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Orthopedics

Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination ID'd Among Health Employees

Jun 17, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Among health care system employees, there are considerable disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates by race/ethnicity and occupation, according to a resea...

No Detectable Alteration of Inorganic Allogeneic Bone Matrix Colonizing Mesenchymal Cells: A Step Towards Personalized Bone Grafts.

Jun 17, 2021

During major bone substance loss, secured allogeneic bone matrix (ABM) is normally utilized for bone repair. Here, we propose a method to colonize ABM using autologous mesenchymal cells (MCs) to impro...

Stress Fracture of the Femoral Shaft in Paget's Disease of Bone: A Case Report.

Jun 17, 2021

Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is a progressive bone disorder characterized by increased osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and abnormal bone formation. Incomplete atypical femoral fracture, appearing...

Rates of Reamputation High in Patients With Diabetes

Jun 16, 2021

TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly four in 10 patients with diabetes who have undergone initial amputations secondary to diabetes will have a reamputation within five years, according t...

AMA: 96 Percent of Physicians Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Jun 16, 2021

TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Ninety-six percent of physicians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American Medical Association (A...

Stressors of Integrating Work, Life Higher for Female Faculty

Jun 16, 2021

TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The stressors of integrating work and life are higher among female than male faculty and were more noticeable since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a stu...

AMA Plan to Fight Racism Criticized by Some Members

Jun 15, 2021

MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The American Medical Association is facing backlash from some of its members over a plan to fight racism and bias in medicine.The opponents, including some Wh...

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Hospital's COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

Jun 15, 2021

MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A lawsuit brought by a group of Houston Methodist employees over the hospital's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was dismissed Saturday by a federal judg...

A rare case of large left internal maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to mandibular fracture: A case report and review of the literature.

Jun 14, 2021

Pseudoaneurysms secondary to traumatic vessel wall disruption are a rare but potentially fatal complication after traumatic injury. The majority of the cases are found incidentally.An 80-year-old woma...

Expression of angiogenesis-related proteins in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells induced by osteoprotegerin during osteogenic differentiation in rats.

Jun 14, 2021

This study aimed to discuss the expression of angiogenesis-related proteins in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) induced by osteoprotegerin (OGP) during osteogenic differentiation in rats, an...

Houston Methodist Suspends Nearly 200 Workers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccines

Jun 11, 2021

THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 200 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas have been suspended without pay for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines.Nearly 25,000 w...

Physical Therapy Use Lags Among Older Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Jun 10, 2021

TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with cerebral palsy (CP) and musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders have lower use of physical therapy (PT) services compared with their peers without C...

E-Scooter Accidents Most Common on Summer Weekends

Jun 10, 2021

TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic scooter (e-scooter) injuries are more likely to occur on weekends during the summer, according to a study published online June 7 in the Emergency ...

Gap Between Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas Has Increased

Jun 10, 2021

TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Rural residents have increased mortality and the disparity between rural and large urban areas is increasing, according to a research letter published in the ...

Osteoarthritis May Be Linked to Increased Risk for Subsequent Parkinson Disease

Jun 10, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Osteoarthritis (OA) may be associated with the risk for developing Parkinson disease (PD), especially among patients with knee or hip OA, according to a stu...

Correlation between thoracolumbar disc degeneration and anatomical spinopelvic parameters in supine position on MRI.

Jun 10, 2021

This study aims to investigate the correlation between spinopelvic parameters in supine position (pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), pelvic tilt (PT), lumbar lordosis (LL)), disc degeneration a...

Computed tomographic guidance for internal fixation of type II distal phalangeal fractures in 51 horses.

Jun 10, 2021

Type II distal phalanx (P3) fractures are a well-described cause of lameness in horses. Reports on outcome following internal fixation of type II P3 fractures are lacking, and with little emphasis on ...

Bone heating and implant removal using a high-frequency electrosurgical device. An in vivo experimental study.

Jun 10, 2021

Failed implant removal using a high-frequency electrosurgical device (HFED) has been reported to be less invasive than other surgical techniques. We sought to clarify the mechanism of removal torque r...

Results of a Gene Panel Approach in a Cohort of Patients with Incomplete Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis and Nephrolithiasis.

Jun 10, 2021

Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is characterized by an impairment of urinary acidification resulting in metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, and inappropriately elevated urine pH. If not treated, thi...

Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Area and Density of Bone and Muscle in Older Adults.

Jun 10, 2021

To examine the efficacy of creatine (Cr) supplementation and any sex differences during supervised whole-body resistance training (RT) on properties of bone and muscle in older adults.Seventy particip...

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