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Orthopedics

Self-Administered Acupressure Reduces Knee Pain With Suspected Osteoarthritis

Apr 25, 2024

Self-administered acupressure (SAA) is an efficacious and cost-effective approach to relieve knee pain in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study publ...

Women Less Likely to Experience Musculotendinous Injury Than Men

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Younger women are less likely to develop musculotendinous injury (MTI) relative to total injuries when compared with men, according to a study published on...

Arthroscopic Surgery for Arthritis Does Not Impact Incidence of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of arthroscopic surgery to nonoperative management of knee arthritis does not delay or hasten total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during 10 years of...

Antihypertensive Meds Initiation Linked to Fractures in Nursing Home Seniors

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For longer-term nursing home residents, initiation of antihypertensive medication is associated with an increased risk for fractures and falls, according t...

Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Common After ACL Reconstruction

Apr 24, 2024

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-quarter of patients show persistent early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms six to 12 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (AC...

The Long-term Efficacy of Total Knee Arthroplasty on End-stage Kashin-Beck Disease of the Knee in Highland Tibetan Areas Patients: A Retrospective Study with 10-Year Follow-up.

Apr 22, 2024

Despite the established success of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with end-stage osteoarthritis, there is a notable scarcity of research on its long-term outcomes in individuals suffering from end-stag...

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...

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