Orthopedics
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Aspirin better than heparin at VTE prevention after total hip arthroplasty
Major finding: The primary efficacy outcome – development of symptomatic proximal DVT or PE during the 90 days after total hip arthroplasty –...
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Osteoarthritis patients survive longer after hip resurfacing than replacement
Major finding: The number needed to treat with hip resurfacing to prevent 1 excess death was 29 when compared to cemented total hip replacement,...
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Prearthroplasty exercise benefits short lived
Major finding: Self-reported activities of daily living at 3 months was similar in patients who exercised prior to surgery and those who did not (...
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Bisphosphonates associated with improved hip, knee implant survival
Major finding: Revision surgery rates were 1.88% in bisphosphonate users vs.
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Platelet-rich plasma improved tennis elbow pain
Major finding: Injections of platelet-rich plasma for tennis elbow sufferers produced a 71.5% improvement in pain scores, compared with the 56.1%...
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Late stop to antirheumatics may risk postsurgical infection
Major Finding: An increased infection rate was seen in patients who used more than one cDMARD (odds ratio, 2.425) and more than one TNF inhibitor...
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Strontium May Spare More OA Knees from Surgery
Major Finding: A daily dose of 1 or 2 g of strontium ranelate was associated with a significant delay in the progression of knee osteoarthritis;...
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FDA Panel Considers Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
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OCA Graft Survivorship 82% at 10 Years
Major finding: OCA of the femoral condyle improved pain and function with graft survivorship of 82% at 10 years.Data source: Long-term follow up...
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Patients Overestimate Their Walking Disability
Major Finding: Observer evaluation of walking ability was strongly associated with the timed walk (ANOVA r2 = 0.58; P less than .001) and "get up...