Sachiyuki Tsukada

Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as urinary urgency that is usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia with or without urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) in the absence of infection or other pathology.1 The prevalence of OAB increases with age, and more than 12% of Japanese adults are affected; however, a disproportionate number of these cases are observed in elderly women.2 OAB not only impairs the quality of life (QoL) but also is associated with falls, fractures, depression, and...

Patients and Methods Design. This prospective study was conducted at a single clinic and included female patients between May 2020 and December 2023. This open-label, nonrandomized study (registration number: UMIN000040147) was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 100 U BoNTA during a follow-up period of 12 weeks. Evaluations were performed at weeks 2, 6, and 12.

Introduction The effective management of postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty (THA) plays an important role in improving patient satisfaction and enhancing functional recovery.1,2 There is now good evidence for the effectiveness of periarticular injection as part of a multimodal pain management regimen following THA,3,4 but there is no consensus on the optimal composition of such injections, with various local anesthetics, corticosteroids, opioids, non-steroidal...