By replacing or replenishing injured tissue with biomimetic structures, scientists can help initiate stem cell-driven repair cascades throughout the body. Insights from an A*STAR-led study of the interactions between bone ...
Mar 18, 2019
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For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the treatment plan before, during ...
Mar 12, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Children who have surgery for a broken elbow may be overprescribed potentially addictive opioid painkillers, a new study finds.
Feb 12, 2019
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Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees.
Jan 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Overlapping inpatient orthopedic surgery is noninferior to nonoverlapping surgery with respect to perioperative complications, according to a study published in the Nov. 21 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint ...
Dec 20, 2018
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In the US, most doctors who play golf are men, particularly those in the surgical specialities, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.
Dec 10, 2018
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In sports it's said that the best offense is a good defense, and that can be true for falls too – the best way to prevent an injury is to avoid the fall altogether. Two orthopedic surgeons in the Joseph Barnhart Department ...
Nov 13, 2018
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(HealthDay)—If you have diabetes, it's time to think about your feet.
Apr 1, 2018
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(HealthDay)—If you're exercising outdoors this winter, take special precautions, a sports medicine expert advises.
Jan 2, 2018
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In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons has developed guidelines for the perioperative management of anti-rheumatic medication in patients undergoing total hip ...
Jun 17, 2017
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