVE: The gut microbiota are the main source of infections in necrotising pancreatitis. We investigated the effect of disruption of the intestinal microbiota by a Western-type diet on mortality and bacterial dissemination ...
Neurological recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury: what is meaningful? A patients’ and physicians’ perspective

ter Wengel, Paula Valerie; Post, Marcel W.M.; Martin, Enrico; Stolwijk-Swuste, Janneke; Hosman, Allard Jan Frederik; Sadiqi, Said; Vandertop, William Peter; Öner, Fetullah Cumhur (Springer Nature, 2020-08-01)

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. OBJECTIVES: Most studies on neurological recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) assess treatment effects using the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS ...
Complete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Current Insights Regarding Timing of Surgery and Level of Injury

Wengel, Paula Valerie ter; De Haan, Yvette; Feller, Ricardo E.; Oner, F. Cumhur; Vandertop, William Peter (SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-05-01)

Study Design: A narrative literature review. Objectives: To review the neurological recovery patterns in traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) patients with a complete lack of motor and sensory function below the level of ...
Description and Reliability of the AOSpine Sacral Classification System

Vaccaro, Alexander R.; Schroeder, Gregory D.; Divi, Srikanth N.; Kepler, Christopher K.; Kleweno, Conor P.; Krieg, James C.; Wilson, Jefferson R.; Holstein, Jörg H.; Kurd, Mark F.; Firoozabadi, Reza; Vialle, Luiz R.; Oner, F. Cumhur; Kandziora, Frank; Chapman, Jens R.; Schnake, Klaus J.; Benneker, Lorin M.; Dvorak, Marcel F.; Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan; Vialle, Emiliano N.; Joaquim, Andrei F.; El-Sharkawi, Mohammad Mostafa; Dhakal, Gaurav R.; Popescu, Eugen C.; Kanna, Rishi M.; Muijs, S. P.J.; Tee, Jin W.; Bellabarba, Carlo (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020-08-19)

Background: Several classification systems exist for sacral fractures; however, these systems are primarily descriptive, are not uniformly used, have not been validated, and have not been associated with a treatment algorithm ...
Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Dutch version of the AOSpine PROST (Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma)

Sadiqi, Said; Post, Marcel W.; Hosman, Allard J.; Dvorak, Marcel F.; Chapman, Jens R.; Benneker, Lorin M.; Kandziora, Frank; Rajasekaran, S.; Schnake, Klaus J.; Vaccaro, Alexander R.; Oner, F. Cumhur (Springer-Verlag, 2021-09)

Purpose: To validate the Dutch version of AOSpine PROST (Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma). Methods: Patients were recruited from two level-1 trauma centers from the Netherlands. Next to the AOSpine PROST, patients ...
Reliability and Validity of the English Version of the AOSpine PROST (Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma)

Sadiqi, Said; Dvorak, Marcel F.; Vaccaro, Alexander R.; Schroeder, Gregory D.; Post, Marcel W.; Benneker, Lorin M.; Kandziora, Frank; Rajasekaran, S.; Schnake, Klaus J.; Vialle, Emiliano N.; Oner, F. Cumhur (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020-09-01)

Study Design.Multicenter validation study.Objective.The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the AOSpine PROST (Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma) into English, and test its psychometric properties among ...
The Role of Spinal Orthoses in Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures of the Elderly Population (Age 60 Years or Older): Systematic Review

Kweh, Barry Ting Sheen; Lee, Hui Qing; Tan, Terence; Rutges, Joost; Marion, Travis; Tew, Kim Siong; Bhalla, Vikram; Menon, Shyaman; Oner, Fetullah Cumhur; Fisher, Charles; Tee, Jin Wee (SAGE Publications Inc., 2021-07-01)

Study Design: Systematic review. Objective: Spinal orthoses have been generally used in the management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in the elderly population with purported positive biomechanical and functional ...
The Subaxial Cervical AO Spine Injury Score

Canseco, Jose A.; Schroeder, Gregory D.; Paziuk, Taylor M.; Karamian, Brian A.; Kandziora, Frank; Vialle, Emiliano N.; Oner, F. Cumhur; Schnake, Klaus J.; Dvorak, Marcel F.; Chapman, Jens R.; Benneker, Lorin M.; Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan; Kepler, Christopher K.; Vaccaro, Alexander R. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2022-07)

Study Design: Global cross-sectional survey. Objective: To develop an injury score for the AO Spine Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification System. Methods: Respondents numerically graded each variable within the ...

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