Cureus. 2025 Nov 17;17(11):e97049. doi: 10.7759/cureus.97049. eCollection 2025 Nov.ABSTRACTPolyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotizing vasculitis affecting medium and small arteries, with heterogeneous clinical manifestations ranging from constitutional symptoms to life-threatening org
Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2025 Dec 18. doi: 10.1007/s12015-025-11039-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and premature mortality. This study evaluated the long-term safety and efficacy of DT-DEC01,
Front Surg. 2025 Dec 2;12:1706862. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1706862. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cervical disc herniation at the C2-3 level, resulting in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), is an uncommon clinical entity. The diagnostic and therapeutic complexity escalates when this patho
BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Dec 17;18(12):e264414. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-264414.ABSTRACTRetropharyngeal abscesses are rare in adults and often associated with immunocompromised states or complications from foreign body ingestion. This case report highlights an unusual presentation of acute retropharyngeal ab
Brain Spine. 2025 Nov 21;5:105876. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2025.105876. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare disease affecting the spinal cord resulting in flaccid weakness that may involve any limb and can lead to significant long-term sequalae.METHODS: Collected we
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Dec 12;104(50):e46515. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000046515.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Acute limb ischemia is a vascular emergency that occurs when blood flow to a limb suddenly decreases, putting the limb at risk if not treated promptly. Acute limb ischemia accounts for 11% of all va
Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2025 Dec 15;39(12):1562-1567. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202510004.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of tibial nerve transection with epineurial suture and division of the common plantar digital nerve branches in the treatment of congenital macrod
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Nov 23;113:389-398. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.11.046. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Upper limb lymphoedema is a debilitating post-operative complication of axillary lymph node clearance. Preventative lymphovenous anastomosis has been reported to signifi
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Dec 5;104(49):e46443. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000046443.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Neurenteric cyst is a rare congenital cystic lesion within the spinal canal that originates from the failure of the separation between the neural tube and the endoderm during the embryonic period. Th
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2025 Dec 9;9(12):e25.00328. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-25-00328. eCollection 2025 Dec 1.ABSTRACTDysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica, also known as Trevor disease, is a rare and intriguing developmental disorder characterized by asymmetric cartilage overgrowth at the
J Orthop. 2025 Nov 20;72:245-249. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2025.11.019. eCollection 2026 Feb.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal conditions are a leading cause of disability and their prevalence is expected to further rise. Current treatment approaches are often associated with significant adverse effects
Haemophilia. 2025 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/hae.70178. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Haemophilic elbow arthropathy (HEA) causes pain, limits mobility, and impairs upper limb function, often unrecognised until irreversible damage has occurred.AIMS: This narrative review sought to provide an u
Rinsho Ketsueki. 2025;66(11):1481-1485. doi: 10.11406/rinketsu.66.1481.ABSTRACTA 56-year-old woman with mixed-phenotype acute leukemia underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). She developed grade 2 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which subsequently improved,
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Dec 3;13(12):e7316. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007316. eCollection 2025 Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: We describe clinical outcomes of combining a dual-pedicle deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap, direct neurotization, and vascularized lymph node transfer (V
JACC Case Rep. 2025 Dec 4:106256. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106256. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Persistent or recurrent aortic coarctation after surgical repair can create hemodynamic stress that predisposes to aneurysm formation and dissection.CASE SUMMARY: A 58-year-old man with pri
J Pediatr Orthop B. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000001311. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStudies suggest that vitamin D may be protective against upper extremity low-energy (LEn) fractures. We hypothesized that there may be a similar effect in lower extremity long bone (LLB) fractures. We pr
Asian J Neurosurg. 2025 Jul 1;20(4):832-836. doi: 10.1055/s-0045-1809942. eCollection 2025 Dec.ABSTRACTForeign-body granulomas secondary to synthetic materials used in neurosurgery are common. It has been reported that most of them occur after brain surgery than spinal surgery. Hirayama disease, whi
Asian J Neurosurg. 2025 Aug 18;20(4):859-863. doi: 10.1055/s-0045-1810425. eCollection 2025 Dec.ABSTRACTOssification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) predominantly affects the thoracic spine; cervical involvement is rare and often underrecognized, typically progressing slowly with motor or sensory sym
JACC Case Rep. 2025 Dec 2:106248. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106248. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Radiation-induced atherosclerosis represents an underestimated clinical entity.CASE SUMMARY: We report on 2 cases of patients with upper-limb ischemia due to subclavian artery lesions. Both
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Dec 3:21501351251391768. doi: 10.1177/21501351251391768. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObjective: Children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) are at risk for catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis (CA-DVT). We sought to understand the pr
Int Med Case Rep J. 2025 Nov 27;18:1495-1499. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S562720. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, highly vascular soft tissue sarcoma characterized by the specific ASPSCR1-TFE3 fusion, typically affecting adolescents and young adults. Despite
Int Med Case Rep J. 2025 Nov 25;18:1465-1472. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S548815. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) is relatively uncommon accounting for roughly 4-10% of all deep vein thromboses but its incidence is rising, largely due to the widespread utili
Clin Transplant Res. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.4285/ctr.25.0042. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has transformed reconstructive surgery for patients with severe tissue defects. Nonetheless, donor shortages remain a major limitation. Cross-sex VCA (CS-VCA) has
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Nov;136:112023. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.112023. Epub 2025 Oct 7.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Surgical management of fractures in hemodialysis patients presents challenges due to altered bone metabolism, bleeding tendencies, and vascular access issues. The presence
