Orthopedics
Aug 25, 2023
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, cast immobilization (CI) performs similarly to surgical therapies for distal radius fractures (DRFs) at one year postoperatively, accordin...
Aug 24, 2023
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For people with newly diagnosed diabetes, the risk for lower-limb amputation (LLA) is increased for those with older age, males, and divorced individuals, ...
Aug 23, 2023
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with increased rates of complications, according to a study published in the July 19 issue...
Aug 23, 2023
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The global burden of osteoarthritis has increased since 1990 and is projected to continue increasing, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in The La...
Aug 21, 2023
To evaluate if, for orthopaedic trainees, additional cadaveric simulation training or standard training alone yields superior radiological and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing dynamic hip scre...
Aug 21, 2023
There is ambiguity surrounding the degree of scaphoid union required to safely allow mobilization following scaphoid waist fracture. Premature mobilization could lead to refracture, but late mobilizat...
Aug 14, 2023
The purpose of this study is to assess the trends in operative management of geriatric (≥65 years) proximal humerus fractures during a six-year period (2015-2020) within an insurance claims database...
Aug 14, 2023
Exercise capacity is a spectrum which reflects an individual's functional capacity and the dynamic nature of cardiac remodeling along with respiratory and skeletal muscle systems. The relationship bet...
Aug 14, 2023
The onset of osteoporosis leads to a gradual decrease in bone density due to an imbalance between bone formation and resorption. To achieve optimal drug efficacy with minimal side effects, targeted dr...
Aug 10, 2023
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Vegetarians have a higher risk for hip fracture than regular meat eaters, according to a study published online July 27 in BMC Medicine.James Webster, from th...
Aug 10, 2023
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with odontoid fractures, surgical stabilization is associated with a reduced rate of nonunion and mortality at 30 days and one year, according ...
Aug 07, 2023
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All-inside meniscal repair is relatively successful when performed with concurrent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, according to a study publis...
Aug 07, 2023
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk for rheumatic disease and is a stronger risk factor for psoriatic arthropathy and gout in women, according to a...
Aug 07, 2023
To investigate associations between self-reported exercise training habits and amenorrhea/oligomenorrhea among physically active women.A cross-sectional survey was completed by 3705 women (median ageâ...
Aug 03, 2023
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Enforcing body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for access to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) may limit the procedure for female or Black patients across all BMI ...
Aug 02, 2023
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) for newly diagnosed radicular low back pain (rLBP) have significantly reduced odds of receivi...
Aug 02, 2023
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A simple and a comprehensive score have been developed for persons at risk for inflammatory arthritis, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in the Ann...
Aug 02, 2023
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There are significant racial and ethnic disparities in rates of attrition from M.D.-Ph.D. training programs, according to a research letter published online J...
Jul 31, 2023
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- HIV-positive patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) do not have an increased risk for complications, according to a study published in the May issue...
Jul 31, 2023
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Three-fourths of women in medicine report delaying pregnancy due to competing priorities of parenthood and career, according to a study published online July ...