Percutaneous vertebroplasty provides rapid pain relief in elderly patients with acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures; however, bone cement leakage remains a major safety concern, and the influence of cement viscosity on leakage and clinical outcomes is not fully established. This study evaluated whether high-viscosity cement reduces leakage without compromising efficacy or safety. In this single-center,… →

CONCLUSIONS: The Deseyne contact lens for presbyopia with extended depth of focus extends the depth of focus of the eye and thus improves intermediate and near visual acuity. →

CONCLUSIONS: All evaluated therapies were effective in reducing DH over the 8-week follow-up period, with a progressive reduction in symptoms over time. However, no statistically significant differences were observed between the interventions, and no additive effect was identified for the combined therapy. →

CONCLUSION: The risk-carrying echocardiographic traits were obtained with moderate repeatability in three Nigerian tertiary referral centres. As data quality augments with expertise, these findings call for a Nigerian training programme in echocardiography with certification. →

CONCLUSION: Chiropractic and massage, unlike acupuncture, elicited detectable biomechanical changes, while chiropractic also enhanced disability outcomes. HKD detected no microstructural changes. →

CONCLUSIONS: MS2D2 is a reliable, valid, and responsive instrument for assessing symptom severity in NonAdvSM, with evidence supporting its use in clinical trials to evaluate treatment benefit. →

CONCLUSION: Both video and PDF training modules are appealing to physicians. Further, the video training module displayed superior efficacy in improving physicians’ knowledge of IFD. →

Previous research has demonstrated associations between patients’ attachment orientations and psychotherapy outcomes. Both theoretical and clinical literature suggest that the therapeutic alliance may serve as a mediator in this relationship. The present study investigated whether the therapeutic alliance mediates the connection between adult attachment and treatment outcomes in a clinical sample. One hundred eighteen patients… →

CONCLUSION: Within the study cohort, the intervention was highly likely to be cost-effective. However, differences in medically treated falls and total healthcare costs were not statistically significant; therefore, we cannot rule out the possibility that the intervention had no impact. →