Gerontology & Geriatrics
As pickleball's popularity rises, so do related injuries
Pickleball has burst onto the scene, inspiring people of all ages to pick up a paddle.
Jul 5, 2023
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News tagged with orthopedic surgery
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tough-to-diagnose hip condition caused her 'excruciating pain' until she got a new type of surgery
New York-based physical therapist Brittany Garrett, now 33, was sidelined by excruciating hip pain for close to eight years before she got an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
Jun 22, 2023
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Medications
Tranexamic acid may lower heterotopic ossification risk after elbow trauma surgery
For patients undergoing surgery for elbow trauma, treatment with the hemostatic drug tranexamic acid (TXA) is associated with a decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO)—a common complication of abnormal bone ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Surgery
Veterans Affairs healthcare is as good as non-VA care for many operations
By most measures, surgical care provided to United States military veterans in Veterans Affairs (VA) centers across the country is as good as, or better than, the same care delivered at non-VA medical centers, according to ...
May 8, 2023
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Surgery
New definitions of multimorbidity may improve clinical decision-making for older surgical patients
A new way to identify more specific, higher-risk groups of older surgical patients can help in clinical decision-making and accurately comparing the performance of one hospital to another, according to research published ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Surgery
Study: Higher fracture risk after total hip replacement when cementless implant used to treat femoral neck fracture
A study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and other centers found that total hip replacement performed with a cementless prosthesis for a femoral neck fracture led to a higher rate of a second fracture and subsequent ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Surgery
Disparities seen in surgical resident representation, attrition
The percentage of female residents in surgical specialties has improved during the last 18 years, while the percentage of underrepresented-in-medicine (URiM) residents has not, according to a study published online Feb. 8 ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Health
Got bunions? Key factors to whether surgery will work for you
When it comes to bunions, millions of Americans are painfully familiar with the signs: Swelling, redness, a telltale bulge on the side of the big toe. Corns and calluses where other toes rub together. And pain. Lots and lots ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Surgery
Surgery for torn meniscus still performed unnecessarily, too often: Study
For people of middle age or older with a tear in the meniscus, but without a history of acute knee trauma, surgery is rarely useful. Many studies have already shown that an arthroscopic surgery, in which a doctor treats a ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Surgery
Backlog could mean up to seven-year wait for orthopedic operations in Scotland
According to new research from the University of Aberdeen, if surgical rates do not increase in Scotland, orthopedic patients listed in July 2022 will have up to a seven year wait in one health board area, with the average ...
Dec 14, 2022
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