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Orthopedics

Minimum Two-year Outcomes of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Fracture: How Does Acute Arthroplasty Compare to Salvage?

Aug 09, 2021

The objective of our study was to compare patient-reported outcome measures, range of motion, complication rates, and reoperation rates following rTSA for proximal humerus fracture between patients tr...

All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots

Aug 08, 2021

FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All 2.2 million health care workers and long-term care workers in California will now have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30, the California ...

Smartphone-Only Internet Tied to Lower Patient Portal Use

Aug 06, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Smartphone-only internet access is associated with lower patient portal use among those from some minority racial/ethnic groups, according to a research lett...

Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompression alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion durin...

Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompression alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion durin...

Relaxation Techniques in Low Back Pain Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Aug 05, 2021

Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem, affecting 11% of the population in Greece. Pain can last upwards of 6 wk and impact functional ability and quality of life. Treating LBP often includes the use...

Sociodemographic and work-related predictors of chronic lower back pain in the United States: the 2018 National Health Interview Survey data.

Aug 05, 2021

The aim of this study is to explore the current characteristics of people with chronic lower back (CLB) pain, and the sociodemographic and work-related predictors of this pain.The study design used in...

Patient-centered care or osteopathic manipulative treatment as mediators of clinical outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain.

Aug 05, 2021

Patient-centered care is often considered a characteristic of osteopathic medicine, in addition to the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in such musculoskeletal conditions as low back pa...

Maximum Insertion Torque, Stress, and Strain in Bone during Insertion of Three Dental Implants with Different Macroscopic Designs: A Dynamic Finite-Element Analysis.

Aug 05, 2021

Using finite element analysis, this study assesses maximum insertion torque, stress, and strain in bone during insertion of three dental implant types with different macroscopic designs. We model a bo...

Exploring the longitudinal glioma microenvironment landscape uncovers reprogrammed pro-tumorigenic neutrophils in the bone marrow.

Aug 05, 2021

Recent multi-omics studies show different immune tumor microenvironment (TME) compositions in glioblastoma (GBM). However, temporal comprehensive knowledge of the TME from initiation of the disease re...

Perioperative Complications in Patients over 70 Years of Age following Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Aug 05, 2021

Single-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty (ssBTKA) can be used for patients presenting with bilateral arthritis and may result in fewer systemic and wound complications compared with two, indepen...

Long-term outcome after midline lumbar fusion for the treatment of lumbar spine instability due to degenerative disease.

Aug 02, 2021

New surgical techniques have been developed to minimize perioperative damage to paravertebral stabilizing musculotendinous system. Among them, midline lumbar fusion (MIDLF) shows to be a viable option...

Risk of hospitalised falls and hip fractures in working age adults receiving mental health care.

Aug 02, 2021

This retrospective cohort study investigates risks of hospitalised fall or hip fractures in working age adults receiving mental health care in South London.Patients aged 18 to 64, who received a first...

Automatic bone maturity grading from EOS radiographs in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Aug 02, 2021

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a deformation of the spine and it is routinely diagnosed using posteroanterior and lateral radiographs. The Risser sign used in skeletal maturity assessment is...

Bioinspired peptide adhesion on Ti implants alleviates wear particle-induced inflammation and improves interfacial osteogenesis.

Aug 02, 2021

In the inflammatory peri-implant microenvironment, excessive polarization of macrophages to the proinflammatory M1 phenotype can trigger the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, which promote bone res...

MRI study of changes in knee bone marrow edema-like signal in asymptomatic amateur marathon runners before and after half-marathon running.

Aug 02, 2021

To evaluate the incidence of knee bone marrow edema-like signal and its changes before and after running a half marathon running in asymptomatic amateur marathon runners to explore the impact of the h...

Recommendations for Dosing & Administering Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain

Jul 31, 2021

Despite a need for more robust evidence, many patients with chronic pain are being treated with medical cannabis and cannabinoids. In the Journal of Cannabis Research, the Global Task Force on Dosing ...

Report Questions Benefit of FDA Accelerated Approval Pathway

Jul 30, 2021

FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many of the drugs in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accelerated approval pathway have not been confirmed as clinically effective, despite the requireme...

Cognitive Decline May Up Bone Loss, Fracture Risk in Older Women

Jul 30, 2021

FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There is a significant association between cognitive decline and both bone loss and fracture risk, independent of aging, in community-dwelling, older women, a...

U.S. Medical Debt High, but Varies Geographically

Jul 30, 2021

FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The mean amount of medical debt is greater among individuals who live in the South and in ZIP codes in the lowest income deciles, according to a study publish...

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