Orthopedics
Feb 26, 2021
THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The total lifetime opioid-related costs generated by symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (SKOA) in the United States are $14.0 billion, about half of which can ...
Feb 25, 2021
Intramedullary nails are considered the gold standard for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. Thereby, the screw-bone interface is considered the weakest link. For biomechanical evaluation of ost...
Feb 25, 2021
This study aimed to define better the clinical presentation, fracture patterns, and features predictive of associated injuries and need for surgery in pediatric facial trauma patients in an urban sett...
Feb 25, 2021
The body composition phenotype of an athlete displays the complex interaction among genotype, physiological and metabolic demands of a sport, diet, and physical training. Observational studies dominat...
Feb 23, 2021
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Several factors have been identified that increase the likelihood of experiencing a fracture in middle age, including female sex and a low level of leisure-ti...
Feb 22, 2021
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Inpatient pediatric admissions were down across a wide range of diagnoses during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published onl...
Feb 22, 2021
To review the extant literature relating to bone health in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) including both adult and juvenile patients.A PubMed search® identified relevant studies from 19...
Feb 18, 2021
START: High-intensity strength training over 18 months doesn’t improve pain, joint compressive forces High-intensity strength training over 18 months is not better than low-intensity strength t...
Feb 18, 2021
In patients who experience chronic or acute wound pain, analgesic requirements as well as patient-centered and clinical outcomes can be affected by psychological interventions as explored by considera...
Feb 18, 2021
The 30-day mortality rate after hip fracture surgery has been considered as an indirect indicator of the quality of care. The aim of this work is to analyse preoperative and postoperative factors pote...
Feb 18, 2021
Nerves in bone play well-established roles in pain and vasoregulation and have been associated with progression of skeletal disorders including osteoporosis, fracture, arthritis and tumor metastasis. ...
Feb 18, 2021
Animal models represent a crucial tool for biological research, so the establishment of new cultures is fundamental for the discovery of new therapies and the understanding of mechanisms of cell devel...
Feb 18, 2021
A promising alternative to current treatment options for degenerative conditions of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is cartilage tissue engineering, using 3D printed scaffolds and mesenchymal stem c...
Feb 18, 2021
An 80-year-old female patient arrived with a pronounced lymphadenopathy and weight loss. 6 years ago she had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. At the time of arrival, she was administered M...
Feb 17, 2021
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Demographic and community risk factors are more strongly associated with COVID-19 positivity than workplace exposure among health care workers (HCWs), accord...
Feb 17, 2021
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Demographic and community risk factors are more strongly associated with COVID-19 positivity than workplace exposure among health care workers (HCWs), accord...
Feb 17, 2021
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- High-intensity strength training does not significantly improve knee pain with osteoarthritis compared with low-intensity strength training or a control cond...
Feb 15, 2021
FRIDAY, Feb. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many health care workers (HCWs) report they may delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online Feb. 9 in the Annals of In...
Feb 12, 2021
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The entire Affordable Care Act should be upheld, the U.S. Justice Department says in a letter filed with the Supreme Court Wednesday. That stance under the ...
Feb 11, 2021
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Medical students in sexual-minority groups report increased symptoms of burnout regardless of their perceived experiences of mistreatment, according to a s...