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AAOS over a photo of the Venetian Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

<乌鸦传媒>Fastball Failing? Don't Look to UCL Repair for Improvement

Speed, other performance measures no better after Tommy John procedure

A photo of surgeons performing hip arthroplasty

<乌鸦传媒>Mileage Varies for Different Hip Surgery Approaches

No single "best" in meta-analysis, though a clear loser emerges

A close up of a healthcare worker drawing blood from a man鈥檚 arm.

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Test Bests Standard OA Prognostic Models in Early Study

Multi-marker panel does a better job of predicting who will show rapid progression

A photo of a male physiotherapist guiding a mature woman through knee exercises in a gym.

<乌鸦传媒>In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body

Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program

A photo of a man standing with his left arm bandaged and in a sling.

<乌鸦传媒>Aspirin Toe-to-Toe With LMWH Injections in Orthopedic Trauma

Large trial makes case for cheap, oral alternative for clot prevention

A photo of a mature man sitting on the edge of his bed, holding his knee.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Doesn't Exercise Help Everyone With Knee OA?

Actually, the better question is why can't everyone do the recommended exercises

A photo of a female physician showing her male patient x-rays of his knees.

<乌鸦传媒>Early OA Common in Military Officers After Knee Injury

Many show joint degradation before age 30

A close up of the tablet, blisterpack, and box of Metformin tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Metformin Protective Against Joint Replacement in Type 2 Diabetes

Daily users saw lower risks for total knee, hip replacements

RSNA over a photo of McCormick Place Convention center in Chicago, Illinois.

<乌鸦传媒>Ultrasound-Guided Saline Hydrodissection Promising for Carpal Tunnel

Small study shows persistent benefit versus steroid injection alone

RSNA over a photo of McCormick Place Convention center in Chicago, Illinois.

<乌鸦传媒>Common Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis May Be Harmful

Steroids and NSAIDs reduced pain but not disease course, studies showed

An x-ray image of an implanted spinal cord stimulator.

<乌鸦传媒>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

The YouTube thumbnail with Antonio Webb, MD, a photo of Carson Daly and the words: SPINE METAL CAGE

<乌鸦传媒>Spine Surgeon Explains Carson Daly's Back Surgery

The television host recently underwent an ALIF procedure after suffering back pain for decades

ACR over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

<乌鸦传媒>Bone Drug Reverses Damage in Hand Osteoarthritis

Provocative findings with denosumab, but don't reach for the prescription pad just yet

A photo of surgeons performing total ankle replacement surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Two Surgery Types Yield Similar Results in Advanced Ankle Osteoarthritis

Similar clinical scores with either total ankle replacement or fusion surgery, trial shows

ACR over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

<乌鸦传媒>Want a Few Weeks of Knee Pain Relief? Try This

Local nerve block proves mettle in randomized trial, though benefit didn't last long

ASA over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>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?

A photo of a senior man talking on the phone with a pen in his hand hovering over a planner.

<乌鸦传媒>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

ASBMR over a photo of the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas

<乌鸦传媒>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

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Gets 7 Years for Unnecessary X-Rays; Agency in Chaos Over Trans Health Cases

This past week in healthcare investigations

A photo stone age bone and flint knapped stone tools laying on an animal pelt.

<乌鸦传媒>Earliest Evidence of Surgery Found in Stone Age Amputation

Signs of successful amputation in a child who lived over 31,000 years ago

A photo of a senior woman self injecting enoxaparin into her abdomen.

<乌鸦传媒>Stronger Antiplatelet Better for VTE Prophylaxis After Joint Replacement

Trial shows enoxaparin superiority as sole prophylaxis, but based largely on below-the-knee DVT

A photo of healthcare workers performing an ultrasound of a baby鈥檚 hip.

<乌鸦传媒>Universal Hip Screening in Babies Associated With Overtreatment

Late detection of hip dysplasia and need for surgery not helped by universal screening

A photo of the border wall between the United States and Mexico from San Diego, California looking towards Tijuana, Mexico.

<乌鸦传媒>Falls From Higher Border Walls Overwhelm Trauma Services

San Diego surgeons blame higher walls for 1,000% rise in admissions, more severe injuries, deaths

A photo of Anil Kesani, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Texas Spine Surgeon Defends Himself Against 'Dr. Death' Comparisons

Named in a malpractice suit, Anil Kesani, MD, fights negative media attention

An x-ray composite image of a fused spine

<乌鸦传媒>Does Spinal Fusion Reduce Revision Surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?

Revision surgery rates similar between those who underwent decompression with and without fusion

A photo of orthopedic surgeons performing knee replacement surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>High Demand for Specialty Physicians Spurs Salary Bump: Report

Orthopedic surgeons topped the list

A photo of a surgeon looking at a monitor during transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

<乌鸦传媒>Surgery After TAVR: Waiting a Month or More Not Really Better

Prosthesis-patient mismatch, paravalvular regurgitation the bigger issues for surgical candidates

The YouTube thumbnail for this vidow of a surgeons and the words: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A MISTAKE

<乌鸦传媒>What Happens When Surgeons Screw Up?

YouTuber and physician Antonio Webb, MD, explains what happens when surgeons make mistakes

A computer rendering of a syringe pointing at the bones of the knee

<乌鸦传媒>Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help

Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice

A photo of a mature male physician sitting across from his female patient who is describing shoulder pain.

<乌鸦传媒>What a Lifetime of Gaslighting by Other Doctors Feels Like

Bridging the divide between patient and doctor

<乌鸦传媒>HCA Healthcare Facing More Litigation, This Time in Florida

The health system is also fighting antitrust cases in North Carolina

A close up of a knee replacement scar on a man standing with crutches.

<乌鸦传媒>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

A photo of a person鈥檚 hand showing Dupuytren鈥檚 contracture of the left ring finger.

<乌鸦传媒>Could an Available Drug Stop Dupuytren's in Its Tracks?

Phase II trial shows promise in early-stage disease

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<乌鸦传媒>What's It Like to Be a Traveling Orthopedic Surgeon?

Locums orthopod Sonya Sloan, MD, talks pay, lifestyle choices and operating while pregnant

A computer rendering of an Achilles tendon rupture

<乌鸦传媒>Achilles' Tendon Rupture Surgery Not So Necessary?

Randomized trial suggests one advantage despite similar outcomes to nonoperative treatment

A computer rendering of a massive pile of banded stacks of $100 bills.

<乌鸦传媒>Meet This Year's Healthcare Billionaires

HCA founder and Cook Group medical device developer make 2022 list of Forbes Billionaires

ACC over a photo of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

<乌鸦传媒>Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Air

PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary

ACC over a photo of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

<乌鸦传媒>Tranexamic Acid Cuts Surgical Bleeding in Yet Another Setting

But POISE-3 trial leaves open the question of cardiovascular safety

A photo of a senior woman in a wheelchair holding her knee; both knees have scars from knee replacement surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>'It's an Alien Knee in There': Mixed Feelings After Joint Replacement

Study highlights common, but rarely discussed, problem

AAOS over a photo of McCormick Place in Chicago, IL

<乌鸦传媒>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

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