Br J Surg. 2025 Sep 2;112(9):znaf180. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf180.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) is often recommended for patients with isolated tumour cells (ITCs) or micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node (SLN) or target lymph node (TLN) to assess the defini
Eur Spine J. 2025 Sep 18. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09371-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Traditional odontoidectomy is highly invasive and often associated with significant complications. In contrast, transoral navigated endoscopic surgery (NES) is a minimally invasive technique that offers
Neurotherapeutics. 2025 Sep 16:e00738. doi: 10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00738. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) represents a neuromodulation technique that has shown potential in the treatment of various diseases. However, conventional VNS therapy is constrained by the requirem
Interv Cardiol Clin. 2025 Oct;14(4):521-534. doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2025.07.004. Epub 2025 Aug 19.ABSTRACTUpper extremity vascular access has become an essential alternative to transfemoral access for structural and congenital cardiac interventions. This section outlines the expanding role of radial an
Interv Cardiol Clin. 2025 Oct;14(4):461-470. doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2025.05.002. Epub 2025 Jul 19.ABSTRACTThe veins of the upper extremity have provided a great impact for access to the central venous system and cardiac structures from the beginning of modern cardiology. With the utility of advanced te
Am J Case Rep. 2025 Sep 17;26:e947721. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.947721.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Cervical disc prosthesis (CDP) is a well-established treatment for cervical degenerative disc disease. It provides motion preservation and decreases adjacent segment degeneration associated with ACDF. It is highly ef
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Sep 12;104(37):e44387. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000044387.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Neurogenic pectoralis minor syndrome (NPMiS) is an underdiagnosed cause of persistent neck, shoulder, and upper extremity pain. It can mimic cervical radiculopathy or other musculoskeletal disorders
JAMA. 2025 Sep 15. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.15222. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Superficial vein thrombosis (SuVT) is characterized by thrombus in the superficial veins, typically in the lower or upper extremities, and has an estimated annual incidence of 64 to 131 per 100 000 person-year
Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Sep 12;13(9):23259671251372617. doi: 10.1177/23259671251372617. eCollection 2025 Sep.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Panner disease is a condition characterized by osteochondrosis of the humeral capitellum. Because of its rarity, clinical outcomes, including return to sports, have not
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi. 2025 Jul 10;42(7):810-819. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511374-20250518-00304.ABSTRACTMacrodactyly is a congenital malformation characterized by overgrowth of soft tissues and bones in limbs. Pathological adipose infiltration is the most common manifestation, often invol
Hand Surg Rehabil. 2025 Sep 10:102266. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2025.102266. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUpper limb nerve injuries, although uncommon, represent a major source of morbidity and medicolegal issues. They may occur in various contexts: during patient positioning, regional anesthesia, or
Int Angiol. 2025 Sep 11. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05415-X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Post-reperfusion compartment syndrome (CS) is a serious complication that may occur after the revascularization of patients with acute limb ischemia (ALI). This study aims to explore the risk fact
Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 10. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006931. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that anatomic location of metastatic melanoma is associated with the degree of therapeutic response to TVEC.SUMMARY: TVEC is the first FDA-approved injectable oncolytic virus to treat u
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2025 Sep 9. doi: 10.1007/s00420-025-02169-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To investigate the role of personal risk factors in the occurrence of the vascular, neurological and fibroproliferative disorders of the hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) in workers gr
Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 6:S0890-5096(25)00593-X. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.08.040. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is characterized by the positional compression of the brachial plexus and/or subclavian vessels in the cervico-thoraco-brachial region, unilate
Cureus. 2025 Aug 4;17(8):e89384. doi: 10.7759/cureus.89384. eCollection 2025 Aug.ABSTRACTDiabetes mellitus is a metabolic condition leading to elevated blood glucose levels due to insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, or a combination of both. Chronically raised blood glucose levels can lead to a
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed). 2025 Sep 5:501851. doi: 10.1016/j.redare.2025.501851. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBrachial plexus block at the interscalene level is a regional anaesthetic technique widely used to provide analgesia in shoulder and upper extremity surgery; However, it is associ
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2025 Sep 4:104410. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2025.104410. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Kienböck's disease poses challenges in plate placement during radial shortening osteotomy due to steep metaphyseal inclination of the distal radius. While coronal plane analyses h
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 30:2025.08.27.672378. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.27.672378.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE-: Surgically created upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are the preferred vascular access for patients requiring dialysis. It is estimated, however, that 50% of AVF fail within one year due
Br J Surg. 2025 Sep 2;112(9):znaf174. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf174.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Digital nerves provide sensibility to the fingers. They are commonly injured through accidental sharp laceration. The aim of the NEON (Nerve rEpair Or Not) study was to investigate whether microsurgical suture repair
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2025 Aug 27;169:D8473.ABSTRACTA 33-year old woman presented with a slowly progressive but asymptomatic nail disorder of the left index finger. MRI and histological examination revealed a subungual neurofibroma as the cause of this single digit clubbing. Surgical removal result
J Med Internet Res. 2025 Sep 3;27:e63308. doi: 10.2196/63308.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal disorder that severely compromises patients' quality of life. The Constant-Murley Scale (CMS) is a well-established method for shoulder function evaluation. However, t
Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Sep 3;184(9):589. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06388-y.ABSTRACTCerebral palsy is the most common pediatric disability, characterized by a spectrum of permanent disorders that hinder movement, posture, and overall activity, causing long-term functional limitations. For those unresponsi
J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2025 Sep;30(3):e70056. doi: 10.1111/jns.70056.ABSTRACTAIM: To report a novel case of biopsy-proven, mass spectrometry-confirmed, wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) in nerve.METHODS: The patient was identified and evaluated in the peripheral nerve clinic. Our nerve lab
