Surgery, Readmission Destinations, & Mortality
Published research has shown that hospital readmissions are commonly needed to treat complications...
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Orthopedics
Conference Highlights: AAOS 2016
Patient Age & TKA Outcomes The Particulars: Evidence suggests that increasing life...
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Predicting Infections After RSA
The rate of reverse shoulder arthroplasties (RSA) is increasing as its indications are expanding,...
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Postoperative Cardiac Issues After Arthroplasty
Cardiac events are major postoperative complications that can occur in patients undergoing total...
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Concussion Season: Why We Need to Do Better
The NFL season kicked off this month but with it, we return back to concussion season. Most people...
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Opioid Use & Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA), a procedure designed for treating diseased rotator cuff tears...
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Bundled Approach Reduces SSIs
Among patients undergoing cardiac or orthopedic surgery, a bundled intervention consisting of...
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Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk
Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear...
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Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk
Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear...
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Medscape’s 2015 Physician Compensation Report
Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey....
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Hip Fracture Surgery: Costs & Benefits
According to current estimates, more than 300,000 patients—mostly people aged 65 and older—sustain...
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Surgeons Who Can’t Perform Open Surgery
Now I’m really worried about surgical education. Here’s why: A friend told me that a...
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Guidelines for Managing ACL Injuries
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are among the most common injuries that occur in athletes...
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Elective Major Orthopedic Surgery in Octogenarians
By 2030, patients aged 85 and older are projected to account for 2.3% of the United States...
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Hip Fracture in Older Adults
As life expectancy continues to increase in the United States, the number of elderly people and...
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TKA vs THA – Infographic
Comparing knee and hip arthroplasties—a look at prevalence and reimbursement rates.
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Knee & Hip Arthroplasties: Analyzing the Obesity Effect
Published reports have shown that the number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures performed...
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“Doctor Shopping” After Orthopedic Trauma
Recent reports have shown that the negative consequences of narcotic use are increasing, and...
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Comparing Approaches to ACL Tears
Value-based medicine has gained more attention in recent years, leading many providers and...
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