Surgery
Sharp rise in requests for knee and hip surgery being turned down
Nearly 1,700 requests rejected last year, a 45% increase from 2016-17, reveals an investigation by The BMJ.
Jul 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fragility fractures – a global cause for concern
Matt Costa, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Oxford and President elect of the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), explains the need for global action to provide better care for people suffering from hip ...
Jul 16, 2018
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Surgery
Hip arthroscopy innovation represents paradigm shift for the surgery
Orthopedic surgeon Michael Salata, MD, Director, Joint Preservation and Cartilage Restoration Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Associate Team Physician, Cleveland Browns, is the first in Northeast ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Surgery
Reporting and evaluating wait times for urgent hip fracture surgery in Ontario, Canada
About two-thirds of patients admitted to hospital in Ontario for hip fracture did not receive surgery during the recommended time window of 24 hours, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal ...
Jun 11, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why hip fractures in the elderly are often a death sentence
The news an elderly relative has broken a hip tends to sound alarm bells, perhaps more than breaking another bone would. That's because a hip fracture dramatically increases an older person's risk of death.
Jun 4, 2018
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Surgery
New surgery for groin pain found to be more effective than physiotherapy
As the FIFA World Cup approaches researchers have found that keyhole surgery could help get injured footballers back on the pitch faster than physiotherapy-led treatments.
Jun 1, 2018
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Surgery
Regional anesthesia tied to lower opioid use in TKA, THA
(HealthDay)—Regional anesthesia is associated with a lower opioid consumption in both knee and hip replacement surgeries, compared to general anesthesia, according to a study published May 14 in PAIN Practice.
May 24, 2018
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Cardiology
Osteoporosis drug may benefit heart health
The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study of patients with hip fractures. The association was seen for ...
May 11, 2018
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Health
Nursing home residents with advanced dementia have lower mortality rate with hip surgery
Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research and Brown University have conducted the first study to examine outcomes in nursing home residents with advanced dementia and hip fracture. They discovered ...
May 7, 2018
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Surgery
Mortality down with spinal anesthesia for hip Fx surgery
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing hip fracture fixation, general anesthesia (GA) is associated with increased 90-day mortality compared with spinal anesthesia (SA), according to a study presented at the 2018 World Congress ...
Apr 20, 2018
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