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Spinal stenosis, time of day for surgery linked with motor nerve palsy after THA
ORLANDO, Fla. — Research presented here highlighted patient and surgeon factors associated with the development of motor nerve palsy after…
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New Research: Combining Adult Stem Cells with Hormone May Speed Bone Fracture Healing
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 8, 2015) ─ A combination of adult stem cells and parathyroid hormone significantly increased new bone formation…
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Slightly higher agreement found with modified vs standard RUST score for metadiaphyseal fractures
By Casey Tingle Compared with the standard radiographic union scale for tibia score, a modified score for this scale showed…
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Fewer early complications seen with arthroscopic vs open rotator cuff repair in veteran population
By Monica Jaramillo Compared with open repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair performed in a veteran population showed significantly lower rates…
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Spine
5 key notes on the BMP-2/cancer connection in spinal fusion
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines the association between BMP-2 and carcinogenicity for spinal fusion patients. The researchers reviewed 4,131…
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Workers’ compensation policies show variation in costs, claims
Certain workers’ compensation policies show state-level variation in cost, disability time and outcomes of claims for low back pain, according…
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Early treatment of central cord syndrome still controversial
By Robert Linnehan A database study of patients who underwent either delayed or early treatment for central cord syndrome showed…
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No clinically meaningful differences found for femoral neck fracture care following health care reform
By Casey Tingle No clinically meaningful differences in hospital processes for femoral neck fracture care were found following the implementation…
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Extremities
Patients with diabetes frequently readmitted soon after lower extremity amputation
By Casey Tingle Researchers of this study found 10.5% of patients with diabetes who underwent primary lower extremity amputation were…
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Recon
Findings highlight risk factors for loss to follow-up after orthopedic trauma
By Casey Tingle Male gender, smoking, lack of commercial health insurance and illicit drug abuse appear to be risk factors…
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Financial
Bone Therapeutics Awarded EUR 3 million in Funding to Support New Research Projects
GOSSELIES, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: BONE THERAPEUTICS (Brussels:BOTHE) (Paris:BOTHE), the bone cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in the field of…
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Extremities
Patient-reported results, knee stability improved after all-inside double-bundle ACL reconstruction
By Monica Jaramillo Investigators found significant improvements from preoperative measures at 24.8-month follow-up for both mean side-to-side differences and Lysholm…
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Obese patients at elevated risk to have complications after orthopedic trauma
By Casey Tingle This study of patients admitted to a level 1 trauma center for orthopedic injuries showed patients who…
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No significant difference in results seen in comparison of three treatments for supraspinatus tears
By Casey Tingle Investigators discovered no significant difference in clinical outcomes at 2 years among patients with non-traumatic supraspinatus shoulder…
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Spine
‘Floating’ plaque technique can provide additional spinal cord decompression
By Robert Linnehan Surgical techniques to treat thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament vary in their outcomes, but evidence…
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