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In vitro evaluation of vancomycin-loaded Marlex mesh against staphylococci isolated from periprosthetic joint infection

Aims Extensor mechanism disruption is a major complication following total knee arthroplasty, with treatment often consisting of extensor mechanism reconstruction utilizing monofilament polypropylene mesh (Marlex mesh, C. R. Bard, Inc). Infection following this procedure is devas...

Mode of diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer recurrence and survival: a retrospective study

Randomized studies failed to show a survival benefit for screening asymptomatic breast cancer (BC) survivors for metastases, however, their relevance to the era of modern systemic therapies is unknown. Socioeconomic status (SES) may confound the association between mode of diagno...

Clinical liability cases reveal a coupling between legal defensibility and medical procedure escalation in large language models

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for clinical decision support, yet their resource utilization implications remain largely unstudied. We introduce CLAD (Clinical Legal Accountability Dataset), evaluating fifteen LLMs on 198 US medical malpractice cases to assess...

Beyond the battlefield: Interpersonal predictors of women's mental health during extended partner deployment

Abstract Objective The goal was to identify predictors of psychological distress and growth in reservists' wives. Background The prolonged Swords of Iron War has placed an unprecedented burden on Israeli reservists' partners. This study explored their psychological, relational, a...