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Bariatric surgery may be appropriate for class 1 obesity
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Possible mortality risk seen with tramadol in osteoarthritis
Older patients taking tramadol for osteoarthritis had significantly higher mortality risk than did patients taking NSAIDs.
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Evaluation of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the Nonarthroplasty Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis in Veterans
While patients without knee instability use more nonarthroplasty treatments over a longer period prior to total knee arthroplasty, patients with...
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Emicizumab performs well in surgical setting
PRAGUE – Based on the experience in this small study, bleeding complications were most common during dental procedures.
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TNFi use may not affect joint replacement rates for RA patients
Investigators examined joint replacement rates during 2001-2016 in the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for RA.
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ATTRACT trial shouldn’t detract from pharmacomechanical thrombolysis
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