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Orthopedics

Outcome After Treatment of Distal Fibula Fractures Using One-Third Tubular Plate, Locking Compression Plate or Distal Anatomical Locking Compression Plate.

Jan 16, 2023

Surgical treatment of lateral distal fibula fractures is associated with high risk of reoperation and complications. The primary aim was to report risks of surgical site infection (SSI) and reoperatio...

Failure modes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jan 16, 2023

The reason for graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is multifactorial. Controversies remain regarding the predominant factor and incidence of failure aetiology in the l...

The Integrator complex desensitizes cellular response to TGF-β/BMP signaling.

Jan 16, 2023

Maintenance of stem cells requires the concerted actions of niche-derived signals and stem cell-intrinsic factors. Although Decapentaplegic (Dpp), a Drosophila bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) molecul...

The prevalence of headshaking in horses with primary and secondary dental sinusitis and computed tomographic evidence of infraorbital canal pathology.

Jan 16, 2023

Sinusitis is a common disease of horses yet there are a limited number of reports in the literature that describe the prevalence of infraorbital canal (IOC) pathology and headshaking behaviour in hors...

Inpatient Mortality Up With Exposure to High Capacity Utilization

Jan 14, 2023

FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For inpatients, exposure to high bed-occupancy (capacity utilization) increases the risk of mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in BMC He...

Older Knee Replacement Implants as Good as Newer Models

Jan 13, 2023

THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Older knee replacement implants are as good as newer models for total knee replacement (TKR), according to a study published in the January issue of BMJ Ope...

Three in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Use Cannabis to Manage Condition

Jan 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Three in 10 adults with chronic pain in states with medical cannabis laws report using cannabis to manage their pain, according to a study published online J...

Letter Intervention Ups Prescription Monitoring Program Engagement

Jan 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A simple letter intervention highlighting a new mandate to check the prescription monitoring program (PMP) before prescribing controlled substances, with or ...

Auditory rehabilitation after temporal bone fracture with cochlea implants - a case control study.

Jan 09, 2023

Temporal bone fracture can cause posttraumatic deafness. Sequelae like ossification or obliteration of the cochlea can impact the outcome of cochlea implantation. This study highlights the effect of ...

Effects of surgical factors on the outcomes of zygoma reduction malarplasty: a quantitative computed tomography study.

Jan 09, 2023

Malarplasty is widely performed for zygoma reduction. The effects of body segmentation, plate bending, and postoperative arch location on zygomatic movement have not been analyzed using computed tomog...

Faster Recovery Seen With Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Jan 07, 2023

FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with isolated medial knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) yields faster functional recovery than total knee arthroplasty ...

ACP Updates Living Guideline on Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteoporosis

Jan 04, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a living clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and published online Jan. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated reco...

PCP-Specialist Cotraining Improves Patient Experiences

Jan 04, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care physician (PCP)-specialist cotraining yields changes in specialist care that improve patient experiences, according to a study published online J...

Inhibition of fibroblast activation protein ameliorates cartilage matrix degradation and osteoarthritis progression.

Jan 02, 2023

Fibroblast activation protein (Fap) is a serine protease that degrades denatured type I collagen, α2-antiplasmin and FGF21. Fap is highly expressed in bone marrow stromal cells and functions as an os...

Effect of Abaloparatide on Bone Microarchitecture Assessed by Trabecular Bone Score in Women with Osteoporosis: Post Hoc Analysis of ACTIVE and ACTIVExtend.

Jan 02, 2023

Although bone mineral density (BMD) is a predictor of fracture, many fractures occur in women with T-scores >-2.5. Bone microarchitecture, assessed by trabecular bone score (TBS), predicts fracture...

Women With Employer Insurance More Likely to Report Unaffordability of Care

Dec 30, 2022

FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A higher proportion of women than men with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) report that they are unable to afford needed health care, according to a researc...

Noninvasive Interventions Can Reduce Spine Pain Versus Usual Care

Dec 30, 2022

FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A multidisciplinary biopsychosocial intervention or an individualized postural therapy (IPT) intervention can reduce pain-related disability at three months c...

Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise

Dec 29, 2022

THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations, exposing the personal health information (PHI) of near...

1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women's Representation in Academic Medicine

Dec 29, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Representation of women in academic medicine improved from 1990 to 2019, but representation of underrepresented minorities (URM) only modestly increased, a...

Atopic Dermatitis Raises Subsequent Fracture Risk in Children

Dec 28, 2022

TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Atopic dermatitis (AD) in children is associated with an increased risk for subsequent fracture, according to a research letter published online Nov. 9 in Al...

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