Mar 18, 2023

FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Household opioid availability is associated with increased odds of opioid overdose for others in the household, according to a study published online March 1...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than 15 percent of nonelderly U.S. adults report having past-due medical debt, according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.U...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients younger than 65 years undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have 99 percent implant survivorship at eight years and have low rates of revision ...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have improvement in outcomes; however, patients aged 75 years and older (late elders) achieve better...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Rates and types of high school athletic injuries vary by sport, gender, and exposure and have increased in severity, according to a study presented at the...

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, yoga seems beneficial for markers of frailty compared with education or inactive control, according to a systematic review published onlin...

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Race and ethnicity reporting has improved significantly in pediatric clinical trials, but there is still underrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic gr...

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new risk prediction model can identify residents of nursing homes at greatest risk for fall-related injuries, according to a study published online March ...

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For runners, risk factors for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis include a history of hip/knee injuries or surgery, advancing age, family history, and body mass...

Mar 15, 2023

TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The demand for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is expected to outpace the orthopedic workforce, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the A...

Mar 14, 2023

MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In an international consensus statement, published online March 6 in JAMA Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for radiological screening of contact chi...

Mar 13, 2023

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To compare the treatment outcome of scaphoid facture fixation with one versus two Herbert screws (HBS). MATERIAL AND METHODS 72 patients underwent open reduction internal fixation...

Mar 13, 2023

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Fifth metatarsal fractures, in particular so-called Jones fractures, are relatively common injuries both in the general population and athletes. Although discussions about whether...

Mar 13, 2023

Intravenous iron therapy (IVIT) is known to improve functional status in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. The exact mechanism is not completely understood. We correlated magnetic resonance imagin...

Mar 13, 2023

Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA) surgically implants a prosthetic anchor into the residual limb's bone, enabling direct skeletal connection to a prosthetic limb and eliminating the ...

Mar 10, 2023

THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Demographic factors at the county level are associated with low telemedicine literacy, according to a study published in the March issue of Plastic and Reco...

Mar 08, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to higher levels of air pollutants is associated with bone damage in women, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in eClinicalMedicine.Did...

Mar 08, 2023

TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An injection of allograft disc tissue into the spine alleviates pain associated with degenerative disc disease, according to a study presented at the annual ...

Mar 06, 2023

The study results indicate that women with osteoporosis initiated on gastro-resistant risedronate have a lower risk of fracture than those initiated on immediate release risedronate or alendronate. A ...

Mar 06, 2023

To assess the impact of screw density on: (1) rod fracture/pseudarthrosis, (2) proximal/distal junctional kyphosis/failure (PJK/DJK/PJF), and (3) deformity correction judged by sagittal vertical axis ...