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Results showed patients with osteoarthritis who underwent carpal tunnel release may use more health care resources and experience more severe and persistent carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms vs. patients without arthritis.“Patients with preexisting hand and/or wrist arthritis are more likely to have a longer recovery after carpal tunnel release as compared to those who do not,” study
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Mashup Score: 0Multimodal pain regimen improved satisfaction after outpatient hand surgery vs. opioids - 4 day(s) ago
Compared with a traditional postoperative opioid regimen, a multimodal pain management regimen increased satisfaction for patients who underwent outpatient orthopedic hand or wrist surgery, according to published results. Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA, and colleagues from the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University randomly assigned 112 consecutive patients who underwent
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Published results showed arthroscopic resection or debridement of degenerative knee tissue in patients with osteoarthritis was not associated with delayed or hastened progression to total knee arthroplasty at long-term follow-up.Researchers performed a secondary analysis of a single-center, assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial that analyzed long-term outcomes of 178 patients presenting with
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The addition of self-administered acupressure to knee health education sessions may relieve pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to published results.Researchers performed a randomized clinical trial to evaluate rehabilitation outcomes in 314 patients (mean age, 62.7 years) who presented with probable knee OA from September 2019 to May 2022.
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A 42-year-old man with no past medical history and prescribed no medications presented to the ED with complaints of pain and swelling in his left lower leg during the last 48 hours.The patient noticed the pain while walking to work the day prior but denied any trauma or injury to the leg. The pain did not resolve with rest. He stated the pain and swelling were progressively worsening, and he was
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The landscape of orthopedic surgery practice has significantly changed during the past decade, with a marked shift toward varied employment models over traditional private practices.The most recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Census reported 30,141 orthopedists on record with the AAOS, with 36% of respondents in private practice –orthopedic group setting; 17% in
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Mashup Score: 3Ideal total elbow replacement remains elusive - 10 day(s) ago
After the development of total hip arthroplasty in the 1970s, orthopedists continued to push surgical innovations to develop total joint replacement in other extremities.Despite the progress made with knee and shoulder replacements, elbow replacement continued to lag.
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Mashup Score: 1Orthopedics Today | Current Issues - Healio - 10 day(s) ago
Find articles printed in Orthopedics today, sorted by year and issue. Healio is your trusted source for orthopedics news.
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Although the use of computer navigation and robotic assistance yielded longer operative times in total joint arthroplasty, published results showed these methods had no association with increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.“All of these things are useful to know subsequently for cost analyses and patient benefits, but we can at least say with some confidence that [computer
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Mashup Score: 2Survey: 85% of U.S. medical residents, fellows prefer in-person vs. virtual conferences - 11 day(s) ago
According to an electronic survey of U.S. medical residents and fellows from various specialties, 85% of respondents prefer in-person medical conferences vs. virtual conferences due to networking opportunities and engagement with peers.Between August 2022 and April 2023, Kaycee Glattke, PhD, and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic Arizona surveyed 448 medical residents and fellows through an email to
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🖐️ Patients with OA who underwent #carpaltunnel release may use more health care resources and experience more severe symptoms. Read more⬇️: https://t.co/7XAKLTzu7e