Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center

Coronal Alignment and Ulnar Deviation After Radial-Sided Lateral-Approach Silicone Arthroplasty of the Proximal and Distal Interphalangeal Joints: A Prospective Case Series

Background: Following radial-sided lateral exposure for interphalangeal silicone arthroplasty, the repaired radial collateral ligament must maintain coronal stability against postoperative ulnar drift. Prospective direction-specific alignment data are limited. Methods: Consecutiv...

Transplant outcomes after intensive chemotherapy or venetoclax plus azacitidine in acute myeloid leukemia: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan

The present retrospective multicenter study in Japan evaluated the role of venetoclax plus azacitidine (V/A) before first allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in 144 transplant-eligible acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Thirty-seven patients received V/A prior to...

Cytokine upregulation and ocular surface dysbiosis in lacrimal drainage pathway disease and its associated keratopathy: a prospective multicenter observational study

Abstract Background To elucidate the pathogenesis of lacrimal drainage pathway disease-associated keratopathy (LDAK), we investigated the cytokine profile in tear fluid and the ocular surface microbiome in patients with lacrimal duct disorders. Methods This multi-center prospecti...