Orthopedics
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Less symptomatic patients ‘worse off’ after knee surgery
Key clinical point: Patients with milder osteoarthritis can fare worse after knee replacement surgery, and the cost-effectiveness of the procedure...
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: Guidelines rate evidence for diagnosis, treatment
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ACR’s 2016-2020 research agenda built through consensus
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New CDC opioid guideline targets overprescribing for chronic pain
Nonopioid therapy is the preferred approach to manage chronic pain outside of active cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care, the CDC said.
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Thigh muscle weakness a risk factor for knee replacement in women
Women with knee osteoarthritis who have low thigh muscle strength are more likely to need a knee replacement, finds new research that suggests...
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Functional dependence linked to risk of complications after spine surgery
Functional dependence following elective cervical spine procedures was associated with a significantly increased risk of almost all 30-day...
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Study characterizes injury risk in cervical myelopathy patients
Compared with age-matched controls, patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy had a significantly increased incidence of falls, hip fractures...
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PROMIS physical function domain outperforms in cervical spine patients
In elective cervical spine surgery, the PROMIS physical function domain outperformed other commonly used tools to measure patient-reported...
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Study: TKA patients recover faster with periarticular analgesia injection
Patients more often recovered faster from a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when they received a periarticular injection of analgesic medication...
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FDA okays prophylactic Pradaxa for VTE in hip replacement
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Frail elders at high mortality risk in the year following surgery
Elderly patients face a significantly increased risk of mortality in the year after undergoing major elective noncardiac surgery, a large study...