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Filter by:Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide with approximately 10 million cases globally and 1.2 million deaths. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the highest burden of TB. South Africa has one of the highest HIV and TB rates worldwide with an HIV prevalence rate in adults of 19% and a TB case notification rate of 615/100,000 in 2019. Over many years, focus has been paid to pulmonary TB and extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) has received only little attention even though it accounts for almost a quatre of all TB cases. The diagnosis of EPTB remains challenging simply because sample collection requires invasive procedures in the absence of a blood-based diagnostic test. Spinal TB (spondylitis or spondylodiscitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis) - often known as Pott's disease - accounts for up to 10% of EPTB and affects young children, people with HIV-coinfection and elderly, and often leads to lifelong debilitating disease due to devastating deformation of the spine and compression of neural structures. Little is known with regards to the extent of disease and isolated TB spine as well as a disseminated form of TB spine have been described. The latter presents with a spinal manifestation plus disseminations to other organs such as the lungs, pleura, lymph nodes, the GIT or urinary tract or even the brain. In the Spinal TB X cohort, the investigators aim to describe the clinical phenotype of spinal TB using whole body PET/CT and identify a specific gene expression profile for the different stages of dissemination and compare findings to previously described signatures for latent and active pulmonary TB. A blood-based test for spinal TB would lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment in all settings globally and improve treatment outcome of this devastating disease.
The proposed study will use a PROM (Patient report Outcome Measurement)-tool in combination with clinical and biochemical data to train and validate a Relapse Prediction Model for individual patients.
Relation between acute kidney injury and mineral bone disease
The purpose of the current study is to investigate whether dual mobility liners are non-inferior til constrained liners regarding the post-operative hip joint dislocation risk following total hip replacement in patients with metastatic bone disease of the hip.
Research goals: To explore the views and baseline knowledge of children and young people (CYP) with CKD and their caregivers to develop effective phosphate educational materials (PEM), adapted for age, and acknowledging different learning styles
This cross-sectional study was conducted, including those subjects tested for 1,25(OH)2D during Jan 2015-Dec 2021. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated and subjects were classified into chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages. Associations between biochemical marker, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase, 1,25(OH)2D and CKD stages was determined.
Paget's disease of the bone (PDB) is a skeletal disorder with a strong genetic component which can be associated with various complications such as pain, bone deformity, arthritis and deafness. Recent advances in understanding the genetic determinants of PDB offer the prospect of developing a genetic profiling test which can be offered to people with a parent or sibling with PDB to determine how likely they are to develop the disease themselves. The aim of the study is to perform genetic testing for variants associated with PDB in people aged 45 and above who have a parent or sibling (first degree relative) with the disease. The Investigators will assess how well genetic profiling performs in predicting PDB by performing an imaging technique called a radionuclide bone scan which is a very sensitive way of detecting early PDB. This scan will be performed on entry to the study and again after five years. The reason for performing two scans five years apart because PDB becomes more common with age and so this will allow the Investigators to give an accurate indication of how good the genetic profiling test is in people at different ages. In addition to genetic profiling the investigators will analyse blood samples for biochemical markers of PDB and also test saliva and stool samples for the microbiome profile since its thought that this may influence risk of the disease as well. In the longer term the investigators hope the study will allow them to develop a blood test to stratify for risk of PDB and use bone scans only in people who the clinicians think are at highest risk of developing the disease. This will allow people with PDB to be picked up early allowing treatment to be given in a timely manner.
Bone Graft Cultivation is a two-stage procedure aiming at generating new bone tissue for grafting by periosteal elevation . The first stage is the insertion of space-occupying implant which is responsible for keeping periosteal elevation for a defined time to stimulate new bone formation. The second stage is the extraction of woven bone that has been formed together with the implant. A sufficient amount of biologically highly valuable woven bone may be produced and harvested for bone grafting using periosteal elevation method. The concept of using periosteal elevation to cultivate bone has never mentioned in orthopedic literature. Thus, this study aims to present an original experimental Interventional (Clinical Trial) on 18 skeletally immature patients. The purpose of this non-comparative study is to test, for the first time, possibility of generating bone tissue from iliac bone and to test the bioactivity of this new "Bone Graft Material" in fillings of losses of osseous substance from various origins, such as traumatic, infection, and benign tumoral causes. Study protocol: Participants will be randomly assigned preoperatively into three surgical groups depending on cultivation time: early-stage group, medium-stage group and late-stage group . The newly bone formed bone will undergo tissue processing, and then, bone volume/tissue volume ratio, osteoid volume/tissue volume ratio, and osteocyte count per high-power field will be analyzed. In addition to histological examination, micro-CT scanning and osteoinductive factors ( bone morphogenic protein (BMP2), Fibroblast growth factor-2(FGF2), Transforming Growth Factor(TGFB1), and Insulin-like growth factor(IGF1)) assessment will be done as well
Objective: To establish a study cohort and follow up of patients with CKD in our hospital, and evaluate the status of integrated CKD diagnosis and treatment according to guidelines in the real world, as well as the clinical prognosis of patients with different stratification. Methods: By establishing a cohort of 1000 patients with CKD and conducting long-term follow-up, integrated diagnosis and treatment for CKD was performed, namely: Regular monitoring, control of blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipid, correction of anemia, minerals - bone metabolic abnormalities, malnutrition, acid and alkali, and electrolyte disorder, diet and exercise, such as the guidance of integrated management, non intrusive, observational studies, prospective cohort were analyzed retrospectively, describe the implementation of the integration of diagnosis and treatment, chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stratified analysis and risk factor analysis were performed for cardiovascular disease and other main endpoint events, so as to objectively reflect the status of integrated treatment of CKD and provide data support for continuous quality improvement of CKD diagnosis and treatment and improvement of clinical prognosis of patients.
This is a randomized Phase III study evaluating the efficacy of hypofractionated and dose-escalated palliative radiation therapy in metastatic bone disease (MBD). Patients will be randomized 1:1 to the conventional (8 Gy in a single fraction) and experimental (16 Gy in 2 fractions) groups with baseline and subsequent assessment of both pain and quality of life metrics.