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Orthopedics

Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Home Health Care

Jan 03, 2024

TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Despite similar hospital discharge readiness scores, Black patients are less likely to be discharged with home health care (HHC) than White patients, accordi...

Osteoporosis as Perceived by Saudi Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study of Quality of Practice and Current Barriers in Management.

Jan 01, 2024

Background Osteoporosis (OP) is a state of abnormal bone quality and architecture that leads to fragility fractures, with lifetime costs reaching 16.27 billion Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR). Methods An el...

Women With Osteoporosis Want to Know Their Fracture Risk

Dec 29, 2023

THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Most women with osteoporosis want to know their fracture risk, but only half have received this information from health care providers, according to a stud...

Vosoritide Beneficial for Children Younger Than 5 Years With Achondroplasia

Dec 28, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For children with achondroplasia, vosoritide is associated with a gain in the change in height Z score from baseline and a mild adverse event profile, acc...

More Than Half of U.S. Medical Interns Experience Sexual Harassment

Dec 27, 2023

TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of U.S. medical interns report experiencing sexual harassment, according to a research letter published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network O...

A Systems Approach for Assessing Low Back Pain Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Dec 25, 2023

The purpose of this study was to explore a systemwide process for assessing components of low back pain (LBP) care quality in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) chiropractic visits using electronic ...

TNF alpha promotes clonal dominance of KIT D816V+ cells in mastocytosis: role of survivin and impact on prognosis.

Dec 25, 2023

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is defined by expansion and accumulation of neoplastic mast cells (MC) in the bone marrow (BM) and extracutaneous organs. Most patients harbor a somatic KIT D816V mutation, ...

Quality of life in sarcopenia measured with the SarQoL questionnaire: A meta-analysis of individual patient data.

Dec 25, 2023

Age-related sarcopenia, resulting from a gradual loss in skeletal muscle mass and strength, is pivotal to the increased prevalence of functional limitation among the older adult community. The purpose...

Osteoporosis Risk Increased With Long-Term Topical Corticosteroid Exposure

Dec 21, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for osteoporosis and major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) is increased in association with long-term exposure to topical corticosteroids (TCSs), acc...

Artificial Intelligence Models Improve Clinicians' Diagnostic Accuracy

Dec 20, 2023

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Standard artificial intelligence (AI) models improve diagnostic accuracy, but systematically biased AI models reduce this accuracy, according to a study pub...

Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma associated with WRN gene variant presenting as chronic dyspnea and pathologic cervical fracture: a case report and review of the literature.

Dec 18, 2023

Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is an aggressive sarcoma subtype with poor prognosis and limited response to conventional chemotherapy regimens. Diagnosis can be difficult owing to its variable pr...

Deformation mechanisms and Surface/Interface characteristics of titanium-based thermoplastic FMLs under ultrasonic impact loading.

Dec 18, 2023

Some typical defects like delamination, fiber fracture, non-uniform resin distribution and springback are inevitable as titanium-based thermoplastic FMLs are formed by general stamping process at elev...

The long head of the biceps tendon undergoes multiaxial deformation during shoulder motion.

Dec 18, 2023

The long head biceps tendon (LHBT) is presumed a common source of shoulder joint pain and injury. Despite common LHBT pathologies, diagnosis and preferred treatment remain frequently debated. This Sho...

More Senior Physicians See Fewer Underserved Patients

Dec 15, 2023

THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Senior physicians treat fewer traditionally underserved patients than their junior colleagues within the same practices, according to a research letter pub...

Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid Exposure Linked to Lower Bone Density

Dec 14, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a cohort of Hispanic adolescents and young adults, plasma perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) exposure is associated with lower bone mineral density (B...

A digital male pelvis phantom series showing anatomical variations over the course of fractionated radiotherapy treatment.

Dec 11, 2023

Daily IGRT images show day-to-day anatomical variations in patients undergoing fractionated prostate radiotherapy. This is of particular importance in particle beam treatments.To develop a digital pha...

Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care

Dec 07, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Minorities often feel a deep sense of dread before doctor appointments, and some even try to dress especially well for their visit to try and ward off the ...

USPSTF: Exercise Interventions Recommended to Prevent Falls in Seniors

Dec 06, 2023

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise interventions and suggests individualizing recommendations for multifactorial interventio...

Patients Report Positive Outcomes for Nonsurgical Treatment of Thumb OA

Dec 01, 2023

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- At five years, patients report positive outcomes for nonsurgical treatment of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC-1) osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study publi...

Aquatic High-Intensity Interval Training Aids Exercise Capacity for Chronic Conditions

Nov 23, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Aquatic high-intensity interval training (AHIIT) improves exercise capacity in people with a range of chronic conditions, according to a review published ...

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