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Orthopedics

USPSTF Recommends Osteoporosis Screening for Women Aged 65 Years and Older

Jun 12, 2024

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis for women aged 65 years and older and for postmenopausal women younge...

USPSTF Recommends Exercise Interventions for Seniors at Risk for Falls

Jun 05, 2024

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise interventions for preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults at risk for falls ...

Exercise + Pain Education No Boost for Chronic Pain After Knee Replacement

May 30, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Neuromuscular exercise and pain neuroscience education do not provide superior pain and function outcomes versus pain neuroscience education alone in patie...

2007 to 2019 Saw Increase in Inflation-Adjusted Health Care Spending

May 30, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- From 2007 to 2019, there was an increase in inflation-adjusted health care spending, largely due to increasing contributions to premiums, according to a re...

Prognostic factors of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: A nationwide survey in Japan.

May 27, 2024

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (iHES) is a condition wherein persistent hypereosinophilia associated with end-organ damage occurs without any known causes. Due to the rarity of the disease, ins...

Arm Fat May Predict Spinal Fracture Risk

May 21, 2024

MONDAY, May 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Arm fat may predict risk for spinal fracture, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, hosted by the European Society ...

Radiomics Features Can Identify Destabilizing Meniscal Tears

May 17, 2024

THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Radiomics features can help identify incident destabilizing meniscal tears, according to a study published online May 15 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Resea...

Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Fewer Complications

May 16, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) is associated with fewer complications but higher average total cost than conventional TKA (cTKA), accordin...

Worse Outcomes Seen for Severe Bilateral Hip OA in Adult Spinal Deformity

May 16, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), those with severe bilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA) have worse outcomes, according to a study published onl...

Biomechanical changes in the proximal femur before and after removal of femoral neck system.

May 13, 2024

As an innovative internal fixation system, FNS (femoral neck system) is increasingly being utilized by surgeons for the treatment of femoral neck fractures. At present, there have been numerous finite...

Video-Only Noninferior to In-Person Therapy After Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty

May 03, 2024

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For upper-extremity function after thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthroplasty, video-only therapy (VOT) is noninferior to in-person therapy (IPT), according to...

Report Details Nonfatal Traffic-Related Pedestrian Injuries Presenting to the ED

May 03, 2024

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The overall visit proportion for emergency department visits involving pedestrian injury is 45.62 per 100,000 emergency department visits, according to resea...

Weight-Bearing Activity Ups Incident Knee OA in People With Low Lower-Limb Muscle Mass

May 02, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-bearing activity appears tied to incident knee osteoarthritis (OA) in people who have low levels of lower-limb muscle mass, according to a study...

People With Acute Calcium Pyrophosphate Face Doubled Risk for Fracture

Apr 30, 2024

MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Fracture risk is nearly doubled in individuals with acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis, according to a study recently published in Arthriti...

Self-Administered Acupressure Reduces Knee Pain With Suspected Osteoarthritis

Apr 25, 2024

Self-administered acupressure (SAA) is an efficacious and cost-effective approach to relieve knee pain in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study publ...

Women Less Likely to Experience Musculotendinous Injury Than Men

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Younger women are less likely to develop musculotendinous injury (MTI) relative to total injuries when compared with men, according to a study published on...

Arthroscopic Surgery for Arthritis Does Not Impact Incidence of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of arthroscopic surgery to nonoperative management of knee arthritis does not delay or hasten total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during 10 years of...

Antihypertensive Meds Initiation Linked to Fractures in Nursing Home Seniors

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For longer-term nursing home residents, initiation of antihypertensive medication is associated with an increased risk for fractures and falls, according t...

Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Common After ACL Reconstruction

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-quarter of patients show persistent early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms six to 12 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (AC...

The Long-term Efficacy of Total Knee Arthroplasty on End-stage Kashin-Beck Disease of the Knee in Highland Tibetan Areas Patients: A Retrospective Study with 10-Year Follow-up.

Apr 22, 2024

Despite the established success of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with end-stage osteoarthritis, there is a notable scarcity of research on its long-term outcomes in individuals suffering from end-stag...

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