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News, opinions and meeting coverage in surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>ASBMR: Meeting to Focus on Fractures

Topics will include men's bone health, the use of burosumab, and bisphosphonate drug holidays

<乌鸦传媒>Repeat CRP Tests If Spine Disease Uncertain

Post-hoc analysis of patients with axial spondyloarthritis

<乌鸦传媒>Joint Replacements Linked to Gout?

Risk is elevated both before and after gout diagnosis

<乌鸦传媒>Proteinuria Flags Risk for Post-Op Kidney Injury

Even trace levels of urinary protein tied to elevated rate of acute renal impairment

<乌鸦传媒>MD<40: Finding Your Joy Spot

Sometimes, just one thing makes it all worthwhile

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: At Least this Groom Doesn鈥檛 have Cold Feet

Just a few days after returning from his honeymoon at a Brazilian beach resort, a 29-year-old man went to his primary care doctor complaining of extremely pruritic toes and feet. After he started scratching, he noticed some small black dots, umbilicated papules, and crusts on the soles and at the tip of his toes under the nail. He had been finding it uncomfortable to walk since the last day of the trip. Can you diagnose the patient?

<乌鸦传媒>RA Patients Pose Perioperative Challenges

Expert discusses risk evaluation, stopping antirheumatic drugs

<乌鸦传媒>Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

<乌鸦传媒>Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

<乌鸦传媒>Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated

Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care

<乌鸦传媒>How Do Bisphosphonates Cause Atypical Femoral Fractures?

With long-term use, bones become harder but also more shatter-prone

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids

Most don't take all they're prescribed

<乌鸦传媒>Pre-TKA Opioid Script Predicts Post-Op Prescription

Especially prevalent after 6 months post-op

<乌鸦传媒>Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates

But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations

<乌鸦传媒>Um, Excuse Me, Why Did You Stop My Post-Op Anticoagulant?

Cardiology writer learns firsthand about real-world practice

<乌鸦传媒>Knee Cartilage Repair Product Wins FDA Nod

First of its kind to be approved, agency says

<乌鸦传媒>10 Questions: Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.)

What's the biggest barrier to practicing medicine today? Medical decisions being made by nonmedical people, says Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon who has served in Congress since 2005.

<乌鸦传媒>Pulmonary Emboli Frequent After Knee Surgery

Rapid heartbeat leading symptom of lung blood clots after replacement surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

<乌鸦传媒>In NFL Players, Poor Outcomes With Tendon Repair

Only half who had patellar tendon repair returned to play

<乌鸦传媒>Ankle Steroid Shots Tied to Post-Op Infections

Study showed doubled rate of infections with intra-articular injections

<乌鸦传媒>Meniscal Tears in OA: Arthroscopy No Help

Patients with arthroscopy were 30% more likely to have joint replacement

<乌鸦传媒>Timing of Injections Affects Trigger Finger Outcome

Need for surgery high if steroid injections repeated within 6 months

<乌鸦传媒>Nasal Staph Linked With Post-Op Infection

Patients at risk include those with diabetes, immunosuppression, and renal insufficiency

<乌鸦传媒>Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Ultrasound Shows Why Knuckles Are so Noisy

Cavitation allows gas to escape while cracking

<乌鸦传媒>'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

<乌鸦传媒>HypeWatch: Cannabis Bone-Healing Study Oversold

Forget the headlines you read. Here's what you should know.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Drug for Cramping Shows Promise in Early Trial

Could benefit patients with MS spasticity and cervical dystonia.

<乌鸦传媒>Crosslinks Unhelpful in Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis

Crosslinks didn't improve outcomes, but added bulk and cost.

<乌鸦传媒>New Rx Protocol Improves Knee Replacement Recovery

Total knee arthroplasty patients back on feet sooner with new approach to pain management.

<乌鸦传媒>Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors'

ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture."

<乌鸦传媒>Orthopedists' Financial Conflicts Can Hurt Patients, Surgeon Says

It's financially compelling for doctors to do things that don't help patients.

<乌鸦传媒>Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients?

Deft medication management is important.

<乌鸦传媒>Knee Surgery Linked to Higher OA Risk

Can meniscus repairs actually worsen joint damage?

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Wants Safer Epidural Steroid Shots

Majority votes to end epidural injections with "particulate" steroids.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisers Tackle Epidural Steroid Shots

Focus on adverse neurologic effects.

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