Articles

AAOS 2013: Assessing the Long-Term Benefits of THA

Mar 22, 2013

The Particulars: Data are lacking on the long-term benefits and risks of total hip arthroplasty...

FDA Approves Dotarem, a New MRI Agent

Mar 22, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, spine and associated tissues of patients ages 2 years and older. Dotarem is a...

Physician Turnover Rate Hits New High

Mar 21, 2013

Following suit with stock prices and home sales, physician turnover rate is rising, reaching the highest rate since 2005 and exceeding pre-recession levels. According to the 8th annual Physician Retention survey from Cejka...

AAOS 2013: Predicting Hip Fracture Complications & Mortality

Mar 21, 2013

The Particulars: Previous research has not provided well-defined predictors of complications and...

AAOS 2013: Returning to Work After TKA

Mar 21, 2013

The Particulars: Previous studies have indicated that success rates with total knee arthroplasty...

AAOS 2013: Smoking Negatively Impacts THA Outcomes

Mar 20, 2013

The Particulars: Previous research has shown that smoking is linked to prolonged healing and...

AAN 2013: DaTscan Imaging May Improve Dementia Dx

Mar 20, 2013

Differential diagnosis of dementia in patients with equivocal clinical presentations may be...

AAOS 2013: Sexual Function Improves With THA & TKA

Mar 19, 2013

The Particulars: Previous investigations have suggested that osteoarthritis of the hip and knee...

AAOS 2013: Pediatric Sports and Recreation Injuries Down

Mar 19, 2013

Bicycle, trampoline and roller sport injuries decline; football and soccer injuries still...

AAOS 2013: Cushioned Heel Running Shoes May Alter Adolescent Biomechanics

Mar 19, 2013

Many of today’s running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel. New research presented today at the...

AAOS 2013: Clinical News Highlights – March 19

Mar 19, 2013

Military Personnel Return to Duty Following Severe Injury to the Lower Extremity Return to Duty of...

AAN 2013: New York Neurologist Elected AAN President

Mar 19, 2013

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of...

AAN 2013: Sweetened Drinks Hike Depression in Seniors

Mar 18, 2013

Older adults who drink sweetened beverages, and artificially sweetened diet drinks in particular,...

AAN 2013: Sports Concussion Guidelines Updated

Mar 18, 2013

With more than one million athletes now experiencing a concussion each year in the United States,...

AAOS 2013

Mar 18, 2013

New research is being presented at AAOS 2013, the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of...

Does Anger Management Work for Disruptive Doctors?

Mar 18, 2013

A recent Washington Post/Kaiser Health News story about anger management led with an anecdote about a surgeon who broke a scrub tech’s finger by slamming down an improperly loaded instrument. The surgeon was suspended for...