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Orthopedics

Adverse Event Rate After THA Similar for Female, Male Surgeons

Jun 06, 2022

FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of adverse events within 90 days for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) does not differ according to whether the surgeon performing the ...

Specific Dietary Components in RMDs Moderately Beneficial

Jun 03, 2022

THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is moderate evidence for a small benefit for some dietary components on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), according to research published ...

SGLT2 Inhibitor Use Not Tied to Increased Fracture Risk in CKD

Jun 02, 2022

WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, initiation of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor is not associated with higher fracture risk compared with initiation of a...

Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States

Jun 02, 2022

WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic and Black physicians are underrepresented in the United States, according to a research letter published online June 1 in JAMA Network Open.Hector ...

Survey IDs Challenges of Health Care Environmental Hygiene

May 27, 2022

THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There are considerable challenges associated with health care environmental hygiene (HEH) practices in health care facilities (HCFs) worldwide, according to ...

Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination

May 23, 2022

MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mistreatment and discrimination by patients, families, and visitors are commonly experienced by physicians, according to a study published online May 19 in JAM...

The available evidence on the effectiveness of 10 common approaches to the management of non-specific low back pain: an evidence map.

May 23, 2022

Low back pain is common and remains one of the leading causes of disability globally. This study aimed to develop an evidence map of the quantity of available evidence assessing approaches to manage l...

The effect of corticosteroid injection in the treatment of greater trochanter pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

May 23, 2022

corticosteroid injection (CSI) has been used to treat greater trochanter pain syndrome (GTPS) for many years. However, so far, the efficacy of CSI in the treatment of GTPS is still controversial. Ther...

Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The characteristics of acceptable preapproval evidence were more flexible for novel drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020, accordi...

Supervised Exercise Program Beneficial for Seniors With Hip Fracture

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For seniors with surgical repair of a hip fracture, a 12-month home-based, supervised, progressive exercise program improves functioning and physical perfor...

Delays in Care Longer for Female Trauma Patients

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Female trauma patients have longer delays in trauma care and an increased likelihood of discharge to long-term care facilities compared with male trauma pat...

mRNA-1273 Induces Stronger Response Than BNT162b2 for Immunosuppressed

May 17, 2022

MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For immunosuppressed patients, mRNA-1273 induces a stronger seroresponse than BNT162b2, according to a research letter published online May 16 in JAMA Network ...

Menopause Symptoms Correlate With Temporomandibular Disorder Pain

May 17, 2022

MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)-induced pain and menopausal symptoms are correlated, according to a study published May 10 in Menopause.Alessandra Pucci Mante...

The characteristics and influence of iatrogenic fracture comminution following antegrade interlocking nailing for simple femoral shaft fractures, a retrospective cohort study.

May 16, 2022

The incidence and characteristics of iatrogenic comminution (IC) are unknown, and the influence of IC on fracture union is unclear. This study was aimed to investigate the (1) incidence and characteri...

A review of equine tibial fractures.

May 16, 2022

Equine tibial fractures are relatively infrequent in racing and non-racing sport horses, but limitations in successful treatment of tibial fractures in adult horses result in relatively high mortality...

Association between bone turnover markers and periodontitis: A population-based cross-sectional study.

May 16, 2022

To examine associations between bone turnover markers (BTMs) and periodontitis in two cross-sectional population-based studies.We used data from two independent adult samples (N = 4993), collected w...

Intervention Can Cut Risk for Mobility Disability in Seniors

May 13, 2022

FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia and a short physical performance battery (SPPB) score of 3 to 7, the incidence of mobility disability i...

TXA Seems Safe for Surgery in High-Risk Patients With IT Hip Fracture

May 13, 2022

THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For high-risk patients undergoing surgical repair for intertrochanteric hip fracture, tranexamic acid (TXA) is not associated with an increased risk for mort...

PFAS, Phthalate Biomarkers Linked to Bone Mineral Density in Teens

May 11, 2022

TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates appear to be associated with areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in adolescents, according to ...

Mailed At-Home Disposal Kits Up Opioid Disposal Rates

May 11, 2022

TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mailed at-home disposal kits increase self-reported opioid disposal rates after common surgical procedures, according to a research letter published online Ma...

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