Purpose We aimed to identify predictive clinical and CT imaging biomarkers and assess
their predictive capacity regarding overall survival (OS) and treatment response in patients …

Background Checkpoint inhibitors revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma
patients. Although tumor burden and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) are associated with …

Background Due to demographic change, the number of older people in Germany and
worldwide will continue to rise in the coming decades. As a result, the number of elderly and …

Background Osteoarthritis is a prevalent condition in frail older adults that requires hip or
knee replacement in many patients. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of hip …

Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is still ranked among the operations with the
highest postoperative pain scores. Uncontrolled postsurgical pain leads to prolongated …

Rationale and Objectives Early tumor size reduction (TSR) has been explored as a
prognostic factor for survival in patients with advanced melanoma in clinical trials. The …

Background Endoprosthesis infections represent a major challenge for doctors and patients.
Due to the increase in endoprosthesis implantation because of the increasing life …

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Endoprotheseninfekte stellen Arzt und Patienten vor große
Herausforderungen. Durch den Anstieg der endoprothetischen Versorgung aufgrund der …

Bei einer periprothetischen Infektion ist zunächst eine zentrale Frage zu klären: Handelt es
sich um eine Low-grade-Infektion mit unspezifischen Lockerungszeichen oder gibt es …

Prognostische Aussagekraft der Ganzkörpercomputertomographie bei fortgeschrittenem
Melanom Prognostische Aussagekraft der Ganzkörpercomputertomographie bei …