Aug 10, 2021

TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Secondary interpretations of diagnostic imaging examinations result in small but real patient financial burdens, according to a study published online July 1...

Aug 09, 2021

Spinal cord stimulation is a well-established treatment for chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs; however, low back pain (LBP) is difficult to treat using traditional SCS. Differential T...

Aug 09, 2021

With the advantages of inflatable bone expander in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, the number of applications for registration of such products is increasing. Based on t...

Aug 09, 2021

The objective of our study was to compare patient-reported outcome measures, range of motion, complication rates, and reoperation rates following rTSA for proximal humerus fracture between patients tr...

Aug 08, 2021

FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All 2.2 million health care workers and long-term care workers in California will now have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30, the California ...

Aug 06, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Smartphone-only internet access is associated with lower patient portal use among those from some minority racial/ethnic groups, according to a research lett...

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompression alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion durin...

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompression alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion durin...

Aug 05, 2021

Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem, affecting 11% of the population in Greece. Pain can last upwards of 6 wk and impact functional ability and quality of life. Treating LBP often includes the use...

Aug 05, 2021

The aim of this study is to explore the current characteristics of people with chronic lower back (CLB) pain, and the sociodemographic and work-related predictors of this pain.The study design used in...

Aug 05, 2021

Patient-centered care is often considered a characteristic of osteopathic medicine, in addition to the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in such musculoskeletal conditions as low back pa...

Aug 05, 2021

Using finite element analysis, this study assesses maximum insertion torque, stress, and strain in bone during insertion of three dental implant types with different macroscopic designs. We model a bo...

Aug 05, 2021

Recent multi-omics studies show different immune tumor microenvironment (TME) compositions in glioblastoma (GBM). However, temporal comprehensive knowledge of the TME from initiation of the disease re...

Aug 05, 2021

Single-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty (ssBTKA) can be used for patients presenting with bilateral arthritis and may result in fewer systemic and wound complications compared with two, indepen...

Aug 02, 2021

New surgical techniques have been developed to minimize perioperative damage to paravertebral stabilizing musculotendinous system. Among them, midline lumbar fusion (MIDLF) shows to be a viable option...

Aug 02, 2021

This retrospective cohort study investigates risks of hospitalised fall or hip fractures in working age adults receiving mental health care in South London.Patients aged 18 to 64, who received a first...

Aug 02, 2021

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a deformation of the spine and it is routinely diagnosed using posteroanterior and lateral radiographs. The Risser sign used in skeletal maturity assessment is...

Aug 02, 2021

In the inflammatory peri-implant microenvironment, excessive polarization of macrophages to the proinflammatory M1 phenotype can trigger the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, which promote bone res...

Aug 02, 2021

To evaluate the incidence of knee bone marrow edema-like signal and its changes before and after running a half marathon running in asymptomatic amateur marathon runners to explore the impact of the h...

Jul 31, 2021

Despite a need for more robust evidence, many patients with chronic pain are being treated with medical cannabis and cannabinoids. In the Journal of Cannabis Research, the Global Task Force on Dosing ...