Orthopedics
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VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery
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Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis
Key clinical point: There is no evidence of a treatment effect at 6 weeks with fluoroscopically guided epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus...
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Naloxegol cut opioid-associated constipation without impairing pain relief
Key clinical point: Naloxegol improves opioid-induced constipation without affecting pain relief.
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Activity program staves off mobility disability
Major finding: After 2 years, the primary outcome was developing mobility disability – losing the ability to walk 400 meters within 15 minutes at...
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Tapping office IT boosts orthopedic patient–reported outcomes
Major finding: Monthly completion rates of patient-reported outcomes questionnaires ranged from a high of 91% to a low of 56%. Data source: An...
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Longer-term opioid use in workers’ comp cases highest in Louisiana
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Recent knee injuries spark rapid cascade to joint failure
Key clinical point: Older adults who report a knee injury should be monitored for accelerated knee OA. Major finding: Knee injury within 1 year of...
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Intraoperative wound anesthetic cut chronic pain after hip replacement
Major finding: Severe pain at 12 months was reduced from 8.6% with standard care to 1.4% with the addition of local anesthetic wound infiltration...
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PCPs waffle in referrals for total joint replacement
Major finding: Lack of clarity about indications thwarted 44.3% of primary care physicians from referring patients for arthroplasty. Data source:...
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Men have more major complications after hip, knee replacement
Major finding: Men had more acute MIs within 90 days after total knee arthroplasty than did women (1.1% vs. 0.8%), more infection within 2 years...
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Hold the immunomodulators for surgery? Maybe yes, maybe no
Major finding: Some immunomodulating agents for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases can be safely continued in the perioperative period.Data...