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<乌鸦传媒>AAOS: Arthritis Common Career Killer for GIs

SAN DIEGO -- Osteoarthritis is the most common reason for discharge from the military following battlefield injuries, according to a cohort study conducted by U.S. Army doctors.

<乌鸦传媒>Greater Infection Risk with Staples in Hip Surgery

Closure of wounds following orthopedic surgery with staples rather than sutures is associated with a significantly higher risk of superficial infection, a meta-analysis found.

<乌鸦传媒>The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.

<乌鸦传媒>Herniated Disc Surgery Found Cost-Effective

HANOVER, N.H. -- For patients with a herniated disc, surgery proved a cost-effective alternative to nonsurgical treatment over the course of two years, an observational study found.

<乌鸦传媒>Newly Revealed ACL Injury Ends 2008 Season for Tiger Woods

ORLANDO -- Tiger Woods, the world's best golfer, announced today that reconstructive surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee will force him off the course for at least the rest of the year.

<乌鸦传媒>Ulnar Fovea Test Unlocks Tricky Wrist Pain Diagnosis

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A simple test of ulnar fovea tenderness that led to discovery of a common type of ligament injury may ease the diagnosis of unexplained wrist pain, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Outcomes in Spinal Disc Cadaver Allografts

HONG KONG -- Replacement of degenerative discs in the cervical spine with cadaver allografts shows early promise as an alternative to fusion or artificial discs, found researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>After Meniscectomy, Thigh Muscle Weakness Impairs Knee Function

MALM脙鈥�, Sweden -- Four years after surgery to repair a non-traumatic meniscus tear, loss of muscle strength in the quadriceps left patients with a painful, unstable knee prone to future osteoarthritis, researchers here reported.

<乌鸦传媒>So You've Got Tennis Elbow?

NEW YORK-Few conditions have more ostensible cures than tennis elbow. When 乌鸦传媒 published a Special Report during the U.S. Open here on evidence-based cures for tennis elbow, many of our readers shared their own approaches. Here is a sampling (edited for space). Caveat emptor.

<乌鸦传媒>Certain Exercise Proposed to Reduce Hip Fracture Risk in Elderly

CAMBRIDGE, England-If hip fractures in the elderly are caused by thinning of the femur that leads to bone buckling in a fall, as a team here contends, cycling, rowing or gymnastics might strengthen the femoral neck and reduce the fracture risk.

<乌鸦传媒>Small Trampolines Are Injury Risk to Small Children

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Children are as likely to get injured using recreational mini-trampolines are they are with full-sized trampolines, a study has found. This was particularly so for kids under six.