Although infection after hip replacement surgery is relatively rare (around 1 in 100), the impact on patients' lives can be devastating. A new website and toolkit have been developed to help health care professionals understand ...
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A new biologic "patch" that is activated by a person's natural motion could be the key to fixing herniated disks in people's backs, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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Black patients report more difficulties relating to their orthopaedic surgeon and are more likely to perceive bias from their surgeon, as compared with White patients, reports a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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In June, the American Medical Association announced a new policy that encourages physicians not to focus solely on body mass index, or BMI, as a determinant of weight and health. As a ratio of an individual's weight and height, ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Imagine a life where even the simplest movement becomes a painful endeavor.
Jun 21, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have developed panels of protein biomarkers present in teens and young adults that distinguish individuals with healthy hips from those with developmental dysplasia ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Pre-surgery exercise and education—widely known as prehabilitation—can significantly improve outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open,
May 31, 2023
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According to a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, low pain self-efficacy can predict daily pre-surgery prescribed opioid use among patients seeking elective spine surgery.
May 9, 2023
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Women working in health care who are regularly exposed to radiation from X-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionizing radiation protection to help minimize their risk of developing breast cancer, argue doctors ...
Apr 12, 2023
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A limb length discrepancy is, quite simply, a difference in size between the length of an individual's arms or legs, and can occur in the upper and lower portions of each. The difference in length can range from a fraction ...
Mar 3, 2023
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