Orthopaedic surgery techniques for treatment of recurrent shoulder instability are effective, but prone to problems with nonunion of bone grafts held in place by screws alone. A new technique—borrowing a design used for ...
Nov 24, 2020
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For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return over time, reports a ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Six months after knee replacement surgery, pain outcomes were not as good for patients who previously took prescription opioids, according to a study in the May 17 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
May 18, 2017
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Patients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip arthroplasty are more likely to experience complications and other adverse outcomes, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Apr 4, 2023
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Patients with lower levels of sex hormones—testosterone in men and estrogen in women—are more likely to undergo surgery for rotator cuff tears, suggests a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Apr 13, 2022
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Robotic-arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) provides good long-term outcomes, with implant survival and patient satisfaction rates exceeding 90% at 10 years' follow-up, reports a study in The Journal of ...
May 10, 2023
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Aging is universal. Both osteoporosis and the bone fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis become more likely with age. Current clinical guidelines do not recommend bed rest during treatment for osteoporotic vertebral ...
Aug 30, 2022
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A team of University at Buffalo medical doctors have published a study that challenges a surgical practice used for decades during arthroscopic knee surgery.
Jul 18, 2017
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Surgical reconstruction is a life changer for people with end-stage ankle arthritis, a painful condition that limits patients' abilities to go up and down stairs, get out of a car and even walk. Now researchers from The Rothman ...
Sep 6, 2018
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Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) techniques show the presence of bacterial DNA in surgical specimens of hip and knee arthritis, from patients undergoing first-time total joint arthroplasty, reports a study in the Journal ...
May 18, 2023
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