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Azelaic acid gel has been approved for the treatment of mild-to-moderate rosacea. This naturally occurring saturated dicarboxylic acid is formulated in an aqueous gel formation for this indication.
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Use of Hip Protectors in Nursing Homes; Disclosing Unanticipated Outcomes and Medical Errors; Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation to Treat Respiratory Failure Resulting from Exacerbations of COPD; Effect of Ibuprofen on Cardioprotective Effect of Aspirin; Antidepressant Drug Treatment in Depressive Disorders; Adverse Drug Events Among the Elderly in the Ambulatory Setting
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Rowers with pre-existing back pain prior to college were more likely to develop back pain in college but less likely to miss practice or end their careers because of it than rowers without pre-existing back pain.
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The true function of the meniscofemoral ligaments remains unclear, but it may have profound implications for treatment of PCL-deficient knees and lateral meniscal tears.
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PCL insufficiency is associated with early and continuous cartilage degeneration of the medial femoral condyle and patella.
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Although both grafts yielded acceptable results in a large literature meta-analysis, patellar tendon grafts tended to result in slightly more stable knees with a lower failure rate but at the expense of higher complications and anterior knee pain.
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A randomized, prospective study found equivalent clinical outcomes for articular cartilage defects treated with either osteochondral plug grafts or autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI). ACI improvement took longer, and the histology revealed mainly fibrocartilage, calling into question any advantage to this technique.
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ACL braces were least effective in controlling abnormal knee laxity during the transition from nonweight bearing to weight bearing.