Orthopedics
Apr 29, 2022
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Racial differences persist across the continuum of care among patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a study published in the April...
Apr 29, 2022
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with heterosexual students, sexual minority (SM) students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment, according to a...
Apr 28, 2022
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Suboptimal treatment of hypothyroidism is associated with worse hospital outcomes, according to a study published online April 26 in the Journal of Clinica...
Apr 28, 2022
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Coverage for eligible, necessary care is denied each year to tens of thousands of seniors with private Medicare Advantage plans, U.S. federal investigators...
Apr 27, 2022
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For persons aged 60 years or older with displaced distal radius fracture, surgical treatment seems not to be better than nonsurgical treatment for patient...
Apr 25, 2022
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Distal spine anchors (DSA) may provide better long-term control of the major curve than distal pelvic anchors (DPA) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) scol...
Apr 25, 2022
The impact of suture type on tensile strength, re-rupture rates and infection risk in Achilles tendon rupture repair is not been well established. The aim of this review is to evaluate existing litera...
Apr 25, 2022
Tennis is a noncontact sport playable at an individual's own pace. Thus, it is popular among the older adults. It is known that older adults often suffer from rotator cuff tears (RCTs), which may affe...
Apr 25, 2022
This case report describes the reconstruction of the traumatic distal fibular and lateral malleolus defects with a novel method of using individualized 3D printed titanium prosthesis for the first tim...
Apr 25, 2022
Arachnoid cyst in the middle fossa can cause many symptoms include headache and seizure. When drugs therapy can not relieve or control the symptoms, it is necessary to determine whether the surgical p...
Apr 22, 2022
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The efficacy of the bisphosphonate clodronate for reducing osteoporotic fracture risk appears to be negated in adults using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory dr...
Apr 22, 2022
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, recommendations are presented for the prevention ...
Apr 21, 2022
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sex hormone deficiency is associated with an increased incidence of rotator cuff repair (RCR), according to a study published online April 12 in the Journa...
Apr 19, 2022
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Extrapolation from pivotal trial data to broader U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications is common, according to a study published onli...
Apr 18, 2022
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical report published online April 18 in Pediatrics, guidelines are presented for the health supervision of children and adolescents with Down syndr...
Apr 18, 2022
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vijoice (alpelisib) has been granted accelerated approval for severe PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announ...
Apr 18, 2022
Spinal fractures, especially cervical fractures, are more common in patients with ankylosing spondylitis in comparison with unaffected patients. However, odontoid fractures are relatively rare in thes...
Apr 18, 2022
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone tumour in children and adolescents. Circulating free (cfDNA) and circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) are promising biomarkers for disease surveillance and ...
Apr 15, 2022
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People with severe obesity and knee osteoarthritis are advised to attempt weight loss before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as it could reduce complications o...
Apr 14, 2022
THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may be effective for musculoskeletal disorders, according to a review published online April 12 in BMJ Open.Donate...