Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice Jul 06, 2022
What a Lifetime of Gaslighting by Other Doctors Feels Like Bridging the divide between patient and doctor Jul 05, 2022
HCA Healthcare Facing More Litigation, This Time in Florida The health system is also fighting antitrust cases in North Carolina Jun 24, 2022
Guideline: Timing Is Everything for RA and Lupus Patients Needing Joint Replacement New advice on which antirheumatic meds to continue and which to stop before surgery Jun 21, 2022
Can Methotrexate Treat Arthritis Before It Becomes Arthritis? Mainstay drug for RA helpful in disease's earliest stage Jun 02, 2022
Could an Available Drug Stop Dupuytren's in Its Tracks? Phase II trial shows promise in early-stage disease May 03, 2022
What's It Like to Be a Traveling Orthopedic Surgeon? Locums orthopod Sonya Sloan, MD, talks pay, lifestyle choices and operating while pregnant Apr 29, 2022
Achilles' Tendon Rupture Surgery Not So Necessary? Randomized trial suggests one advantage despite similar outcomes to nonoperative treatment Apr 13, 2022
Meet This Year's Healthcare Billionaires HCA founder and Cook Group medical device developer make 2022 list of Forbes Billionaires Apr 12, 2022
Tranexamic Acid Cuts Surgical Bleeding in Yet Another Setting But POISE-3 trial leaves open the question of cardiovascular safety Apr 02, 2022
'It's an Alien Knee in There': Mixed Feelings After Joint Replacement Study highlights common, but rarely discussed, problem Mar 28, 2022
Pathogens Head for Surgical Helmets During Orthopedic Surgeries A round-up of noteworthy research from the AAOS meeting Mar 27, 2022
Cannabis Linked to Less Opioid Use in Back Pain, Osteoarthritis Usage fell by almost 40% in 6 months, although it's not clear if medical pot was the reason Mar 26, 2022
Mental Illness in Amputees Linked to Phantom Limb Syndrome However, causal link is unclear Mar 24, 2022
Legacy of the 'Ortho Bro': Gender Diversity Still Lacking in Orthopedic Med Ed Fewer than one in five orthopedic applicants and residents are women, study finds Mar 23, 2022
Take Trauma Call With Me 19 surgeries in 1 week with orthopedic surgeon Antonio Webb, MD Mar 22, 2022
Reassurance on Steroid Shots for Knee OA Study counters fears that injections worsen underlying pathology Mar 17, 2022
Doctor Sued Over Stem Cell Treatments Clinic made almost $750K from treatments with no evidence behind them Mar 17, 2022
Medicare Claws Back Money for Dubious Birth-Tissue Stem Cell Shots Government seeks to recoup more than 2 years of payments for unproven treatments Mar 16, 2022
Hopes Dashed for Novel Osteoarthritis Treatment Noninvasive therapy looked like a sure winner until trial results came in Mar 08, 2022
Concussions Linked to Mental Health Issues in Kids Higher risks of self-harm and psychiatric hospitalization seen vs orthopedic injury Mar 07, 2022
Postponing 'Non-Essential' Procedures Isn't the Only Option Outpatient surgery can be a safe and effective route for many orthopedic procedures Mar 06, 2022
Predicting Treatment Response in Inflammatory Muscle Disorders Swedish registry study elicits factors associated with improvement Feb 16, 2022
Mystery: Why Would Hand OA Be Less Severe in Black People? Data contrast with previous findings for hip and knee osteoarthritis Feb 04, 2022
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 2021
Because You Don't Want to Ask a Tyrannosaurus Rex to 'Open Wide!' Noninvasive imaging reveals bone infection in fossilized dinosaur jaw Dec 01, 2021
Orthopedic Surgery Group Sabotages Residency Program, Lawsuit Alleges Scott Duncan, MD, says OrthoSC is trying to protect its market monopoly in Myrtle Beach Nov 29, 2021
An Open Letter to Radiologists From a Jilted Orthopedic Surgeon What happened to our relationship? Nov 23, 2021
Another Trial, Another PRP Flop in Osteoarthritis Fails to outperform saline in randomized trial Nov 23, 2021
Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Sets the Stage for a Safer Anticoagulant Milvexian shows promise in preventing vein clots after total knee replacement surgery Nov 16, 2021
Doctor Shadows a Prosthetist: Day in the Life Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she learns how prosthetics are made Nov 04, 2021
U.S. Military Surgeons in a Losing Battle Against Dwindling Proficiency Military hospital system in dire need of change, experts say Oct 27, 2021
No Love for PRP in Ankle Osteoarthritis Trial Dutch researchers throw cold water on popular therapy Oct 26, 2021
Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Hip Fracture Surgeries: It's a Draw Neither type led to better outcomes at 60 days, study finds Oct 12, 2021
What's the Best Way to Treat Femur Breaks From Bone Metastases? No difference in outcomes between long-stem hemiarthroplasty and intramedullary nailing Oct 10, 2021
Pediatric Sarcoma Patients Face Late Amputation Risk Decades Later Study finds about 18% required amputation long after initial limb salvage surgery Oct 09, 2021
Take Sarcoma Research Based on Registry Data With a Grain of Salt Many studies using SEER/NCDB registries often generated disparate outcomes Oct 08, 2021
No Benefit for Longer-Duration Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Limb Salvage Surgical site infections similar versus shorter-duration prophylactic IV regimen Oct 08, 2021
Antibiotic Could Thwart Costly Sarcoma Surgery Complication Benefit seen for adding "anaerobic coverage" to standard perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis Oct 07, 2021