BACKGROUND Pain in the back or pelvis or fear of back pain may affect the timing or cocontraction of the core muscles.In both static and dynamic movements,the Sahrmann core stability test provides an assessment of core muscle activation and a person's ability to stabilize the lumbopelvic complex.Preparatory cues and images can be used to increase the activation of these muscles.To attain optimal movement patterns,it will be necessary to determine what cueing will give the most effective results for core stability.AIM To investigate the effects of external and internal cues on core muscle activation during the Sahrmann five-level core stability test.METHODS Total 68 participants(21.83±3.47 years)were randomly allocated to an external(n=35)or internal cue group(n=33).Participants performed the Sahrmann fivelevel core stability test without a cue as baseline and the five-level stability exercises with an internal or external cue.External cue group received a pressure biofeedback unit(PBU),and the internal cue group received an audio cue.A Delsys Trigno^(TM)surface electromyography unit was used for muscle activation from the rectus abdominis,external oblique,and transverse abdominis/internal oblique muscles.RESULTS Linear mixed effects model analysis showed that cueing had a significant effect on core muscle activation(P=0.001);however,there was no significant difference between cue types(internal or external)(P=0.130).CONCLUSION Both external and internal cueing have significant effects on core muscle activation during the Sahrmann five-level core stability test and the PBU does not create higher muscle activation than internal cueing.
目的:外固定支架和钢板内固定作为桡骨远端粉碎性骨折的常用治疗方法,在临床上各有利弊。系统评价外固定支架与钢板内固定治疗粉碎性桡骨远端骨折的临床疗效及安全性,为桡骨远端骨折中西医结合诊疗指南研制提供论证依据。方法:系统检索PubMed、Web of Science、Embase、Cochrane Library、中国知网、中国生物医学文献数据库、维普和万方数据库,纳入2013年10月至2023年10月发表的关于外固定支架和钢板内固定治疗粉碎性桡骨远端骨折的随机对照试验文献,按照纳入标准和排除标准筛选文献,使用Review Manager进行文献质量评价和Meta分析。结果:(1)纳入8篇文献,其中中文文献4篇,英文文献4篇、总样本量648例,外固定支架组328例,钢板内固定组320例;(2)术后3个月,钢板内固定组的背伸、掌屈、旋后范围优于外固定支架组;术后12个月,钢板内固定组的握力、掌倾角、掌屈、旋前和旋后范围优于外固定支架组;钢板内固定组在术后感染方面优于外固定支架组,其余结局指标两组差异均无显著性意义。结论:现有8项证据表明,在粉碎性桡骨远端骨折的治疗方式选择上,外固定支架与切开钢板内固定都有良好的治疗效果,综合其他因素钢板内固定更胜一筹,但是对于一些高度严重的粉碎性桡骨远端骨折、骨质较差、严重污染的开放性骨折以及软组织肿胀而无法进行切开手术的特殊患者,外固定支架才是首选。此次研究结果具有局限性,未来还需要开展更多高质量、大样本、多中心的随机对照试验研究,另外需重视远期疗效、其他次要指标的观察,补充优化当前研究结果。
It’s that time of the year again when we find ourselves reflecting on the year that was and the year ahead.On the African continent,many countries are still recovering from the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and are doing so amid a fraught geopolitical environment.These tensions have,to some extent,created hurdles in the path of Africa’s recovery.The African Development Bank has attributed the economic slowdown on the continent toastronomical inflation caused by soaring food andenergy prices. These issues have been aggravatedby the current geopolitical chaos and climatechange. Nevertheless, the continent is projectedto grow at a steady rate of 4.3 percent in 2025.This means that Africa will retain its positionas the fastest-growing region after Asia. This isdriven by several positive factors.
BACKGROUND Ampullary adenocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract.Currently,only a few cases have been reported,resulting in limited information on survival.AIM To develop a dynamic nomogram using internal and external validation to predict survival in patients with ampullary adenocarcinoma.METHODS Data were sourced from the surveillance,epidemiology,and end results stat database.The patients in the database were randomized in a 7:3 ratio into training and validation groups.Using Cox regression univariate and multivariate analyses in the training group,we identified independent risk factors for overall survival and cancer-specific survival to develop the nomogram.The nomogram was validated with a cohort of patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University.RESULTS For overall and cancer-specific survival,12(sex,age,race,lymph node ratio,tumor size,chemotherapy,surgical modality,T stage,tumor differentiation,brain metastasis,lung metastasis,and extension)and 6(age;surveillance,epidemiology,and end results stage;lymph node ratio;chemotherapy;surgical modality;and tumor differentiation)independent risk factors,respectively,were incorporated into the nomogram.The area under the curve values at 1,3,and 5 years,respectively,were 0.807,0.842,and 0.826 for overall survival and 0.816,0.835,and 0.841 for cancer-specific survival.The internal and external validation cohorts indicated good consistency of the nomogram.CONCLUSION The dynamic nomogram offers robust predictive efficacy for the overall and cancer-specific survival of ampullary adenocarcinoma.