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Orthopedics

Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity.

May 13, 2021

 The study aimed to analyze the risk factors and clinical features of metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) in premature infants compared with infants of similar gestational age and birthweig...

Acute Response of Sclerostin to Whole-body Vibration with Blood Flow Restriction.

May 13, 2021

Blood flow restriction may augment the skeletal response to whole-body vibration. This study used a randomised, crossover design to investigate the acute response of serum sclerostin and bone turnover...

Any Initial Bone Fracture Ups Risk for More Fractures in Older Women

May 12, 2021

TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women with an initial bone fracture, even in the arm or wrist, have a three to six times higher risk for subsequent bone fractures, according t...

Biden Restores Health Care Protection for Gay and Transgender Americans

May 12, 2021

TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a move to reverse Trump-era policies, the Biden administration announced Monday that the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex dis...

Pre-TKA Vitamin D Deficiency May Adversely Affect Outcomes in Postmenopausal Women

May 11, 2021

MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For postmenopausal women after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), preoperative vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect early postoperative outcomes, according to...

Pre-TKA Vitamin D Deficiency May Adversely Affect Outcomes in Postmenopausal Women

May 11, 2021

MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For postmenopausal women after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), preoperative vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect early postoperative outcomes, according to...

Physicians Report Sharing Office Visit Notes Beneficial Overall

May 10, 2021

FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Following implementation of electronically sharing office visit notes with patients, more primary and specialty care clinicians agree the practice is beneficial...

2.4 Million ED Visits in ≥65s Due to Unintentional Falls

May 10, 2021

FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unintentional falls accounted for more than 90 percent of selected emergency department visits and hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries among adults aged 65 y...

Low Bone Mineral Density Prognostic for Atherosclerotic CVD

May 10, 2021

FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Bone mineral density (BMD) has independent prognostic value for predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in women, according to a study publish...

Dietary patterns and hip fracture in the Adventist Health Study 2: combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation mitigate increased hip fracture risk among vegans.

May 10, 2021

Concerns regarding the adequacy of vegetarian diets with respect to fracture risk continue.We aimed to explore the influence of 5 previously defined dietary patterns on hip fracture risk and whether t...

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for hepatic portal lymph node metastasis after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A clinical case report.

May 10, 2021

In 2018, Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was predicted to be the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer. Extra-hepatic metastasis due to HCC is a poor prognostic factor, depending on the stage of the dis...

Estrogen receptor α in mature osteoblasts regulates the late stage of bone regeneration.

May 10, 2021

Estrogen deficiency impairs fracture healing and homeostasis of bone tissue. OVX-induced estrogen deficiency in mice attenuates fracture healing and changes the expression ratio of estrogen receptor (...

Women Physicians Delay Childbearing Versus Nonphysicians

May 06, 2021

TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with nonphysicians, women physicians delay childbearing, with median age at first childbearing of 32 and 27 years, respectively, according to a study ...

Erythropoietin May Up Risk for Hip Fracture in Hemodialysis Patients

May 06, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing hemodialysis, erythropoietin (EPO) is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture, according to a study published online May 5...

Gender Gap in Orthopedics Remains Largely Unchanged

May 06, 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- At the current rate of change, it will take more than 200 years for orthopedic surgery to achieve gender parity with the overall medical profession, accordin...

Use of a Double Reverse Traction Repositor versus a Traction Table for the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: A Comparative Study.

May 06, 2021

The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical results for unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures treated with a double reverse traction repositor (DRTR) and those treated using a trac...

Anatomical Location of Initial and Repeat Mandible Fractures: A 5-Year, Multi-Institution Retrospective Study.

May 06, 2021

The purpose of the present study was to investigate new fracture patterns resulting from low velocity mechanisms in subjects who had previously fractured their mandible and had been treated with open ...

The association of Spondylitis and Aortic Aneurysm Disease.

May 06, 2021

The aim of this study is to assess any relation between spondylitis and aortic aneurysmal disease by reviewing the current literature.A systematic search was undertaken using MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTR...

Comprehensive Interventions Including Vitamin D Effectively Reduce the Risk of Falls in Elderly Osteoporotic Patients.

May 06, 2021

To evaluate the effects of different intervention measures to prevent falls in elderly osteoporotic patients.A randomized controlled trial was conducted in our outpatient ward from August 2014 to Sept...

Constrained chromatin accessibility in PU.1-mutated agammaglobulinemia patients.

May 06, 2021

The pioneer transcription factor (TF) PU.1 controls hematopoietic cell fate by decompacting stem cell heterochromatin and allowing nonpioneer TFs to enter otherwise inaccessible genomic sites. PU.1 de...

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