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Extremities
Better survival, fewer manipulations found with fixed vs mobile bearing TKA
By Casey Tingle Patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty with a fixed bearing component experienced better implant survival with respect…
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Spine
5 key notes on how insurance status impacts acute spinal fracture treatment
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines how insurance status can impact treatment for acute spinal fractures.…
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Uncategorized
UW center receives $16M to work on first implantable device to reanimate paralyzed limbs
By Jennifer Langston In the next decade, people who have suffered a spinal cord injury or stroke could have their…
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Recon
Study highlights risk factors of hyponatremia in orthopedic surgery patients
By Monica Jaramillo Results from a study cited longer hospital stays and more expensive hospitalizations in orthopedic patients who developed…
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Spine
Two-level cement augmentation may decrease the rate of acute proximal junctional fractures
By Robert Linnehan Researchers evaluated potential methods to prevent acute proximal junction fractures in patients with adult spinal deformity and…
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Recon
Findings show relationship between door openings and OR pressure during joint arthroplasty
By Monica Jaramillo Results from this study demonstrated OR door openings and room pressure are significantly correlated and that loss…
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Extremities
Grant Could Offer New Tissue Engineering Approach to Rotator Cuff Repair
Helen H. Lu, professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won a three-year $1.125 million Translational Research Award grant…
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Extremities
No benefit in function seen with minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis for humeral shaft fractures
By Monica Jaramillo Compared with open reduction and internal fixation, minimally invasive plating osteosynthesis was linked with a higher rate…
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Recon
Local aminoglycoside injections likely to lower infection rates for open fractures
By Monica Jaramillo Infection rates may be effectively decreased in open fractures with the use of systemic antibiotics administered along…
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Sports Medicine
Study: Could controlled exercise help concussions?
By Rachel Elzufon BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – Doctors say in the past decade, there has been a surge in interest…
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Biologics
Interventional Orthopedics Foundation Shines Light on False Claims about Stem Cell Products
BROOMFIELD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF), a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing education about regenerative orthopedic medicine, recently announced the…
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Extremities
Several independent, combined factors associated with longer length of stay following TKA
By Casey Tingle An elevated risk for longer hospital length of stay was found among patients with combined lower socioeconomic…
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Recon
EOS imaging Announces First Results from Clinical Study on Elderly Patients’ Fall Risk Prevention
EOS imaging (Paris:EOSI) (Euronext, FR0011191766 – EOSI), the pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, announced today the first clinical results…
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Sports Medicine
Exercise Reduces Pain, Improves Musculoskeletal Outcomes in the Elderly
By MD Magazine Staff Study results suggest that a community-based, low-impact exercise program appears to successfully help older patients with…
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Spine
Disc replacement vs. spinal fusion: 5 key notes on 18 RTCs
By Laura Dyrda A new meta-analysis published in Spine examines the randomized controlled trials involving cervical disc arthroplasty compared with anterior cervical…
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