Aug 10, 2020

The case of 14-year-old male with low-energy tibia fracture, treated by osteosynthesis with LCP plate placement, is present. Picnodisostosis is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal disease (1.7/millio...

Aug 08, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Life expectancy for 2009 to 2011 was 78.60 years for the total U.S. population, with the highest life expectancy for Hispanic women, according to the Aug. 7 Na...

Aug 08, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In patients who have previously suffered a vertebral fracture, a longer bisphosphonate (BP) drug holiday is associated with an increased risk for major osteopo...

Aug 07, 2020

Several studies have indicated that long-term outcomes after orthopedic trauma linked to behavioral and psychosocial health factors evident in the patient's recovery. This study aims to examine the as...

Aug 06, 2020

We described the use of benzodiazepines (BZDs), z-hypnotics, and antidepressants; analyzed the consistency between recorded and detected BZDs among hip fracture patients admitted to two Finnish hospit...

Aug 06, 2020

To investigate patient exposure in operating rooms and establish Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs), fifteen different procedures and nearly 4500 surgeries performed between January 2017 and December ...

Aug 06, 2020

Data on the association between AF and fitness is conflicting.The aim of this analysis was to investigate the association between fitness, obesity and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among appar...

Aug 06, 2020

Neurotrophin receptor-interacting MAGE homologue (NRAGE) plays a crucial role in the regulation of bone metabolism. The present study investigated the regulation role of NRAGE on autophagy activation ...

Aug 06, 2020

Hyperostosis in meningiomas can be present in 4.5% to 44% of cases. Radical resection should include aggressive removal of invaded bone. It is not clear however to what extent bone removal should be c...

Aug 06, 2020

Distant metastases occur when non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is at late stages. Bone metastasis is one of the most frequent metastases of NSCLC and leads to poor prognosis. It has been reported th...

Aug 05, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- From 1990 to 2017, the burden of gout increased across the world, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Saeid Safir...

Aug 05, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians say prior authorization (PA) continues to interfere with patient care and can lead to adverse clinical consequences, according to the results of ...

Aug 03, 2020

Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that increases the risk for fragility fractures. Screening and diagnosis can be achieved by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using quantitative CT tomograp...

Aug 03, 2020

Patients undergoing long-segment fusions from the lower thoracic (LT) spine to the sacrum for adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction are at risk for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). One mechanism ...

Aug 03, 2020

The purpose of this investigation was to characterize the bone health in preoperative spine surgery patients. This information will provide a framework to understand the needs and methods for providin...

Aug 03, 2020

Patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis who require surgery for symptomatic degenerative spondylolisthesis may have higher rates of postoperative pseudarthrosis and need for revision surgery than pat...

Aug 03, 2020

Postoperative subsidence of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) cages can result in loss of lordosis and foraminal height, and potential recurrence of nerve root impingement. The objectives ...

Aug 02, 2020

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For surgical and nonsurgical specialists, sex differences in income vary with the proportion of male physicians in a practice, according to a study published ...

Aug 02, 2020

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The emergence of telemedicine has accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. HD Live! sat down with Rujuta Saksena, M.D., an oncologist at Overlook Medical ...

Jul 30, 2020

Low back pain is a common condition and one of the leading reasons for years of chronic disability. Rehabilitation has been shown to be effective on low back pain, because it is based on the complex a...