Nov 10, 2023

THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing open lumbar laminectomy, ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane blocks (ESPBs) combined with multimodal analgesia reduce o...

Nov 08, 2023

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients of various races do not perceive orthopedic surgery as a diverse field, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the Journal of Bo...

Nov 07, 2023

MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For pediatric patients, delayed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is associated with an increased risk for new meniscal tears; however, for adul...

Nov 07, 2023

MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hand osteoarthritis and synovitis, methotrexate has a potentially clinically meaningful effect on reducing pain, with no increase in adverse...

Nov 07, 2023

MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who ...

Nov 06, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of elderly acetabular fractures according to the reduction of impacted dome fragments. A retrospective cohort study was performed in two institutions. Fift...

Nov 03, 2023

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For computation of the skeletal muscle index (SMI), calculated as skeletal muscle area (SMA) at L3 divided by patient height squared, a height scaling power...

Nov 02, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of adults used the internet to look for health or medical information during July to December 2022, with higher prevalence among women than ...

Nov 01, 2023

TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Better mobility in older adults is associated with higher income and longer working years, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in Clinical Or...

Oct 30, 2023

FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Black patients with idiopathic scoliosis who undergo surgery are more likely to miss preoperative appointments, and those with lower socioeconomic status (SE...

Oct 30, 2023

Sex-specific differences in the presentation of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) may contribute to a diagnostic delay in women. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of MR...

Oct 27, 2023

THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of working-age Americans struggle to afford their health care and many forgo care, possibly risking their health, according to a new survey....

Oct 26, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), the impact of obesity on outcomes is unclear, according to two studies recently published in Foot &...

Oct 26, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health workers continued to report poor mental health and burnout in 2022, according to a Vital Signs report published in the Oct. 24 early-release issue ...

Oct 23, 2023

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Amazon announced Wednesday that it has started to test drone deliveries of prescription medications, delivering drugs to consumers' doorsteps within an hour...

Oct 23, 2023

FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who use wheelchairs are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) versus individual...

Oct 23, 2023

Distal femoral fractures are a significant injury sustained by low- and high-energy trauma. Common treatment practices are lateral locking plate or intramedullary nail fixation, with disadvantages inc...

Oct 23, 2023

Despite widely varying techniques, coracoclavicular (CC) stabilization after traumatic, unstable acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocations shows notable rates of perioperative complications, radiograp...

Oct 23, 2023

In arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, poor tendon quality, medially based tears, lateral tendon loss, or limited tendon mobility can all preclude the use of double-row suture constructs, presenting a c...

Oct 19, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Side-by-side utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) are associated with significantly more severe hand injuries than all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), according to a s...