Orthopedics
Dec 21, 2020
Presacral schwannomas are rare tumors. Due to their benign nature and slow growth, these tumors are often giant and become difficult to treat. Their removal is a surgical challenge with different stra...
Dec 18, 2020
Systematic review suggests early IA corticosteroids trump other interventions A systematic review of studies on adhesive capsulitis — also known as frozen shoulder — found that patients c...
Dec 17, 2020
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Schedule II opioids continue to be prescribed to high-risk patients 18 months after publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guid...
Dec 17, 2020
THURSDAY, Dec. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) implant that offers an alternative to traditional ACL reconstruction has received marketing authorization from the U.S. ...
Dec 17, 2020
There is neither strong evidence on effective treatments for patients with chronic back pain (CBP) and depressive disorder nor sufficiently available mental health care offers.The aim is to assess the...
Dec 17, 2020
Yttrium-90 (Y) is one of the most widely used radionuclides in Nuclear Medicine practice. However, characteristic energy of this beta emitter constitutes a difficulty for dose planning using SPECT ima...
Dec 17, 2020
The introduction of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies has profoundly revolutionized the implant manufacturing industry, with a particularly significant impact on the field of orthopedics. Elect...
Dec 17, 2020
Acute hematologic toxicity is a frequent adverse effect of beta-emitter targeted radionuclide therapies (TRTs). Alpha emitters have the potential of delivering high linear energy transfer (LET) radiat...
Dec 17, 2020
Bone fractures attributable to osteoporosis are a significant problem. Though preventative treatment options are available for individuals who are at risk of a fracture, a substantial number of these ...
Dec 17, 2020
We aimed to identify combinations of health service use specific to each major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) site - hip, distal forearm, vertebrae and humerus - associated with recovery of health-relate...
Dec 15, 2020
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Depression, but not physician burnout, is associated with suicidal ideation among physicians, while burnout is associated with increased self-reported medical...
Dec 14, 2020
Spondylolysis refers to the defect of vertebral pars interarticularis. We undertook treatment measures for a group of young patients to maintain their spinal segment movement and to restore their norm...
Dec 14, 2020
In 2017, Michigan passed new legislation designed to reduce opioid abuse. This study evaluated the impact of these new restrictive laws on preoperative narcotic use, short-term outcomes, and readmissi...
Dec 14, 2020
Musculoskeletal (MSK) image-guided oncologic intervention is an established field within radiology. Numerous studies have described its clinical benefits, safety, cost effectiveness, patient satisfact...
Dec 14, 2020
Percutaneous image-guided oncologic interventions have rapidly evolved over the last two decades as an independent strategy or used within a first-, second-, or even third-line strategy in the treatme...
Dec 14, 2020
Autopsy pathologists including medical examiners provide valuable public health support for infectious disease deaths through surveillance for deaths of public health concern including emerging infect...
Dec 14, 2020
Elective orthopaedic surgery during the Covid-19 pandemic requires careful case prioritisation. We aimed to produce consensus-based guidelines on the prioritisation of revision total knee arthroplasty...
Dec 11, 2020
FRIDAY, Dec. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For women who have received five years of bisphosphonate therapy, hip fracture risk does not differ with continuing treatment for an additional five years ver...
Dec 11, 2020
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Regular intake of glucosamine/chondroitin is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among U.S. adults, according to a st...
Dec 11, 2020
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically s...