EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Sep 26;88:103536. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103536. eCollection 2025 Oct.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic motor neuron disease marked by the progressive decline of motor function. Risdiplam, an orally administered SMN2 splicing modifier, was app
Cureus. 2025 Oct 2;17(10):e93696. doi: 10.7759/cureus.93696. eCollection 2025 Oct.ABSTRACTOculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a late-onset genetic disorder that causes progressive weakness of the eyelid and pharyngeal muscles. Herein, we report a case of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy and glos
World J Orthop. 2025 Oct 18;16(10):110461. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i10.110461. eCollection 2025 Oct 18.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Supracondylar humeral fractures are among the most common paediatric injuries. Displacement and consequent need for reduction impose operative treatment. Restoration of the anatomy
NMR Biomed. 2025 Dec;38(12):e70172. doi: 10.1002/nbm.70172.ABSTRACTParsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a spontaneous neuropathy characterized by severe upper extremity pain and muscle denervation and is considered to be a rare disease that is under-recognized. Quantitative MRI (qMRI) characterizes mu
JBJS Case Connect. 2025 Oct 31;15(4). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.25.00032. eCollection 2025 Oct 1.ABSTRACTCASE: Nontraumatic dorsal thumb snapping involving the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) is rare. We report 2 cases: a 44-year-old man with EPL snapping and metacarpophalangeal instability associated wit
Ann Neurol. 2025 Oct 31. doi: 10.1002/ana.78077. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To investigate whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead implant in the subthalamic nucleus and its associated "microlesion" effect impacts oscillatory activity in the hand area of motor cortex.METHODS: We exam
Neurosurg Pract. 2025 Aug 8;6(3):e000157. doi: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000157. eCollection 2025 Sep.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by sudden onset of severe pain in the upper limb, followed by muscle weakness or atrophy, and remains a
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2025 Jan-Dec;13:23247096251385362. doi: 10.1177/23247096251385362. Epub 2025 Oct 29.ABSTRACTSubclavian vein pseudoaneurysms are rare vascular lesions, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature, with most attributed to blunt trauma. We describe the
J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2025 Oct 27;22(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s12984-025-01743-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Early prediction of upper limb recovery is important to optimise rehabilitation and inform patients but remains challenging due to inter-individual variability. This study aims to (1) develop and validate
Radiol Case Rep. 2025 Oct 13;21(1):195-198. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.09.058. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTHirayama Disease is a spinal muscular atrophy which presents with varying degrees of unilateral or asymmetric bilateral distal muscle weakness of the upper extremity. It is a rare, non-progress
Clin Exp Med. 2025 Oct 25;25(1):319. doi: 10.1007/s10238-025-01869-8.ABSTRACTThe role of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN) micrometastases, particularly after neoadjuvant therapy, remains debated. The present study aimed to assess whether
Br J Sports Med. 2025 Oct 24:bjsports-2025-109907. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109907. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To examine injury prevention strategies and potentially modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for upper extremity (UE) injuries in female, woman and/or girl athletes (female/woman
Cureus. 2025 Sep 22;17(9):e92946. doi: 10.7759/cureus.92946. eCollection 2025 Sep.ABSTRACTFractures are an important comorbidity in Parkinson's disease (PD), which can result in disability, mortality, and high healthcare costs. Impaired mobility, postural instability, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity,
BMJ Mil Health. 2025 Oct 21:military-2025-003031. doi: 10.1136/military-2025-003031. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Overuse musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs), including tendinopathies, are the most common types of MSKIs experienced by US active-duty military service members (ADSMs). Ther
J Med Case Rep. 2025 Oct 21;19(1):520. doi: 10.1186/s13256-025-05526-2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Schwannomas are benign, slow-growing tumors, primarily affecting the cervical and lumbar spine. When large, they may extend over multiple vertebral levels, posing surgical challenges. Spinal schwannomas are co
Hand Clin. 2025 Nov;41(4):499-509. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2025.06.012. Epub 2025 Aug 11.ABSTRACTPost-traumatic elbow arthropathy is a challenging pathology for the upper extremity surgeon to manage. While arthroplasty is a powerful tool for the mnagement of degenerative elbow conditions, it remains opti
Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct 15:S0890-5096(25)00686-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.10.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of symptoms caused by compression of neurovascular structures serving the upper extremity. In patients with severe disease, disability s
J Orthop Sci. 2025 Oct 15:S0949-2658(25)00280-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2025.09.009. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSTUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study.OBJECTIVES: While numerous studies have investigated surgical outcomes for cervical spondylosis, limited research has examined the impact of surgi
Cureus. 2025 Sep 8;17(9):e91857. doi: 10.7759/cureus.91857. eCollection 2025 Sep.ABSTRACTBackground Early detection and treatment of lymphedema is essential because once symptoms develop, it is a lifelong condition that is increasingly difficult to manage as the disease progresses. This study examin
J Hand Microsurg. 2025 Sep 20;17(6):100353. doi: 10.1016/j.jham.2025.100353. eCollection 2025 Nov.ABSTRACTPeripherally-induced movement disorder (PIMD) is a group of conditions manifested by involuntary movements or other motor abnormalities that are induced by or emerge in the context of injury to
Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Oct 11. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.70390. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Whether the traditional distinction between segmental and multifocal dystonia is clinically or scientifically useful remains unclear.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether idiopathic isolated adult-onset s
Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 10;15(1):35402. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-21445-0.ABSTRACTAxillary lymph node dissection (ALND) remains a standard component in the management of breast cancer; however, it may have lasting impacts on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aimed to assess HRQOL
South Med J. 2025 Oct;118(10):687-691. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001884.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Axillary lymph node (ALN) metastases are difficult to diagnose in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC). This study evaluated the use of axillary ultrasound (AUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicti
Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2025 Sep 25;38(9):937-44. doi: 10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.20250053.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To explore clinical efficacy of membrane-induced technique combined with gastrocnemius muscle flap transposition in treating traumatic osteomyelitis of the upper tibia.METHODS: A retrospective ana
