A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA META-ANALYSIS OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR FOOT ULCERATION IN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES: THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION FOR THE PREDICTION OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCERATIONS (PODUS)

A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of prognostic factors for foot ulceration in people with diabetes: the international research collaboration for the prediction of diabetic foot ulcerations (PODUS)

Background: Annual foot risk assessment of people with diabetes is recommended in national and international clinical guidelines.At present, these are consensus based and use only a proportion of the available evidence.Objectives: We undertook a systematic review of individual patient data (IPD) to identify the most highly prognostic factors for fo

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A meta-analysis of clinical effects of microscopic unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression (ULBD) versus biportal endoscopic ULBD for lumbar canal stenosis

OsbjectiveSeveral studies have shown that both microscopic unilateral laminotomy bilateral decompression (ULBD) and unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) ULBD are effective Key Storage for treating lumbar canal stenosis (LCS).However, there are different viewpoints as to which surgical technique is superior.Therefore, this meta-analysis investigated

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