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Orthopedics

Prevalence of Arthritis in U.S. Adults 18.9 Percent in 2022

Mar 04, 2024

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The age-adjusted prevalence of adults with arthritis was 18.9 percent in 2022 in the United States, according to a February data brief published by the Natio...

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Feb. 12 to 16

Mar 04, 2024

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from Feb. 12 to 16 in San Francisco and attracted approximately 30,000 participants from around the world. The conference h...

Current and Emerging Techniques in Articular Cartilage Repair.

Mar 04, 2024

Osteochondral lesions (OCL) of the knee are a common pathology that can be challenging to address. Due to the innate characteristics of articular cartilage, OCLs generally do not heal in adults and of...

Bone biochemistry in children with fractures presenting with non-accidental injury.

Mar 04, 2024

In cases of fractures in children with suspicion of non-accidental injury (NAI), biochemical markers of calcium homeostasis should be performed.To describe the pattern of biochemistry in children with...

Yoga Can Effectively Treat Chronic Low Back Pain

Feb 29, 2024

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Tele-yoga asana might have a positive impact on pain intensity in women with chronic low back pain (LBP), according to a study published online Feb. 21 in...

Electric Bike Injuries, Hospitalizations Increased Significantly in Recent Years

Feb 26, 2024

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of electric bicycle (e-bicycle)-related injuries, particularly head injuries, has surged in the United States since 2017, according to a resear...

Let's settle the controversy-gelfoam is a safe intravascular embolic agent.

Feb 26, 2024

A 2021 safety alert restricted endovascular gelfoam use in Australia and resulted in an embargo on gelfoam sales to IR departments. This study aimed to show that gelfoam is safe in a population of tra...

Pathological fracture treated with total femoral replacement in a case of chondrosarcoma involving the entire-length femoral shaft.

Feb 26, 2024

We here present a case of chondrosarcoma of the diaphysis of the femur with extensive involvement of the length of the bone and with the pathological fracture at the mid-shaft level. Total femur repla...

Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Seen in Women With HIV

Feb 23, 2024

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Accelerated epigenetic aging is seen in women with HIV versus women without HIV, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in the Journal of Infec...

AAOS: Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Reduce Early Revision

Feb 21, 2024

TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Robotic assistance does not reduce the risk for two-year, all-cause revision or aseptic loosening in cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when compared ...

AAOS: Pickleball-Related Fractures Up Significantly in Older Adults

Feb 19, 2024

FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As pickleball has gained in popularity, associated fractures have skyrocketed 90-fold since 2002, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting o...

Effects of testing speed on the tensile and mode I fracture behavior of specimens printed through the Fused Deposition Modeling technique.

Feb 19, 2024

Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes are known as revolutionary manufacturing processes that fabricate a part using a 3D model layer upon layer. These techniques gained more attention from various in...

A Case of Thoracic Empyema Caused by Actinomyces naeslundii.

Feb 19, 2024

BACKGROUND Actinomycosis is a clinically significant but uncommon infectious disease caused by anaerobic commensals of Actinomyces species, and the incidence of thoracic empyema is rare. We report an ...

Novel sheep model to assess critical-sized bone regeneration with periosteum for in-vivo bioreactors.

Feb 19, 2024

Considerable research is being undertaken to develop novel biomaterials-based approaches for surgical reconstruction of bone defects. This extends to 3D printed materials that provide stable, structur...

Effective growth hormone replacement with once-weekly somapacitan in Japanese children with growth hormone deficiency: Results from REAL4, a phase 3 clinical trial.

Feb 19, 2024

Somapacitan is a long-acting growth hormone(GH) derivative developed for the treatment of GH deficiency (GHD). This study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of somapacitan in Japanese children w...

Infection Risk No Higher for Total Hip Arthroplasty With Robotics, Navigation

Feb 16, 2024

THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Use of computer navigation (CN) or robotic assistance (RA) is not associated with an increased risk for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) within 90 days...

Initial Outcomes Comparable for Dupuytren Contracture Treatments

Feb 13, 2024

MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with Dupuytren contracture, initial outcomes are similar for surgery, needle fasciotomy, and collagenase, but outcomes are superior for surgery ...

Exoscope Tied to Better Outcomes in Spinal Neurosurgery

Feb 12, 2024

FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Use of an exoscope for spinal neurosurgery is associated with superior intraoperative outcomes versus use of the operative microscope, according to a study pu...

AI Can Predict Prognosis After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery

Feb 12, 2024

FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Machine learning models can inform patients and clinicians about prognosis after lumbar disc herniation surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 7 ...

Comparison of cutout risk factors between single- and doublescrew proximal nails in intertrochanteric femur fractures - a multicentric study.

Feb 12, 2024

Aim Significant risk factors for femoral nail cutout are well-documented, primarily in the context of single-screw proximal nails. However, it remains uncertain whether those same risk factors are app...

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