April 1, 2013
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New research is being presented at AAOS 2013, the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, from March 19-23 in Chicago.
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February 19, 2013
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February 28, 2012
Falls are one of the most common health problems experienced by older adults and are a common cause of loss of functional independence. Studies show that unintended injuries are the fifth leading cause of death in the elderly, and falls cause about two-thirds of those injuries.…
June 22, 2012
This week, the Endocrine Society issued guidelines on managing osteoporosis in men. Published in the June 1, 2012 issue of Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the guidelines recommend the following:
Men at increased risk for osteoporosis should be tested by measurement of bone mineral density (BMD).…
May 31, 2012
Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via Twitter.
Dr. Smith lists many pearls of wisdom in a scholarly and lightly humorous way.…
August 5, 2011
A Consumer Reports survey found that while most Americans would choose prescription drugs to treat 12 common conditions, roughly 75% partake in alternative therapies, such as yoga and acupuncture.…
April 24, 2013
The influx of new residents and fellows to teaching hospitals in the month of July appears to have a negligible effect on spinal surgery outcomes. A study of hospitalizations throughout the United States found that patients admitted in July had a similar likelihood of in-hospital mortality, reactions to implanted devices or instrumentation, and postoperative wound dehiscence as patients admitted in other months.…
March 7, 2013
Results of a meta-analysis suggest that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appear to be at higher risk for dislocation following total hip arthroplasty than those with osteoarthritis who have these procedures (odds ratio, 2.16). Patients with RA also had a greater risk for infection following total knee arthroplasty.…
February 4, 2013
Percutaneous therapy for treating patients with bony malignancy and vertebral fractures appears to significantly reduce costs and lengths of stay when compared with surgery. A retrospective review demonstrated that overall costs were $13,565 less and inpatient stays were 4.1 days shorter with percutaneous therapy when compared with surgery.…
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