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Sports Medicine
Young Female Athletes at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Overuse Injuries
According to an article from Chillicothe Gazette on August 19, 2015, high school aged female athletes, particularly in the area of track…
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Recon
Aging gracefully: Caring for your bones as you age
By Rachel Nania WASHINGTON — Orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Tozzi has some advice for those under the age of 50: “Exercise really should…
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Recon
Anti-osteoporosis therapy may reduce risk of subsequent fragility fracture
By Christian Ingram Anti-osteoporotic therapy can reduce the risk of subsequent fragility-related osteoporosis fractures following an initial fracture by up…
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Neuro
Medtronic touts first implant of deep brain stimulator along with its antinfective technology
By Varun Saxena Medtronic ($MDT) announced the first implants of its deep brain stimulation system in conjunction with its bioabsorbable…
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Recon
Therapy reduces the risk of fragility fractures by 40 percent
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population…
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Financial
Communication Issues Can Lead to Malpractice Claims
By David Troxel, MD In almost half of the medical malpractice claims against orthopedists, patients allege improper performance of surgery.…
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Recon
FITNESS CORNER: Here’s your two-week posture challenge
By Shawn McClendon About a month ago, I wrote about the perils of sitting for several hours a day. Today’s…
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Recon
The price we pay for sitting too much
New research is helping medical experts devise formulas for how long a typical office worker should spend sitting and standing. Studies have…
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Recon
Obese patients experienced increased complication rate with direct anterior THA
By Casey Tingle Compared with patients who were at a normal or pre-obese weight, patients who were obese experienced a…
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Extremities
Smokers Face Higher Risk for Revision after Knee Replacement
By Pam Harrison The most important factor associated with an increased risk of revision following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is…
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Spine
Are patients with high BMI more likely to develop spinal stenosis? 5 key notes
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines the connection between BMI and the risk for developing lumbar spinal stenosis. The researchers…
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Sports Medicine
High school physicals aim to identify athletes at risk
By Liv Osby GREENVILLE, SC The death of a high school athlete is mercifully rare. But when such a tragedy…
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Sports Medicine
Female athletes at higher risk of ACL tears
By Dipali Pathak While most back-to-school preparations involve backpacks, pencils and other school supplies, for student athletes, they also should…
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Spine
The Evolutionary Reason Spinal Injuries Occur More Frequently In Women
By Dana Dovey The shape and density of women’s spines put them at greater risk for developing scoliosis and osteoporosis.…
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Spine
Spinal fusion BMP: does it increase pediatric cancer risk?
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics examines whether rhBMP-2 in pediatric patients increases cancer risk. The researchers…
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