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Revolutionizing PIP joint fracture treatment: A case of surgical precision and rapid recovery
Full text linkIntroduction: Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPj) fractures are a common yet challenging injury, particularly in athletes. This case study explores innovative surgical techniques combined with targeted rehabilitation to optimize recovery and functionality. Case presentation: A 20-year-old male soccer goalkeeper sustained a severe Proximal Interphalangeal Joint fracture-dislocation of the third finger during a game. He was treated using the wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique and a Medartis TriLock plate, originally designed for the proximal phalanx but adapted for use on the middle phalanx. Clinical discussion: Immediate postoperative mobilization was facilitated by the WALANT technique, enhancing pain management and functional recovery. The adaptation of the TriLock plate, typically not used in this context, proved crucial for stabilizing the complex fracture. Follow-up included regular physiotherapy, focusing on mobility exercises and strength training, which were instrumental in the patient's quick return to sport. Conclusions: This case underscores the effectiveness of combining innovative surgical adaptations with early rehabilitation in treating complex hand injuries. Such approaches can lead to successful outcomes, significantly improving recovery times and functional results in athletic populations. This strategy may set a precedent for future treatment protocols in sports-related hand injuries
Argon (green) laser treatment of soft drusen in Age Related Macular Degeneration: a 18 months prospective study.
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Non-surgical treatment of oblique diaphyseal fractures of the fourth and fifth metacarpals in a professional athlete: A case report
Full text linkIntroduction: Metacarpal fractures are common sports-related injuries, often requiring tailored treatment strategies, especially in athletes. The management of oblique diaphyseal fractures poses unique challenges due to their inherent instability. This case report discusses a non-surgical approach in treating such fractures in a professional athlete. Case presentation: A 26-year-old professional soccer player sustained oblique diaphyseal fractures of the fourth and fifth metacarpals during training. Given the athlete's professional demands and the fracture's nature, a conservative treatment was implemented. This included the application of a modified ulnar gutter brace, allowing for immobilization of the metacarpophalangeal joints (MP) while permitting active mobilization of the interphalangeal joints(IP). Clinical discussion: The non-surgical treatment focused on achieving skeletal stability and maintaining hand function. Despite the complexity of oblique fractures, the conservative approach was successful, enabling the athlete to resume professional activities with minimal risk of fracture displacement. Regular radiographic follow-ups showed no further displacement, highlighting the effective management of such fractures through personalized conservative treatment plans. Conclusions: This case underscores the viability of conservative treatment for specific metacarpal fractures in athletes. Tailoring the treatment to accommodate the athlete's professional needs and understanding the biomechanical characteristics of the fracture are crucial for successful outcomes. The case also suggests that non-surgical management can be a viable option for certain complex metacarpal fractures, especially in high-demand patients
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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