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Orthopedics

AAOS: Implant Survivorship 99 Percent for Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients younger than 65 years undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have 99 percent implant survivorship at eight years and have low rates of revision ...

AAOS: Patients Aged ≥75 Years Report Better Pain Relief Than Younger Patients

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have improvement in outcomes; however, patients aged 75 years and older (late elders) achieve better...

AAOS: 2015 to 2019 Saw More Than 5 Million High School Sports Injuries Treated

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Rates and types of high school athletic injuries vary by sport, gender, and exposure and have increased in severity, according to a study presented at the...

Yoga May Improve Markers of Frailty in Older Adults

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, yoga seems beneficial for markers of frailty compared with education or inactive control, according to a systematic review published onlin...

Race, Ethnicity Reporting in Pediatric Clinical Trials Has Improved

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Race and ethnicity reporting has improved significantly in pediatric clinical trials, but there is still underrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic gr...

New Model Predicts Two-Year Risk for Fall Injuries in Nursing Home Residents

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new risk prediction model can identify residents of nursing homes at greatest risk for fall-related injuries, according to a study published online March ...

AAOS: Risk Factors Examined for Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis Among Runners

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For runners, risk factors for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis include a history of hip/knee injuries or surgery, advancing age, family history, and body mass...

AAOS: Demand for Arthroplasty to Outpace Surgeon Capacity

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The demand for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is expected to outpace the orthopedic workforce, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the A...

Recommendations Developed for Screening Contacts of Child Abuse

Mar 14, 2023

MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In an international consensus statement, published online March 6 in JAMA Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for radiological screening of contact chi...

Which is the Best Solution for Achieving Maximal Interfragmentary Compression of the Scaphoid Fractures - One or Two Herbert Screws?

Mar 13, 2023

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To compare the treatment outcome of scaphoid facture fixation with one versus two Herbert screws (HBS). MATERIAL AND METHODS 72 patients underwent open reduction internal fixation...

5th Metatarsal Jones Fracture - To Treat Conservatively, or Surgically Using Headless Double-Threaded Herbert Screw?

Mar 13, 2023

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Fifth metatarsal fractures, in particular so-called Jones fractures, are relatively common injuries both in the general population and athletes. Although discussions about whether...

Magnetic resonance imaging of organ iron before and after correction of iron deficiency in patients with heart failure.

Mar 13, 2023

Intravenous iron therapy (IVIT) is known to improve functional status in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. The exact mechanism is not completely understood. We correlated magnetic resonance imagin...

Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees with burn trauma.

Mar 13, 2023

Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA) surgically implants a prosthetic anchor into the residual limb's bone, enabling direct skeletal connection to a prosthetic limb and eliminating the ...

Demographic Factors Linked to Low Telemedicine Literacy

Mar 10, 2023

THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Demographic factors at the county level are associated with low telemedicine literacy, according to a study published in the March issue of Plastic and Reco...

Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women

Mar 08, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to higher levels of air pollutants is associated with bone damage in women, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in eClinicalMedicine.Did...

Allograft Disc Tissue Injection Aids Degenerative Disc Disease Symptoms

Mar 08, 2023

TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An injection of allograft disc tissue into the spine alleviates pain associated with degenerative disc disease, according to a study presented at the annual ...

Fracture risk in women with osteoporosis initiated on gastro-resistant risedronate versus immediate release risedronate or alendronate: a claims data analysis in the USA.

Mar 06, 2023

The study results indicate that women with osteoporosis initiated on gastro-resistant risedronate have a lower risk of fracture than those initiated on immediate release risedronate or alendronate. A ...

Is lower screw density associated with mechanical complications in adult spinal deformity surgery?

Mar 06, 2023

To assess the impact of screw density on: (1) rod fracture/pseudarthrosis, (2) proximal/distal junctional kyphosis/failure (PJK/DJK/PJF), and (3) deformity correction judged by sagittal vertical axis ...

[Adoptive bone marrow cells can reduce the liver injury of metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in mice by differentiating into natural killer T (NKT) cells and increasing their own lipid content].

Mar 06, 2023

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of bone marrow cell adoptive therapy on metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in mice and its possible cell population. Methods T...

[GLIS family zinc finger protein 2 (GLIS2) negatively regulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway to inhibit the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells].

Mar 06, 2023

Objective To investigate how the human GLIS family zinc finger protein 2 (GLIS2) regulate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and its influence on the differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell...

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