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Orthopedics

The impact of barium isotopes in radiopharmacy and nuclear medicine - From past to presence.

May 31, 2021

With the exception of beryllium, divalent cations of every alkaline earth metal are characterized by their calcimimetic behavior. Thus, in vivo biodistribution of these cations mostly occurs in form o...

Outcomes Poorer With Six Versus 12 Weeks of Antibiotics for PJI

May 28, 2021

THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic therapy for six weeks is inferior to 12 weeks of therapy among patients with microbiologically confirmed prosthetic joint infections that are mana...

Brooks-LaSure Confirmed as CMS Head

May 27, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Chiquita Brooks-LaSure was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as the new head of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.Brooks-LaSure, an Ob...

Enhanced oil recovery from fractured carbonate reservoirs using nanoparticles with low salinity water and surfactant: A review on experimental and simulation studies.

May 27, 2021

Nearly half of the world's oil reserves are found in carbonate reservoirs, which have heterogeneous formation characteristics and are naturally fractured. Because of the permeability contrast between ...

The prevalence of serious pathology in musculoskeletal physiotherapy patients - a nationwide register-based cohort study.

May 27, 2021

Musculoskeletal conditions are the single largest contributor to years lived with disability worldwide. Most musculoskeletal conditions can be managed in primary care, but for a small proportion of th...

Cranial Suture Evaluation in Pediatric Head Trauma: Importance in Differentiating Abusive From Accidental Injury.

May 27, 2021

Pediatric skull fracture association with the cranial sutures (crossing, widening, or contacting 2 or more cranial sutures) is suggestive of abusive injury. We studied the efficacy of head computed to...

A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial for Assessing the Usefulness of Suppressing Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Target Levels after Thyroid Lobectomy in Low to Intermediate Risk Thyroid Cancer Patients (MASTER): A Study Protocol.

May 27, 2021

Postoperative thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy is recommended for patients with intermediate- and high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer to prevent the recurrence of thyroid canc...

Oral, IV Tranexamic Acid Compared for Joint Replacement Surgery

May 26, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Oral tranexamic acid (TXA) appears as effective as intravenous (IV) TXA in preventing blood loss in patients undergoing total knee and total hip replacement...

Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Up After Bilateral Oophorectomy

May 26, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Premenopausal women who undergo bilateral oophorectomy have an increased risk for severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), according to a study published online...

SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Risk Low Among Health Care Workers

May 26, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers (HCWs) are more likely to test positive with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and the risk for re...

Needle Size Not Tied to Postdural Puncture Headache in Orthopedic Patients

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- No cases of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) were reported in a cohort of patients receiving spinal injections with smaller or larger needles for spinal ane...

Duloxetine Cuts Opioid Use After Total Knee Arthroplasty

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As part of a multimodal analgesic regimen in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, duloxetine cuts opioid use compared with placebo, according to a stu...

AI Can Detect Scaphoid Fractures on Conventional Radiographs

May 24, 2021

FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A convolutional neural network (CNN) has been developed for detecting scaphoid fractures on radiographs of the hand, wrist, and scaphoid, according to a report...

Majority of Pediatric Spinal Fractures Occur in Teens

May 24, 2021

FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Six in 10 pediatric spinal fractures occur in children ages 15 to 17 years, most commonly in a motor vehicle accident (MVA), according to a study published onl...

Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with an Intramedullary Cage and Plate: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes at a Minimum of 1 Year Post Operatively.

May 24, 2021

Proximal humerus fractures are common injuries. Although certain fracture types may benefit from surgery including open reduction internal fixation (ORIF), the optimal method for fixation is unclear. ...

Long-term outcomes of the CTAG thoracic endograft in a prospective multicenter trial.

May 24, 2021

The GORE® Conformable TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis (CTAG) was engineered to enhance conformability in the thoracic aorta and has demonstrated greater deployment accuracy and wall apposition than the...

Association of the length of time using computers and mobile devices with low back, neck and mid-back pains: findings from a birth cohort.

May 24, 2021

Neck and low back pains are the leading causes of years lived with disability, and using computers or mobile devices in excess could be risk factors for back pain. Our aim was to evaluate the associat...

Finite element modelling and experimental validation of a total implanted shoulder joint.

May 24, 2021

Background Replicating a total shoulder arthroplasty in laboratory is a difficult task due to complex geometry of the structures and degrees of freedom of the joint. Implanted joint shoulders have bee...

Confident, Young Athletes More Likely to Suffer Second ACL Injury

May 20, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Confident, young athletes at the time of return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are more likely to sustain a second ACL...

Akkermansia muciniphila promotes type H vessels formation and bone fracture healing by reducing gut permeability and inflammation.

May 20, 2021

Improving revascularization is one of the major measures in fracture treatment. Moderate local inflammation triggers angiogenesis, whereas systemic inflammation hampers angiogenesis. Previous studies ...

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