http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—There is considerable variability associated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) recommendations, according to a report published in the May issue of Pain Medicine News. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-variability-total-knee-arthroplasty-indications.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:48:54 EST news290436524 (Medical Xpress)—Among the most common pediatric injuries seen in emergency rooms are fractures that occur when children fall and try to catch themselves with an outstretched hand. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-splints-favored-kids-forearm-buckle.html Pediatrics Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:24:53 EST news290244278 When you think of knee replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful arthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) whose joints have been severely damaged by the disease. Because the surgery in younger patients is relatively rare, little data exist on the longevity of knee replacements in JIA patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-longevity-total-knee-younger-patients.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:08:22 EST news282992878 Physician-researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have developed a new, clinically meaningful scale of severity for diagnosing patients with cervical spinal stenosis. Their goal was to create a more accurate scale than the current "mild, moderate or severe" designations used for patients with this condition, a narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck. Researchers sought to create a reproducible, clinically validated classification of central cervical stenosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-anatomically-based-classification-cervical-spinal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:00:02 EST news282939053 (Medical Xpress)—With demand for unresolved back pain relief growing as the U.S. population ages, Rush University Medical Center is doing more minimally invasive spine surgery procedures that allow patients to return to normal, day-to-day activities faster than if they undergo conventional surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-minimally-invasive-spine-surgery-real-time.html Surgery Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:30:01 EST news277460037 Using regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions in patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-anesthesia-affects-outcomes-bilateral-knee.html Surgery Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:30:02 EST news270474763 Most parents frequently rely on the Internet for pediatric health information, and yet the content and quality of information can vary greatly from website to website. According to new research presented on Sunday, Oct. 21 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, websites provided by academic institutions offer the most reliable pediatric health information, and commercial-sponsored websites, the least. In general, disease summary and diagnosis information is more likely to be correct on the Internet than information about the cause and prognosis for a disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-academic-websites-reliable-pediatric-orthopedic.html Pediatrics Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:22:09 EST news270015721 An analysis of financial payments made by orthopedic device manufacturers to orthopedic surgeons shows that the patterns of payments from 2007 to 2010 appear to be complex with a reduction in the total number of payments and the total amount of funds distributed after payment disclosure was required, as well as an increase in the proportion of consultants with academic affiliations, according to a report in the October 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The article is part of the journal's Health Care Reform series. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-industry-payments-orthopedic-surgeons.html Other Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:32:45 EST news238692754