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Orthopedics

Physician Empathy Inversely Linked to Patients' Back Pain Intensity, HRQOL

Apr 16, 2024

MONDAY, April 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic low back pain, physician empathy is inversely associated with pain intensity, back-related disability, and health-related quality ...

AI Tools Help Predict Complications Following Lower-Extremity Fracture

Apr 11, 2024

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Use of advanced machine learning tools can help predict postinjury complications among patients with lower-extremity fractures, according to a study publ...

Review Compares Analgesic Interventions After Shoulder Surgery

Apr 09, 2024

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The average pain trajectories after shoulder surgery vary with different analgesic interventions, according to research presented at the 49th Annual Regional...

Femoral Nerve Block Cuts Opioid Use in ACL Reconstruction

Apr 09, 2024

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid...

Progressive Resistance Training Not Superior for Hip Osteoarthritis

Apr 09, 2024

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Progressive resistance training (PRT) is not superior to neuromuscular exercise (NEMEX) for improving functional performance in patients with hip osteoarthri...

Cures Act Tied to Quicker Release, Access of Imaging Reports

Apr 02, 2024

MONDAY, April 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following Cures Act implementation, the time for patients to access imaging results decreased, while the proportion of patients who accessed their reports be...

Increased Morbidity Risks Seen for Male, Female p.C282Y Homozygotes

Mar 28, 2024

WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Male and female p.C282Y homozygotes, including those undiagnosed with hemochromatosis, have increased morbidity risks, according to a study published in ...

Men, Women Have Different Factors Tied to Increased Frailty in Older Age

Mar 22, 2024

THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There are some common factors among women and men that are associated with increases in frailty components, as well as notable sex differences, according ...

Girls With Obesity More Likely to Have Musculoskeletal PCP Consult

Mar 14, 2024

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Girls with obesity are more likely to visit their general practitioners (GPs) for musculoskeletal symptoms at ages 4 and 6 years, according to a study pu...

Black Americans Undergo Carpal Tunnel Surgery Less Often Than Whites

Mar 14, 2024

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- African Americans undergo surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome at a lower rate than their White counterparts, according to a study published in the March i...

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Patients Often Have Severe Residual Paresthesia

Mar 12, 2024

MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Just under half of patients (45 percent) with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) show severe residual paresthesia one year after surgery, according to a...

Elimination of Extended-Release Opioids Can Improve Outcomes After TKR

Mar 12, 2024

MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Elimination of extended-release (ER) opioids in the multimodal medication regimen of total knee replacement (TKR) patients can improve outcomes, including r...

Pheochromocytoma-induced myocardial infarction: A case report.

Mar 11, 2024

The pheochromocytoma is an uncommon endocrine neoplasm that originates from chromaffin cells and causes significant cardiovascular effects through the intermittent or sustained release of catecholamin...

Degradable biomedical elastomers: paving the future of tissue repair and regenerative medicine.

Mar 11, 2024

Degradable biomedical elastomers (DBE), characterized by controlled biodegradability, excellent biocompatibility, tailored elasticity, and favorable network design and processability, have become indi...

Multiple myeloma initially manifesting as a solitary deep ulcer on the tongue: a case study and literature review.

Mar 11, 2024

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant disease associated with clonal plasma cell proliferative disorder, characterized by extensive infiltration of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow, for which a p...

Modified gastro-soleus turn-down flap for chronic or neglected achilles tendon ruptures.

Mar 07, 2024

Achilles' tendon chronic rupture is a common entity that is usually misdiagnosed or mistreated. Hence, she was presented to us later or with complications affecting her gait. Surgical resection is nee...

Comparison of outcomes after total hip arthroplasty between patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Association Research Circulation Osseous stage III and stage IV: a five-year follow-up study.

Mar 07, 2024

No large cohort study has evaluated the surgical outcomes of THA between different stages of ONFH patients. This study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of ONFH patients who underwent THA in ARCO...

Residential Greenness Tied to Increased Bone Density, Lower Osteoporosis Risk

Mar 07, 2024

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Residential greenness is associated with higher bone mineral density and a lower risk for incident osteoporosis, according to a study published online Mar...

Prevalence of Arthritis in U.S. Adults 18.9 Percent in 2022

Mar 04, 2024

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The age-adjusted prevalence of adults with arthritis was 18.9 percent in 2022 in the United States, according to a February data brief published by the Natio...

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Feb. 12 to 16

Mar 04, 2024

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from Feb. 12 to 16 in San Francisco and attracted approximately 30,000 participants from around the world. The conference h...

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