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Orthopedics

ACA's Reach Surges With 200,000 New Signups, More States Involved

Mar 25, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by ...

Vivek Murthy Confirmed as New US Surgeon General

Mar 25, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid overdose crisis are top priorities for Vivek Murthy, M.D., who was confirmed as the new U.S. Surgeon General by the S...

Time Course of Neuromuscular, Hormonal, and Perceptual Responses Following Moderate- and High-Load Resistance Priming Exercise.

Mar 25, 2021

The aim of this study was to map responses over 32 hours following high-load (HL) and moderate-load (ML) half-squat priming.Fifteen participants completed control, HL (87% 1RM), and ML (65% 1RM) activ...

The Effect of Attending Physical Rehabilitation After the First Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain on Static Postural Control in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability.

Mar 25, 2021

Static postural control deficits are commonly documented among individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Evidence suggests individuals with CAI who seek medical attention after an ankle sprain...

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in recurrent development of complex regional pain syndrome: A case report.

Mar 25, 2021

A broad spectrum of conditions including neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and fibromyalgia, have been implicated as causes of chronic pain. There is a need for new and effective...

Operationalizing Treat-to-Target for Osteoporosis.

Mar 25, 2021

Treat-to-target (TTT) for osteoporosis is a concept for individualizing patient treatment decisions that focuses on achieving an acceptable level of fracture risk rather than response to treatment alo...

Comparative microcomputed tomographic structural analysis of the trabecular and cortical bone architecture of radius and ulna in toy dog breeds.

Mar 25, 2021

Radius and ulna fractures can be detected in dogs with an incidence of 18.0% and occur more frequently in toy breeds with increased complication rates. The reasons for the predisposition and the incre...

Multiscale porosity in 3D printed gellan-gelatin composite for bone tissue engineering.

Mar 25, 2021

To develop a gelatin-gellan composite scaffold of complex shapes having multiscale porosity using a combination of cryogenic 3D printing and lyophilization for bone tissue engineering.Cryogenic 3D pri...

ACA's Reach Surges With 200,000 New Signups, More States Involved

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by ...

Poor Sleep, Burnout Increase COVID-19 Risk in Health Care Workers

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep problems and a high level of burnout are associated with increased odds of COVID-19 among health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published o...

ACA's Reach Surges With 200,000 New Signups, More States Involved

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by ...

ACA's Reach Surges With 200,000 New Signups, More States Involved

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by ...

Willingness to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Up in Health Care Workers

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Health care workers may be increasingly receptive to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Network Open. ...

Many Older Adults Unaware of Potential Side Effects for New Rx

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians should spend more time explaining side effects of medications to older patients than discussing dosage information, according to a study published...

Total Knee Replacement for OA in Patients with Obesity Makes Money Sense

Mar 23, 2021

Cost-effectiveness for TKR still held even in patients with obesity and other illnesses From a dollars and cents perspective, total knee replacement (TKR) was a "good value" in patients with obesity ...

Total Knee Replacement Cost-Effective for Those With BMI ≥40

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Total knee replacement (TKR) seems to be good value from a cost-effectiveness perspective for patients with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥40 kg/m2, according...

The degree of correction in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy compromises bone healing: A consecutive review of 101 cases.

Mar 22, 2021

The bone healing in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) proceeds gradually by a filling of the osteotomy gap. This can comprise several risk factors.A retrospective study analysed the clinical an...

The reliability of rehabilitative ultrasound to measure lateral abdominal muscle thickness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mar 22, 2021

Variations in rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) protocols may alter lateral abdominal muscle (LAM) thickness measurements. A standardised protocol is required for clinicians to accurately compa...

Icariin stimulates osteogenesis and suppresses adipogenesis of human bone mesenchymal stem cells via miR-23a-mediated activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Mar 22, 2021

Icariin (ICA) is a bioactive compound isolated from epimedium-derived flavonoids that modulates bone mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis and adipogenesis. However, its precise mechanism in this process...

Electrosprayed calcium silicate nanoparticle-coated titanium implant with improved antibacterial activity and osteogenesis.

Mar 22, 2021

To ensure clinical success, the implant and the surrounding bone tissue must not only be integrated, but also must not be suspected of infection. In this work, an antibacterial and bioactive nanostruc...

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