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Ishikawa Y.
World Neurosurgery ( World Neurosurgery ) 145 83 - 88 2021.01
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Sato C.
Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism ( Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism ) 2021
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Tsukamoto Hiroaki, Shimada Yoichi, Saito Kimio, Matsunaga Toshiki, Iwami Takehiro, Saito Hidetomo, Kijima Hiroaki, Akagawa Manabu, Komatsu Akira, Miyakoshi Naohisa
Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine ( 公益社団法人 日本リハビリテーション医学会 ) 6 ( 0 ) 2021
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<p><b>Objectives: </b>The purpose of this study was to clarify the diagnostic accuracy of the mobile assessment of varus thrust using inertial measurement units (IMUs).</p><p><b>Methods: </b>A total of 80 knees in 49 patients were enrolled in this study. On visual analysis of gait to determine the presence or absence of varus thrust, 23 knees were assigned to the Present group, 17 to the Ambiguous group, and 40 to the Absent group. The peak knee varus angular velocities (PVVs), measured by quantitative gait analysis using nine-axis IMUs, were compared between these three groups. A receiver operating characteristic curve for the relationship between the visual assessment of varus thrust (Present and Ambiguous) and the measured PVV was created, and the cut-off PVV for visualized varus thrust was determined as the highest point for both sensitivity and specificity.</p><p><b>Results: </b>The mean PVVs were significantly different between the three groups (Present, 47.7 ± 8.2 degree/s, Ambiguous, 34.1 ± 10.5 degree/s, and Absent, 28.1 ± 8.3 degree/s, respectively, ANOVA P=0.000). The PVV cut-off value for visualized varus thrust was 28.1 degree/s, yielding a sensitivity of 0.957 and a specificity of 0.579.</p><p><b>Conclusions: </b>A PVV <28.1 degree/s is useful for ruling out varus thrust during gait. This quantitative varus thrust assessment method using IMUs has clinical utility as a screening test.</p>
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Iida J.
Surgical Neurology International ( Surgical Neurology International ) 12 2021
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Tomioka T.
Advances in Orthopedics ( Advances in Orthopedics ) 2021 2021
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Kijima H.
Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders ( Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders ) 14 2021
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The Effects of Trends in Osteoporosis Treatment on the Incidence of Fractures
Horikawa A.
Journal of Osteoporosis ( Journal of Osteoporosis ) 2021 2021
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Inoue G.
Spine Surgery and Related Research ( Spine Surgery and Related Research ) 5 ( 4 ) 252 - 263 2021
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<p>Introduction: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a leading cause of disability, yet there is limited high-quality evidence to identify the most suitable pharmacological therapy. The purpose of this Japanese nationwide, multicenter, prospective study was to compare the effectiveness of four representative drug therapies-acetaminophen, celecoxib, loxoprofen, and a tramadol and acetaminophen (T+A) combination drug-to establish evidence for a drug of choice for CLBP.</p><p>Methods: Patients with CLBP (N=471) received one of the four treatments and were evaluated, prospectively and comprehensively, once every month for six months using a visual analog scale (VAS) for LBP, the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, the JOA Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ), the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ), the EuroQol five-dimensions three-levels (EQ-5D-3L), and the Short Form-8 item health survey (SF-8). We conducted multivariable linear regression analyses of the four drugs at 1 and 6 months after drug allocation. Differences with <i>P</i><0.05 were considered statistically significant.</p><p>Results: Patients who received acetaminophen showed a significant improvement from baseline in the mental health subscale of the JOABPEQ at one month (<i>P</i>=0.02) and the JOA score at six months (<i>P</i><0.01). None of the other outcome measures among the four drugs differed significantly. Across groups, all outcome measures, except the mental component summary (MCS) score of the SF-8, improved equivalently, although most measurements showed no obvious cumulative effect over six months. The MCS score of the SF-8 decreased gradually over six months in all groups.</p><p>Conclusions: Most of the outcome measures among the treated groups were not significantly different, indicating similar treatment effects of the four drugs for CLBP. Our study indicated the limit of each outcome measure for evaluating the patient status, suggesting that a single outcome measure is insufficient to reflect treatment effectiveness.</p>
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Tsuchie H.
Acta Medica Okayama ( Acta Medica Okayama ) 75 ( 4 ) 533 - 538 2021
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Deep Angiomyxoma of the Thigh That Is Difficult to Diagnose: A Case Report and Literature Review
Tsuchie H.
Acta Medica Okayama ( Acta Medica Okayama ) 75 ( 5 ) 653 - 657 2021
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Kawano T.
Acta Medica Okayama ( Acta Medica Okayama ) 75 ( 6 ) 699 - 704 2021
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Ishikawa Y.
Surgical Neurology International ( Surgical Neurology International ) 12 2021
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Deep Angiomyxoma of the Thigh That Is Difficult to Diagnose: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Hiroyuki Tsuchie, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nanjo, Yoichi Shimada
Acta medica Okayama 75 ( 5 ) 653 - 657 2021
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We present an extremely rare case of deep angiomyxoma (DAM) in the thigh that was misdiagnosed as desmoid-type fibromatosis. A 40-year-old Japanese woman presented with a mass on the left thigh. The histological diagnosis by needle biopsy was desmoid-type fibromatosis; the tumor grew slowly and was resected 4 years later. The histological diagnosis from the resected tumor was DAM. As of 16 months post-surgery, the patient has not noticed any local recurrence. Although DAM in a lower extremity is extremely rare, clinicians must be aware of its possible occurrence in areas relatively close to the pelvis.
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Impact of a Specialized Outpatient Clinic on Bone Metastasis and Its Burden on Spine Surgeons
HIROYUKI TSUCHIE, NAOHISA MIYAKOSHI, MICHIO HONGO, HIROYUKI NAGASAWA, YUJI KASUKAWA, DAISUKE KUDO, RYOTA KIMURA
In Vivo ( Anticancer Research USA Inc. ) 35 ( 6 ) 3575 - 3579 2021
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Kimura R.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases ( Spinal Cord Series and Cases ) 6 ( 1 ) 2020.12
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Growing Rod Surgery for Early-Onset Scoliosis in an Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patient
Ono Y.
World Neurosurgery ( World Neurosurgery ) 144 178 - 183 2020.12
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Ishikawa Y.
World Neurosurgery ( World Neurosurgery ) 144 82 - 87 2020.12
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Saito H.
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics ( Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics ) 7 ( 1 ) 2020.12
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Abe K.
Surgical Neurology International ( Surgical Neurology International ) 11 2020.12
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Ultrasound-guided total dorsal ramus block for the treatment of chronic low back pain
Kimura R.
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation ( Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation ) 27 ( 2 ) 128 - 132 2020.12
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