More Data Suggest Concussion Raises Leg Injury Risk Causality still unclear but getting harder to argue against Mar 12, 2023
Baseball: The Safest Sport for High School Athletes? And, no surprise, national data show football is the most injurious Mar 11, 2023
New Option on Horizon for Younger People With Refractory Knee OA Shock absorber implant seen outperforming osteotomy Mar 10, 2023
Now Hear This: The OR Is Incredibly, Dangerously Loud Sound levels greater than construction sites, researchers say Mar 10, 2023
Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis A good thing too, because most aren't going to quit Mar 10, 2023
Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Payments Inflation-adjusted reimbursements for fusion, joint replacement slip Mar 09, 2023
Hospitals Drag Their Feet in Posting Prices for Joint Replacements A year after CMS rule went into effect, two-thirds of hospitals had done nothing Mar 09, 2023
Rotator Cuff Reoperation More Likely With Acromioplasty Study in Medicare patients adds fuel to ongoing debate Mar 08, 2023
Fastball Failing? Don't Look to UCL Repair for Improvement Speed, other performance measures no better after Tommy John procedure Mar 07, 2023
Mileage Varies for Different Hip Surgery Approaches No single "best" in meta-analysis, though a clear loser emerges Jan 31, 2023
Blood Test Bests Standard OA Prognostic Models in Early Study Multi-marker panel does a better job of predicting who will show rapid progression Jan 25, 2023
In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program Jan 23, 2023
Aspirin Toe-to-Toe With LMWH Injections in Orthopedic Trauma Large trial makes case for cheap, oral alternative for clot prevention Jan 18, 2023
Why Doesn't Exercise Help Everyone With Knee OA? Actually, the better question is why can't everyone do the recommended exercises Jan 04, 2023
Early OA Common in Military Officers After Knee Injury Many show joint degradation before age 30 Dec 20, 2022
Metformin Protective Against Joint Replacement in Type 2 Diabetes Daily users saw lower risks for total knee, hip replacements Dec 19, 2022
Ultrasound-Guided Saline Hydrodissection Promising for Carpal Tunnel Small study shows persistent benefit versus steroid injection alone Dec 01, 2022
Common Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis May Be Harmful Steroids and NSAIDs reduced pain but not disease course, studies showed Nov 30, 2022
Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain May Not Live Up to the Hype Retrospective study finds no reduction in opioid use vs conventional medical management Nov 28, 2022
Spine Surgeon Explains Carson Daly's Back Surgery The television host recently underwent an ALIF procedure after suffering back pain for decades Nov 17, 2022
Bone Drug Reverses Damage in Hand Osteoarthritis Provocative findings with denosumab, but don't reach for the prescription pad just yet Nov 15, 2022
Two Surgery Types Yield Similar Results in Advanced Ankle Osteoarthritis Similar clinical scores with either total ankle replacement or fusion surgery, trial shows Nov 14, 2022
Want a Few Weeks of Knee Pain Relief? Try This Local nerve block proves mettle in randomized trial, though benefit didn't last long Nov 12, 2022
Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade? Oct 25, 2022
Appointment Wait Times Continue to Rise Amid Concerns of Physician Shortages New survey finds that wait times increased by 8% across four specialties since 2017 Sep 16, 2022
One-Two Punch of Romosozumab, Denosumab Improved BMD and Reduced Fractures Taking the bone-forming agent followed by the antiresorptive was better than denosumab alone Sep 13, 2022
Surgeon Gets 7 Years for Unnecessary X-Rays; Agency in Chaos Over Trans Health Cases This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 07, 2022
Earliest Evidence of Surgery Found in Stone Age Amputation Signs of successful amputation in a child who lived over 31,000 years ago Sep 07, 2022
Stronger Antiplatelet Better for VTE Prophylaxis After Joint Replacement Trial shows enoxaparin superiority as sole prophylaxis, but based largely on below-the-knee DVT Aug 23, 2022
Universal Hip Screening in Babies Associated With Overtreatment Late detection of hip dysplasia and need for surgery not helped by universal screening Aug 18, 2022
Falls From Higher Border Walls Overwhelm Trauma Services San Diego surgeons blame higher walls for 1,000% rise in admissions, more severe injuries, deaths Aug 16, 2022
Texas Spine Surgeon Defends Himself Against 'Dr. Death' Comparisons Named in a malpractice suit, Anil Kesani, MD, fights negative media attention Aug 08, 2022
Does Spinal Fusion Reduce Revision Surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Revision surgery rates similar between those who underwent decompression with and without fusion Jul 27, 2022
High Demand for Specialty Physicians Spurs Salary Bump: Report Orthopedic surgeons topped the list Jul 18, 2022
Trial Backs Steroid Shots for Stubborn Achilles Tendon Pain Corticosteroid bests placebo when combined with resistance exercise therapy Jul 11, 2022
What Happens When Surgeons Screw Up? YouTuber and physician Antonio Webb, MD, explains what happens when surgeons make mistakes Jul 08, 2022
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
