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Orthopedics

Widening Gap ID'd in Housing Affordability for Resident Physicians

Jun 28, 2023

TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Resident physicians face a widening gap in housing affordability, with growth in rental prices outpacing that of resident earnings, according to a research l...

Surgeon Volume Impacts Outcomes After Shoulder Replacement

Jun 24, 2023

FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for adverse patient outcomes is lower for surgeons who average more than 10.4 shoulder replacements yearly, according to a study published online Jun...

Census Shows America's Population Is Older Than Ever

Jun 23, 2023

THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The median age of Americans hit a record high of nearly 39 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.In 2000, the median age was 35 years, and in 1...

Study on the infrared dynamic evolution characteristics of different joint inclination phyllite under uniaxial compression.

Jun 19, 2023

The destructive behavior of rocks and the evolution behavior of cracks are highly correlated. With the continuous development process of crack, the stress state of rock is constantly broken until enti...

Poll: Most Americans Face Hassles With Their Insurance Plans

Jun 17, 2023

FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of insured Americans have struggled with a wide array of stumbling blocks when trying to get coverage for their health care needs, a new national s...

In-Hospital Wearable Activity Trackers Tied to Improved Outcomes

Jun 16, 2023

FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital-based interventions in which patients use wearable activity trackers are associated with higher physical activity levels, less sedentary behavior, an...

Sleeve Gastrectomy Has Harmful Impact on Bones of Teens, Young Adults

Jun 16, 2023

THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Adolescents and young adults undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) have reductions in bone strength and increases in bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT), accordi...

Clinical Language Model Can Predict Readmission

Jun 13, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A language model trained on clinical notes can accurately estimate clinical and operational tasks within a health system, according to a study published onlin...

Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight Linked to Lower Incidence of Fracture

Jun 12, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Very preterm infants and those with low birth weight have a lower incidence of fractures during childhood, according to a study published online May 23 in the...

Common Tools Suboptimal for ID'ing Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women

Jun 12, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and the Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool (OST) have suboptimal performance for predicting 10-year major osteoporotic...

Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation with percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with instability.

Jun 12, 2023

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) in patients with L4-L5 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) with instability.The ...

Fracture strength and bonding interface morphology of CAD/CAM-fabricated ceramic laminate veneers on bleached enamel treated with two different antioxidants.

Jun 12, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the effects of two antioxidants and their application time on the fracture strength of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)-fabricated ceram...

Pharmacokinetic Interaction between Rifampicin and Clindamycin in Staphylococcal Osteoarticular Infections.

Jun 12, 2023

The oral combination of clindamycin and rifampicin is relevant for the treatment of staphylococcal osteoarticular infections (SOAI). However, rifampicin induces CYP3A4, suggesting a pharmacokinetic (P...

Lead exposure of mainland Australia's top avian predator.

Jun 12, 2023

Lead (Pb) toxicity, through ingestion of lead ammunition in carcasses, is a threat to scavenging birds worldwide, but has received little attention in Australia. We analyzed lead exposure in the wedge...

ChatGPT Offers Evidence-Based Answers for Common Public Health Questions

Jun 10, 2023

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ChatGPT consistently provides evidence-based answers to public health questions, according to a research letter published online June 7 in JAMA Network Open.Jo...

U.S. Life Expectancy Disadvantage Began in 1950s, Worsened Over Time

Jun 10, 2023

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The disadvantage in U.S. life expectancy began in the 1950s and has worsened over time, according to a study published online June 1 in the American Journal of...

Sliding Hip Screws Feasible for Trochanteric Fractures

Jun 08, 2023

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sliding hip screws (SHSs) have comparable one-year outcomes to intramedullary nails (IMNs) for fixation of trochanteric hip fractures, according to a study ...

Ultrasonography Noninferior to Radiography for Pediatric Distal Forearm Injury

Jun 06, 2023

MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For children presenting to the emergency department with an isolated distal forearm injury, initial point-of-care ultrasonography is noninferior to radiography...

Effects of ceramic type, connector dimension, and thermomechanical-aging on the fracture resistance and fit of CAD-CAM produced inlay-retained fixed partial dentures.

Jun 05, 2023

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the fracture resistance and the fit of CAD-CAM produced inlay-retained fixed partial dentures. Eighteen experimental groups were generated according to ...

effects of monophosphoryl lipid A and Poly I:C combination on equine cells.

Jun 05, 2023

Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists have been used as adjuvants to modulate immune responses in both animals and humans.The objective of this study was to evaluate the combined effects of the TLR 4 agon...

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