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Orthopedics

Fracture at Certain Ages May Prompt Child Abuse Evaluation

Jan 29, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Routine evaluation for child abuse is recommended for children aged younger than 3 years presenting with rib fractures and for children aged younger than 18 m...

Biden Signs Orders to Expand Health Care Access

Jan 29, 2021

THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to reopen enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces and also signed oth...

U.S. Drug Prices 256 Percent Higher Than in 32 OECD Countries

Jan 29, 2021

THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In 2018, prices for drugs in the United States were 256 percent higher than those in 32 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compar...

Many Adults Do Not See Link Between Racism, Poorer Health

Jan 28, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Less than half of U.S. adults see a connection between systemic racism and poorer health outcomes, according to a report released Jan. 13 by the RAND Corpo...

Quasi-static analysis of hip cement spacers.

Jan 28, 2021

The use of temporary hip prosthesis made of orthopedic cement (spacer) in conjunction with antibiotics became a widespread method used for treating prosthetic infections despite the fact that this met...

Prediction of cross section fracture path of cortical bone through nanoindentation array.

Jan 28, 2021

Although great progresses in the fracture mechanisms and deformation behaviors of cortical bones have been achieved, the effective methods to predict the surface fracture path of cortical bones are st...

Early total care in polytrauma patient with floating shoulder and occlusion of bilateral subclavian artery: A case report.

Jan 28, 2021

Fracture in polytrauma patients have higher risk of morbidity and mortality compared to those found in monotrauma patients. The ideal approach of orthopaedic injuries is to perform definitive fixation...

Quasi-static analysis of hip cement spacers.

Jan 28, 2021

The use of temporary hip prosthesis made of orthopedic cement (spacer) in conjunction with antibiotics became a widespread method used for treating prosthetic infections despite the fact that this met...

Prediction of cross section fracture path of cortical bone through nanoindentation array.

Jan 28, 2021

Although great progresses in the fracture mechanisms and deformation behaviors of cortical bones have been achieved, the effective methods to predict the surface fracture path of cortical bones are st...

Long-term survival after surgical resection of metachronous lung, brain and thyroid gland metastases from rectal cancer: A case report.

Jan 28, 2021

Brain and thyroid metastasis from rectal cancer are uncommon, and the prognosis is poor. We report a patient with rectal cancer who developed metachronous lung, brain and thyroid metastases. Each meta...

Rachel Levine Nominated as U.S. Assistant Health Secretary

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Rachel Levine, M.D., a transgender woman, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department...

Nearly One in Four Doctors Report Harassment on Social Media

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-quarter of physicians report being personally attacked on social media, according to a research letter published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal ...

Nearly One in Four Doctors Report Harassment on Social Media

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-quarter of physicians report being personally attacked on social media, according to a research letter published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal ...

Denosumab Studied for Prosthesis-Related Osteolysis

Jan 22, 2021

THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with symptomatic, radiographically confirmed osteolysis undergoing revision total hip arthroplasty surgery, a single dose of denosumab results ...

Impact of Antidepressants Examined in Back Pain, Osteoarthritis

Jan 22, 2021

THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) have a small and not clinically important effect on back pain, but may have a clinically important effec...

Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief

Jan 22, 2021

THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.Hahn became head of the agency just weeks before the star...

Osteochondral defects of the talus: radiological appearance and surgical candidate profiling - A retrospective analysis.

Jan 18, 2021

Osteochondral defects of the talus (OCD) are a well-established pathology within the ankle. They are most commonly associated with ankle trauma and whilst many are asymptomatic, they can have a signif...

Aggressive nutrition therapy in malnutrition and sarcopenia.

Jan 18, 2021

Aggressive nutrition therapy is essential to improve nutrition and function in patients with malnutrition and sarcopenia. Malnutrition and sarcopenia negatively affect functional recovery and activiti...

The effect of exercise therapy on inflammatory activity assessed by MRI in knee osteoarthritis: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial.

Jan 18, 2021

This study investigated the effect of exercise therapy on inflammatory activity in synovitis and bone marrow lesions (BMLs) assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with knee OA.60 pat...

Deep mycoses and pseudomycoses of the foot: a single-center retrospective study of 160 cases, in a tertiary-care center in Mexico.

Jan 18, 2021

Deep mycoses and pseudomycoses (DMP) may cause significant disability and even death; however, the reports regarding these diseases, mainly affecting the foot, are scarce.To describe the epidemiologic...

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