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Orthopedics

How we approach the treatment of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma with naxitamab: experience from the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, Spain.

Apr 11, 2022

Naxitamab [humanized 3f8 (hu3F8)] is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting the disialoganglioside GD2. It was approved in 2020 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in com...

Intra-Articular Injection of Triamcinolone Beneficial in Hip Osteoarthritis

Apr 08, 2022

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hip osteoarthritis and at least moderate pain, an ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anesthetic, ad...

Psychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain

Apr 07, 2022

THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For people with chronic, nonspecific low back pain, psychological interventions are most effective when delivered in conjunction with physical therapy care ...

Despite Improvements, Disparities in Faculty Diversity Persist

Apr 07, 2022

THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 1977 to 2019, there was an increase in the representation of women compared with men at U.S. medical faculties, while representation of persons underre...

AAOS: Patients Mostly Satisfied After Flatfoot Reconstruction

Apr 06, 2022

TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The typical flatfoot reconstruction patient experiences good returns to physical activity, but a meaningful number of patients experience persistent inhibiti...

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 22-26

Apr 06, 2022

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from March 22 to 26 in Chicago and attracted approximately 30,000 participants from around the world. The conference highli...

AAOS: Early Outcomes Similar for Cementless, Cemented Fixation TKR

Apr 05, 2022

MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital length of stay, complications, hospital readmission within 90 days, and revision surgery at two years do not differ for cementless total knee replace...

AAOS: Outcomes Good for New ACL Repair Technique in Teens

Apr 05, 2022

MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) with a modified Lemaire technique (MLT) in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is asso...

Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019

Apr 05, 2022

MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 2012 to 2019, the average prices charged to commercial health plans by hospitals compared with what Medicare pays remained relatively stable; however, th...

Methodological Considerations for Investigating Iron Status and Regulation in Exercise and Sport Science Studies.

Apr 04, 2022

Iron deficiency is a common health issue in active and athlete populations. Accordingly, research into iron status, regulation, absorption, and iron deficiency treatment strategies is increasing at a ...

Numerical modelling of cancellous bone damage using an orthotropic failure criterion and tissue elastic properties as a function of the mineral content and microporosity.

Apr 04, 2022

Elastic and strength properties of lamellar tissue are essential to analyze the mechanical behaviour of bone at the meso- or macro-scale. Although many efforts have been made to model the architecture...

Use of Injectable Local Anesthetics Up for Hip Fracture

Mar 29, 2022

MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The use of injectable local anesthetics on the day of presentation increased among hip fracture patients from 2009 to 2019, according to a study to be presen...

Amino Acid Supplementation Beneficial After Fracture Fixation

Mar 29, 2022

MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adults undergoing fracture fixation, conditionally essential amino acid (CEAA) supplementation is associated with a reduction in postoperative complicati...

Vertical root fractures in root treated teeth-current status and future trends.

Mar 28, 2022

Vertical root fracture (VRF) is a common reason for the extraction of root filled teeth. The accurate diagnosis of VRF may be challenging due to the absence of clinical signs, whilst conventional radi...

Blue light potentiates safety and bactericidal activity of p-Toluquinone.

Mar 28, 2022

Fewer antibiotics are available for effective management of bacterial infections to date owing to increasing multiple-drug resistance (MDR). Here, we expand our early success in combination of 405 nm...

Recombinant guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein associated with Poloxamer 407-based polymeric micelles protects against Leishmania infantum infection.

Mar 28, 2022

Leishmania virulence proteins should be considered as vaccine candidates against disease, since they are involved in developing infection in mammalian hosts. In a previous study, a Leishmania guanosin...

Challenges Persist for Pediatric Clinical Trials

Mar 22, 2022

TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Early discontinuation and nonreporting/nonpublication of findings continue to be common issues for conducting pediatric clinical trials, according to a stud...

ACR Updates Guidelines for Peri-TJA Med Use in Rheumatic Disease

Mar 21, 2022

MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a guideline summary issued by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), updated recommenda...

Adjustable-loop cortical suspension device for posterolateral corner reconstruction in the setting of fibular avulsion fracture: a case series and novel technique description.

Mar 21, 2022

A novel technique using an adjustable-loop cortical suspension toggle device for reduction of a fibular head avulsion fracture (arcuate fracture) in posterolateral corner (PLC) reconstruction is descr...

Arthroscopic fixation for tibial eminence fractures: A clinical retrospective study of cannulated screws versus transosseous anchor knot fixation techniques with suture anchors.

Mar 21, 2022

A variety of different techniques or methods for treatment of tibial eminence fracture (TEF) have been reported, but there is still controversy on the optimum choice for treating TEFs. The aim of the ...

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