Orthopedics
Jan 23, 2023
The use of machine learning has the potential to estimate the probability of a second classification event more accurately than traditional statistical methods, and few previous studies on predicting ...
Jan 23, 2023
Health records of patients hospitalized for osteoporotic fracture were analyzed. Prior to the index hospital admission, most patients were not receiving any antiosteoporotic treatment. During the inde...
Jan 23, 2023
The two most common revision options available for the management of loose pedicle screws are larger-diameter screws and cement augmentation into the vertebral body for secondary fixation. An alternat...
Jan 23, 2023
Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is secreted postprandially by enteroendocrine L-cells and stimulates growth of the gut and bone. One GLP-2 analogue is approved for short bowel syndrome (SBS). To impro...
Jan 20, 2023
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with increased fracture risk, according to a study published ...
Jan 16, 2023
Surgical treatment of lateral distal fibula fractures is associated with high risk of reoperation and complications. The primary aim was to report risks of surgical site infection (SSI) and reoperatio...
Jan 16, 2023
The reason for graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is multifactorial. Controversies remain regarding the predominant factor and incidence of failure aetiology in the l...
Jan 16, 2023
Maintenance of stem cells requires the concerted actions of niche-derived signals and stem cell-intrinsic factors. Although Decapentaplegic (Dpp), a Drosophila bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) molecul...
Jan 16, 2023
Sinusitis is a common disease of horses yet there are a limited number of reports in the literature that describe the prevalence of infraorbital canal (IOC) pathology and headshaking behaviour in hors...
Jan 14, 2023
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For inpatients, exposure to high bed-occupancy (capacity utilization) increases the risk of mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in BMC He...
Jan 13, 2023
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Older knee replacement implants are as good as newer models for total knee replacement (TKR), according to a study published in the January issue of BMJ Ope...
Jan 11, 2023
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Three in 10 adults with chronic pain in states with medical cannabis laws report using cannabis to manage their pain, according to a study published online J...
Jan 11, 2023
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A simple letter intervention highlighting a new mandate to check the prescription monitoring program (PMP) before prescribing controlled substances, with or ...
Jan 09, 2023
Temporal bone fracture can cause posttraumatic deafness. Sequelae like ossification or obliteration of the cochlea can impact the outcome of cochlea implantation. This study highlights the effect of ...
Jan 09, 2023
Malarplasty is widely performed for zygoma reduction. The effects of body segmentation, plate bending, and postoperative arch location on zygomatic movement have not been analyzed using computed tomog...
Jan 07, 2023
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with isolated medial knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) yields faster functional recovery than total knee arthroplasty ...
Jan 04, 2023
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a living clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and published online Jan. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated reco...
Jan 04, 2023
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care physician (PCP)-specialist cotraining yields changes in specialist care that improve patient experiences, according to a study published online J...
Jan 02, 2023
Fibroblast activation protein (Fap) is a serine protease that degrades denatured type I collagen, α2-antiplasmin and FGF21. Fap is highly expressed in bone marrow stromal cells and functions as an os...
Jan 02, 2023
Although bone mineral density (BMD) is a predictor of fracture, many fractures occur in women with T-scores >-2.5. Bone microarchitecture, assessed by trabecular bone score (TBS), predicts fracture...