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Orthopedics

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...

#PWChat Recap: Empowering Physicians to Discuss Vaccination With Patients

Jul 30, 2021

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around empowering physicians to discuss vaccination with patients. Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full transcript h...

Nearly 60 Percent of Adults Report Pain in Past Three Months

Jul 29, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In 2019, 58.9 percent of adults reported any pain in the previous three months, with 39.0, 36.5, and 30.7 percent experiencing back, lower-limb, and upper-l...

The Impact of Treatment Delay on Malunion and Nonunion After Open Reduction of Mandible Fractures.

Jul 29, 2021

Time to surgical intervention is an oft-investigated potentially modifiable risk factor for complications after mandible fracture. To identify novel risk factors for malunion/nonunion after mandible...

Compression of the Right Atrium and Inferior Vena Cava from an Extrahepatic Biloma Following Liver Trauma.

Jul 29, 2021

A 26-year-old male presented to a Level 1 trauma center following a motorcycle crash. Workup of his injuries demonstrated a grade 5 liver laceration with active extravasation, grade 5 kidney laceratio...

Anatomical fixation of tibial intercondylar eminence fractures in children using a threaded pin with an adjustable lock.

Jul 29, 2021

Tibial intercondylar eminence fractures are a rare pathology causing anterior laxity of the knee, which requires anatomical reduction and a stable osteosynthesis. The aim of this study was to present ...

Effect of physical activity and BMI SDS on bone metabolism in children and adolescents.

Jul 29, 2021

Children with obesity are known to have reduced bone density and are at a higher risk for fractures. This may be caused by decreased physical activity or a metabolic phenomenon. In this study, we eval...

Abelacimab Prevents VTE After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Jul 26, 2021

MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, abelacimab, a monoclonal antibody that binds to factor XI and locks it in the zymogen conformation, is effect...

Survival Up for Multiple Cancer Types for Teens, Young Adults

Jul 26, 2021

MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer diagnosed at age 15 to 39 years, there has been improvement in five-year relative survival for mult...

Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers

Jul 26, 2021

MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All health care workers should be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, dozens of major U.S. medical groups said in a joint statement released Monday."D...

Treatment of a coronal shear injury of the trochlea using a modified hedgehog-based technique through an anterior neurovascular interval approach: A case report.

Jul 26, 2021

Surgical treatment for dislocated trochlear shear injuries is recommended due to its articular nature. However, the surgical exposure is often limited and large cartilaginous fragments with lack of su...

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