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Submissions from 2022
Geniculate Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Refractory Hemarthrosis Following Meniscal Repair, Monika Neale, Richard F. Grzybowski, William Rea, and Benjamin H. Greiner
Hepatic Arterial Patterns and Variations: Using CT Data Visualization Software to Decrease Procedural Complications Due to Hepatic Arterial Variations, Christopher Krueger and Charles B. Withnell
High Rate of Emergency Department Care in Youth With Abdominal Pain-Associated Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Alec S. Friesen, Michelle Livitz, Earl F. Glynn, Jennifer V. Schurman, Jennifer M. Colombo, and Craig A. Friesen
High Spicy Food Intake May Increase the Risk of Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review, Peng Xie, Weihang Xia, Scott Lowe, Zhen Zhou, Ping'an Ding, Ce Cheng, Rachel Bentley, Yaru Li, Yichen Wang, Qin Zhou, Birong Wu, Juan Gao, Linya Feng, Shaodi Ma, Haixia Liu, and Chenyu Sun
Historical and Current Perspectives on Blood Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity in the Brain, Ryota L. Matsuoka, Luke D. Buck, Keerti P. Vajrala, Rachael E. Quick, and Olivia A. Card
Holy Simplicity: The Physician's Role in End-of-Life Conversations, Joseph L. Williams and Benjamin Doolittle
Hospital Readmission in Alcohol Use Disorder Patients: The Role of Anti-Craving Medications and Discharge Disposition, Jordan Calabrese, Jonathan Brown, Mashtura Hasan, Samuel Neuhut, and Young Jo
Hounsfield Unit as a Predictor of Adjacent-Level Disease in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery, Frank De Stefano, Turki Elarjani, Tyler Warner, Jose Lopez, Sumedh Shah, Gregory W. Basil, and Timur Urakov
Hyperviscosity Syndrome Multiorgan System Failure in Multiple Myeloma, Anas Mahmoud, P. Rana, Tala Beilani, and I.M. Ismaiel
Identification and Verification of Potential Biomarkers in Gastric Cancer By Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis, Chenyu Sun, Yue Chen, Na Hyun Kim, Scott Lowe, Shaodi Ma, Zhen Zhou, Rachel Bentley, Yi-Sheng Chen, Margaret Whitaker Tuason, Wenchao Gu, Chandur Bhan, John Pocholo W. Tuason, Pratikshya Thapa, Ce Cheng, Qin Zhou, and Yanzhe Zhu
Identifying Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children After COVID-19 Infection, Anthony McKeiver, W. Joshua Cox, and Gautam Desai
Impact of Skeletal Muscle Loss During Conversion Therapy on Clinical Outcomes in Lavage Cytology Positive Patients With Gastric Cancer, Ping'an Ding, Peigang Yang, Li Yang, Chenyu Sun, Shuya Chen, Min Li, Scott Lowe, Honghai Guo, Yuan Tian, Yang Liu, and Qun Zhao
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Osteopathic Medical Students in the 2021-2022 NRMP Application Process, Danielle Lukish, John T. Lukish, Annamarie Lukish, and Linda Mantle
Inadequate Reporting of Complications in Randomized Controlled Trials Cited as Supporting Evidence Underpinning AAOS CPG Recommendations for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Application of the CONSORT Harms Checklist, J. Michael Anderson, Conner Howard, Jordan Staggs, Robert Steele, Thomas Strasser, Travis Small, Matt Vassar, and Jake X. Checketts
Increased Anxiety From Fear of Omicron in China as Compared to North America and Western Europe: A Cross-Sectional Kendall's Tau-B Analysis Using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Questionnaire, Dan Shan, Chang Liu, Shaoyang Li, and Yuandian Zheng
Inflammatory MicroRNAs and the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis and Atherosclerosis: Common Pathways and Future Directions Towards Elucidating the Relationship, Zubeen Azari, Fatimah Aljubran, and Warren B. Nothnick
Inhibition of Type 1 Immunity With Tofacitinib is Associated With Marked Improvement in Longstanding Sarcoidosis, William Damsky, Alice Wang, Daniel J. Kim, Bryan D. Young, Katelyn Singh, Michael J. Murphy, Joseph Daccache, Abigale Clark, Ruveyda Ayasun, Changwan Ryu, Meaghan K. McGeary, Ian D. Odell, Ramesh Fazzone-Chettiar, Darko Pucar, Robert Homer, Mridu Gulati, Edward J. Miller, Marcus Bosenberg, Richard A. Flavell, and Brett King
Inpatient Violence in a Psychiatric Hospital in the Middle of the Pandemic: Clinical and Community Health Aspects, Val Bellman, David Thai, Anisha Chinthalapally, Nina Russell, and Shazia Saleem
Intimate Partner Violence and Asthma in Pediatric and Adult Populations, Eileen Wang, Soombal Zahid, Anita N. Moudgal, Sabrina Demaestri, and Frederick S. Wamboldt
Is Omicron the Game Changer of COVID-19 Infection in Children?, Qiwei Liang, Xiuping Zhang, Scott Lowe, Yaru Li, Rachel Bentley, Bethany King, John Patrick Nanola Uy, and Chenyu Sun
It is Not the Time to Relax Yet: Masks are Still Needed for the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2, Scott Lowe, Ruijin Xie, Yue Chen, Yifan Shen, and Chenyu Sun
Laser Capture Microdissection in the Spatial Analysis of Epigenetic Modifications in Skin: A Comprehensive Review, Theja Bhamidipati, Mithun Sinha, Chandan K. Sen, and Kenhaiya Singh
Lifestyle Medicine as Treatment for Autoimmune Disease, Lauren Malinowski, Micah Yu, and Susan Hull
Lower Trapezius Muscle Function in People With and Without Shoulder and Neck Pain: A Systematic Review, Daniel Wang, Crystal Li, Nicole Hatchard, George C. Chang Chien, and John Alm
Malignancy-Associated Acquired Vulvar Lymphangioma Circumscriptum: A Clinicopathologic Study of 71 Cases, Yen T. Luu, Brooks D. Kimmis, Jared S. Bodine, Nika C. Gloyeske, and Hongyan Dai
Mapping the Saphenous Nerve from Surgical Landmarks: An Anatomic Guide for Adductor Canal Blocks, Celine Talley, Kara Fadanelli, and Suneeti Dash
Metformin Anticancer: Reverses Tumor Hypoxia Induced by Bevacizumab and Reduces the Expression of Cancer Stem Cell Markers CD44/CD117 in Human Ovarian Cancer SKOV3 Cells, Yuanchun Fan, Huimin Cheng, Yueping Liu, Shihao Liu, Scott Lowe, Yaru Li, Rachel Bentley, Bethany King, John Pocholo W. Tuason, Qin Zhou, Chenyu Sun, and Hui Zhang
Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans in 15 Patients: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Experience, Blake St. Clair, Abigale Clark, Benjamin Rollins, and Thomas A. Jennings
Multiple Indolent Asymptomatic Yellow-Orange Patches and Plaques, Andrew Niemann, Jason Mammino, Rajiv Nathoo, and Robin Burger
Mutual Recognition of COVID-19 Vaccine to Restore Normal Social Activities and Redistribute Vaccines for the Next Stage of the Pandemic, Chenyu Sun, Scott Lowe, Qin Zhou, and John Patrick Nanola Uy
Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 10 (Vagus Nerve), Brian Kenny and Bruno Bordoni
Neuroanatomy, Pyramidal Tract Lesions, Akash Lohia and Juanette McKenzie
Neurosurgical Management of Patients With Neurocutaneous Melanosis: A Systematic Review, Raphia K. Rahman, Neil Majmundar, Hira Ghani, Ali San, Monika Koirala, Avi A. Gajjar, Amy Pappert, and Catherine A. Mazzola
Neurosurgical Management of Spinal Cord Injuries in Athletes, Frank De Stefano, William J. Steele, and Allan D. Levi
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With MET Exon 14 Skip Mutation: Case Report, Wolfgang Clough, Mira Al Jaberi, and Samir Dalia
Novel Coleus Antimicrobial Activity Against S. agalactiae and S. pyogenes, Troy B. Puga, Joshua Schafer, Caitlin Q. Schiefelbein, Nasir Islam, and Prince N. Agbedanu
Old Question With New Omicron Subvariant: Shall We Put the Masks Back On?, Shaodi Ma, Yuyan Wu, Yuemeng Jiang, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, Mubashir Ayaz Ahmed, and Chenyu Sun
Oncologic Outcomes With and Without Amniotic Membranes in Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis, Jonathan Noël, Daniel Stirt, Marcio Covas Moschovas, Sunil Reddy, Abdel Rahman Jaber, Marco Sandri, Seetharam Bhat, Travis Rogers, Subuhee Ahmed, Anya Mascarenhas, Ela Patel, and Vipul Patel
Operation-related Musculoskeletal Injuries among United States Surgeons: A Gender-stratified National Survey, Maria Tran, Michael W. Kortz, Britt Johnson, and Jeffrey E. Janis
Orphan Drug Approval Laws, Alexis-Danielle Roberts and Roopma Wadhwa
Outcomes of Anterior vs. Posterior Approach to Single-Level Lumbar Spinal Fusion With Interbody Device: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Frank De Stefano, Hannah Haddad, Timothy Mayo, Muhammad Nouman, and Brian Fiani
Partial Rotator Cuff Repair Provides Improved Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Following Superior Capsule Reconstruction (SCR), Jarret M. Woodmass, Eric R. Wagner, Kathryn M. Welp, Michelle J. Chang, Marc P. Morissette, Laurence Higgins, and Jon J.P. Warner
Patient Engagement and Prescription Opioid Use in Perioperative Pain Management, Anping Xie, Yea-Jen Hsu, Traci J. Speed, Mariel Villanueva, Irini Hanna, David A. Slupek, Jaclyn Nguyen, Ronen Shechter, and Marie N. Hanna
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Target and Alter Human Prostate Stem-Progenitor Cells, Wen-Yang Hu, Ranli Lu, Dan Ping Hu, Ozan Berk Imir, Qianying Zuo, Dan Moline, Parivash Afradiasbagharani, Lifeng Liu, Scott Lowe, Lynn Birch, Donald J. Vander Griend, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, and Gail S. Prins
Perioperative Hypertension Etiologies in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery in University Health Network Hospitals-Canada from 2015-2020, Sana Mohseni, Sahar Behnam-Roudsari, Mohammad Tarbiat, Pouyan Shaker, Seyedmohammadshahab Shivaie, and Mohammad A. Shafiee
Persistent Fetal SVT in a COVID-19 Positive Pregnancy, Gloria Wang, Eric Stapley, Sara Peterson, Jessica Parrott, and Cecily Clark-Ganheart
Perspectives on Drug Development in Early ADPKD, Djalila Mekahli, Hayley Womack, and Neera K. Dahl
Pharmacogenetic Review: Germline Genetic Variants Possessing Increased Cancer Risk With Clinically Actionable Therapeutic Relationships, Austin A. Saugstad, Natasha Petry, and Catherine Hajek
Pharmacological Neuroprotection and Clinical Trials of Novel Therapies for Neonatal Peri-Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Comprehensive Review, Taylor Reardon, Gretchen M. Koller, Michael W. Kortz, Edwin McCray, Blake Wittenberg, and Todd Hankinson
Pharmacy Prescription Requirements, Brian Kenny and Charles Preuss
Photoactivated Leucocyte-Rich Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Reduction of Bone Marrow Edema in Hip Osteoarthritis, Jeimylo C. de Castro, Elvira L. Henares-Esguerra, Maria Bida Olivia S. Tamayo-Shih, Daniel Wang, and George C. Chang Chien
Physiology, Boyle's Law, Brian Kenny and Kristen Ponichtera
Postoperative Recovery Comparisons of Arthroscopic Bankart to Open Latarjet for the Treatment of Anterior Glenohumeral Instability, Jarret M. Woodmass, Eric R. Wagner, Jennifer Smith, Kathryn M. Welp, Michelle J. Chang, Marc P. Morissette, Laurence Higgins, and Jon J.P. Warner
Predictors of Post-Stroke Depression: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Durgesh Chaudhary, Isabel Friedenberg, Vishakha Sharma, Pragyan Sharma, Vida Abedi, Ramin Zand, and Jiang Li
Psychological Interventions Are More Effective Than Educational Interventions at Improving Atopic Dermatitis Severity: A Systematic Review, Tammy Hua, Lori S. Kim, Muhammad Yousaf, Eran C. Gwillim, Yik W. Yew, Brad Lee, Kevin Hua, Taylor Erickson, Brian Cheng, Kevin Patel, and Jonathan Ian Silverberg
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: An Updated Literature Review on Established and Emerging Pharmacological Treatments, Carlo Alberto Maronese, Matthew A. Pimentel, May M. Li, Giovanni Genovese, Alex G. Ortega-Loayza, and Angelo Valerio Marzano
Quercetin Alleviates Kainic Acid-Induced Seizure by Inhibiting the Nrf2-Mediated Ferroptosis Pathway, Ruijin Xie, Wenjing Zhao, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, Guoqin Hu, Huiya Mei, Xiaofan Jiang, Chenyu Sun, Yu Wu, and Yueying Liu
Real-World Evidence for COVID-19 Delta Variant's Effects on the Digestive System and Protection of Inactivated Vaccines from a Medical Center in Yangzhou, China: A Retrospective Observational Study, Wenjing Zhao, Yong Li, Ruijin Xie, Yuying Dong, Yan Wei, Ce Cheng, Scott Lowe, Chenyu Sun, Cunjin Wang, and Ju Gao
Recommendations for Improving Stop the Bleed: A Systematic Review, Ryoma Nichols and Jordan Horstman
Recurrence of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Potentially Triggered by COVID-19 Vaccination, Abigale Clark and Blake Williams
Regenerative Medicine for Neuropathic Pain: Physiology, Ultrasound and Therapies With a Focus on Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, Jeimylo C. de Castro, Daniel Wang, and George C. Chang Chien
Relief of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome by Spinal Cord Stimulation, Nazih Moufarrij and Miranda Huebner
Safety of Intra-Articular Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for Large Joint Osteoarthritis: A Review Article, Yu M. Chiu, Daniel Wang, Zachary McCormick, Sudhir Diwan, Kenneth D. Candido, and George C. Chang Chien
SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Current Vaccines and Therapeutic Implications for COVID-19, Hong-Yu Liang, Yuyuan Wu, Vicky Yau, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, Mubashir Ayaz Ahmed, Wenjing Zhao, and Chenyu Sun
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Meta-Analysis, Chenyu Liu, George Tadros, Quinn Smith, Linda Martinez, James Jeffries, Zhiyong Yu, and Qian Yu
Sepsis and Acute Kidney Failure Outcomes Investigated in a Rural, Midwestern Population, Jenessa B. Lemon, Quinn Bohn, Shelly N.B. Sloan, Greg Stahl, Kerry Johnson, Scott Goade, and Robert Arnce
Serum Creatinine/Cystatin C Ratio is a Systemic Marker of Sarcopenia in Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours, Ping'an Ding, Honghai Guo, Chenyu Sun, Shuya Chen, Peigang Yang, Yuan Tian, Scott Lowe, and Qun Zhao
Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions Associated With High-Dose Lamotrigine for Mood Disorders: A Case Series, Abigale Clark and Blake St. Clair
Severe, Refractory Insulin Edema With Cardiopulmonary Congestion Requiring Multiple Treatment Modalities in an Adolescent With Known Type 1 Diabetes, Meghan E. Pauley, Suyuan Tan, Gita Sikand, and Erin C. Cobry
Single Center Retrospective Analysis of Cerebral Aneurysms from a Patient Sample Data Collection at a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Brian Fiani, Frank De Stefano, Alessandra Cathel, Marisol Soula, and Taylor Reardon
Socioeconomic Deprivation of "Closed for No Contact" Kidney Transplant Referrals, Samantha Cooley, Devon Cassidy, Nicholas Kunnath, Randall Sung, and Valeria Valbuena
Spatial Visualization of Human Anatomy Through Art Using Technical Drawing Exercises, Youjin Na, Derek W. Clary, Zak Rose-Reneau, Larry Segars, Andrea Hanson, Philip Brauer, Barth Wright, and Sarah Keim
Spinal Intervertebral Disc Regeneration Versus Repair: Cost, Outcomes and Future Considerations, Ryan Jarrah, Taylor Reardon, Tyler Warner, Frank De Stefano, and Brian Fiani
Subchondroplasty - A Viable Treatment Option for Transient Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome of the Navicular in an Adolescent: A Case Report, Tanner Marriott, Omar Fakhoury, Naem A. Mufarreh, Maxwell Pedre, Zachary Cox, and Svetlana Zats
Surgical Management of Petrous Apex Cholesteatomas in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review, Taylor Reardon, Morgan Turnow, Sidney Elston, Nolan J. Brown, Gretchen M. Koller, Shelly Sharma, Michael W. Kortz, Ahmed Mohyeldin, and Justin F. Fraser
Sustained Radiation Reduction Following Initial Quality Improvement Intervention in a Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Anthony McKeiver, Jennifer Marshall, Peter Churchill, Douglas Bittel, James O'Brien, Stephen Kaine, and Michael Bingler
SYT1-Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Narrative Review, Edith Riggs, Zaynab Shakkour, Christopher L. Anderson, and Paul R. Carney
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of a Myasthenic Crisis, Adam Ranellone and Michael G. Abraham
Targeting Lipolysis in Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment Induces Lipid Peroxidation and Suppresses Cancer Cells Growth, Katiana Hebbert, Abby Wojtas, Kami Pearson, Jayden Kennedy, and Ehab Sarsour
The Association Between Pregnancy and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Hao Wang, Ning Li, Chenyu Sun, Xianwei Guo, Wanying Su, Qiuxia Song, Qiwei Liang, Mingming Liang, Xiuxiu Ding, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, and Yehuan Sun
The Association Between the Obesogenic Environment and 6-Month and 24-Month Weight Change in a Rural Weight Loss Intervention Trial in the United States, Jarron M. Saint Onge, Mitchell Fagan, and Christie A. Befort
The Effect of Binaural Beat Stimulation on Sustained Attention, Matthew K. Robison, Mohitha Obulasetty, Chris Blais, Kimberly M. Wingert, and Gene A. Brewer
The Effect of Redeployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Development of Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia in Healthcare Workers, Maylyn Martinez, Nancy H. Stewart, Anya L. Koza, Serena Dhaon, Christiana Shoushtari, and Vineet M. Arora
The End Justifies the Me: Self-Interest Moderates the Relationship Between Dark Triad Traits and Utilitarian Moral Decisions, Jessica Zamora, Nick D. Ungson, and Gwendolyn Seidman
The Historical Development and an Overview of Contemporary Keratoprostheses, Majid Moshirfar, Jacob J. Moody, Matthew R. Barke, Tanisha Martheswaran, Andrew C. Thomson, Robert J. Thomson, Shaan N. Somani, Kathryn M. Shmunes, Yasmyne C. Ronquillo, and Phillip C. Hoopes
The Impact of COVID-19 on Autism Research: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Discontinued or Suspended Clinical Trials, Monika Neale, Elizabeth Landers, Nicholas B. Sajjadi, Anya Mazur-Mosiewicz, and Micah Hartwell
The Origin of Sympathetic Postganglionic Fibers in the Cervical Region of the Vagus Nerve, Carrie Wallace, Edwin Glueck, Shelby Kuhnert, Philip Brauer, Crystal Lemmons, Mary Kilmer, and Alla Barry
The Role of Culturally Congruent Community-based Doula Services in Improving Key Birth Outcomes in Kansas City, Ria Hegde, H. Ellis McCormick, Hakima Payne, and Abigail R. Barker
The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Postoperative Pain Management, E. Paylor Sachtleben, Kelsey Rooney, Hannah Haddad, Victoria L. Lassiegne, Megan Boudreaux, Elyse M. Cornett, and Alan D. Kaye
The Use of Person-Centered Language in Scientific Research Articles Focused on Autism, Chelsea Arnhart, Monika Neale, Claire Collins, Tessa Chesher, Sara Coffey, T. Calli Rogers, Ryan Ottwell, and Micah Hartwell
The Utility of Anatomical Diagrams Shared on Social Media, Micaela Motzko and Jennifer F. Dennis
Tongluo Yishen Decoction Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis via NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis In Vivo and In Vitro, Qi Jia, Xiaoyu Zhang, Gaimei Hao, Yun Zhao, Scott Lowe, Lin Han, and Jianguo Qin
Tonsillectomy in Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, Jill M. Arganbright, Paul Bryan Hankey, Meghan Tracy, Srivats Narayanan, Janelle Noel-MacDonnell, and David Ingram
Transabdominal Lidocaine to Induce Fetal Demise: A Cohort Study, Matthew F. Reeves, Caroline N. Goldfarb, Stacey Leigh Rubin, Jessica L. Kuperstock, Leah DiBianco, and Andrea Picciotto
Transitioning From In-Person to Telehealth Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Flexibility in an Adverse Context, Alma Teresa C. Molino, Kathryn D. Kriegshauser, and Dakota McNamara Thornblade
Transparent and Reproducible Research Practices in the Surgical Literature, Bryan Taylor Hughes, Andrew Niemann, Daniel Tritz, Kryston Boyer, and Hal Robbins
Treatment of an Orbital Pseudomeningocele Through an Eyelid Incision, Adam L. Lewis, Christopher R. Dermarkarian, and Jeremiah P. Tao
Trendelenburg Sign, Swetha Gogu and Viraj Gandbhir
Upper Extremity Mass With Lipomatous Axillary Involvement and Multiple Level Encasement of the Brachial Plexus, Amanda K. Moorefield and Virender Singhal
Urea as Safe Treatment for Hyponatremia Due to Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone in Infant With Solitary Central Incisor and Neurofibromatosis-1, Joy Cui, Kelsee Halpin, and Emily Paprocki
