Orthopedics
May 17, 2021
The lumbar spine displays its greatest mobility in ventral flexion, which is a potential risk factor for low back pain. The relative contribution of each segment to the complete flexion is denoted the...
May 17, 2021
Hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) recommends surgical repair within 48 hours of admission, as this is associ...
May 17, 2021
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most centers performing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) have switched to the use of cryopreserved grafts. Previous investigators have suggeste...
May 13, 2021
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 90 percent of health care workers and two-thirds of the general population currently have hand dermatitis, according to a study presented at the E...
May 13, 2021
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The American Medical Association released a plan on Tuesday to confront structural racism inside the organization and the entire U.S. medical establishment....
May 13, 2021
Stress fractures (SF) are injuries that can result from beginning new or higher volume physical training regimens. The pattern of clinical presentation of SF over time after individuals start a new or...
May 13, 2021
Homozygosity for the R51Q mutation in sorting nexin 10 (SNX10) inactivates osteoclasts (OCLs) and induces autosomal recessive osteopetrosis in humans and in mice. We show here that the fusion of wild-...
May 13, 2021
The study aimed to analyze the risk factors and clinical features of metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) in premature infants compared with infants of similar gestational age and birthweig...
May 13, 2021
Blood flow restriction may augment the skeletal response to whole-body vibration. This study used a randomised, crossover design to investigate the acute response of serum sclerostin and bone turnover...
May 12, 2021
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women with an initial bone fracture, even in the arm or wrist, have a three to six times higher risk for subsequent bone fractures, according t...
May 12, 2021
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a move to reverse Trump-era policies, the Biden administration announced Monday that the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex dis...
May 11, 2021
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For postmenopausal women after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), preoperative vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect early postoperative outcomes, according to...
May 11, 2021
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For postmenopausal women after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), preoperative vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect early postoperative outcomes, according to...
May 10, 2021
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Following implementation of electronically sharing office visit notes with patients, more primary and specialty care clinicians agree the practice is beneficial...
May 10, 2021
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unintentional falls accounted for more than 90 percent of selected emergency department visits and hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries among adults aged 65 y...
May 10, 2021
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Bone mineral density (BMD) has independent prognostic value for predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in women, according to a study publish...
May 10, 2021
Concerns regarding the adequacy of vegetarian diets with respect to fracture risk continue.We aimed to explore the influence of 5 previously defined dietary patterns on hip fracture risk and whether t...
May 10, 2021
In 2018, Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was predicted to be the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer. Extra-hepatic metastasis due to HCC is a poor prognostic factor, depending on the stage of the dis...
May 10, 2021
Estrogen deficiency impairs fracture healing and homeostasis of bone tissue. OVX-induced estrogen deficiency in mice attenuates fracture healing and changes the expression ratio of estrogen receptor (...
May 06, 2021
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with nonphysicians, women physicians delay childbearing, with median age at first childbearing of 32 and 27 years, respectively, according to a study ...