Wound Closure in Spinal Surgery: Patient Perception Wound Closure in Spinal Surgery: Patient Perception
Dr Ilyas S. Aleem stresses the connection between wound closure and a patient ’s perception of their procedure and long-term outcomes.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics MDAngle Source Type: news
Youth Baseball Can Lead to Overuse Injuries: What Parents Need to Know
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Baseball season is near, and one orthopedic surgeon is warning young players and their coaches and parents about the very real danger of overuse injuries.Dr. Mark Cohen is a hand, wrist and elbow surgeon at Midwest... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nanox highlights study results
Nano-X Imaging (Nanox) and its deep learning medical imaging analytics subsidiary Nanox AI are touting early findings from the AI-enabled Detection of OsteoPorosis for Treatment (ADOPT) study.
The study uses the Nanox.AI software HealthVCF to review routine CT scans and has identified up to six times more patients with vertebral compression fracture than the national average at National Health Services (NHS) hospitals in the U.K., Nanox highlighted.
The company also said that the Nanox.AI algorithm has identified over 2,400 patients with vertebral compression fracture from routine CT scans that were not known to the NHS ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Studying cells and gels to regenerate spinal disks
Maria Astudillo Potes' life changed instantly when her grandfather fractured his back and suffered paralysis. Traversing through this difficult time, she determined to turn tragedy into personal triumph for her immigrant family. She now aspires to become a neurosurgeon-scientist who researches and develops new biotherapeutics for spinal disk injuries. The native of Ecuador moved to the U.S. as a high school student with a dream of becoming a physician-scientist. During college, she learned about regenerative… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 12, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Balancing fracture risk versus risk of mortality before fracture among women aged 80 years or older - Schousboe JT, Langsetmo L, Fink HA, Kado DM, Cauley JA, Taylor BC, Ensrud KE.
BACKGROUND: Most fractures occur in women aged ≥80 years but competing mortality unrelated to fracture may limit the benefit of osteoporosis drug therapy for some women in late life. Our primary aim was to develop separate prediction models for non-spine f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Medical care following earthquakes: clinical, organizational, and logistic challenges - Bar-On E.
The orthopedic load following earthquakes exceeds that caused by any other disaster. This is due to the large number of musculoskeletal injuries due to falling debris, coupled with the widespread damage to general and medical infrastructure, causing a huge... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Destructive disasters, trauma, crush syndrome, and beyond - Şükrü Sever M, Alper Katı Y, Özkaya U.
Orthopedic injuries, especially fractures of long bones as well as multiple fractures and comminuted fractures, are very common after destructive disasters (e.g., earthquakes, wars, and hurricanes). Another frequent problem is traumatic rhabdomyolysis, whi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
You Can Safely Avoid Addictive Long-Acting Opioids After Knee Replacement
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- It ' s well known that long-acting opioid meds raise the odds for addiction in users -- including folks dealing with pain after an orthopedic surgery.Now, new research suggests that patients fare just as well if doctors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Workplace violence in orthopaedic surgery: a survey of Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons membership - Ponce B, Gruenberger E, McGwin G, Samora J, Patt J.
This study aims to assess the scope of WPV in orthopaedics. METHODS: A 20-item survey adopted from the World... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Residential Greenness Tied to Increased Bone Density, Lower Osteoporosis Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Residential greenness is associated with higher bone mineral density and a lower risk for incident osteoporosis, according to a study published online March 5 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Tingting Tan, from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Index Estimates Risk for Fall on Ice and Orthopedic Injury Index Estimates Risk for Fall on Ice and Orthopedic Injury
Researchers call for increased emergency room staffing to reflect seasonal peaks in injury rates.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Source Type: news
World Renowned AC Joint Surgery Specialist Dr. Steven Struhl Recognized as a 2024 Top Patient Rated Doctor from Find Local Doctors
Dr. Steven Struhl is an exceptional board-certified orthopedic surgeon with two practice locations in New York. He is truly dedicated to providing the very best in patient-focused care. NEW YORK CITY, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Steven Struhl, a leading orthopedic shoulder and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Living in a leafy neighbourhood can reduce the chances of developing brittle bones, research suggests
A new study has found that people who live in greener areas tend to have higher bone density and a decreased risk of developing osteoporosis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers Are Using AI to Find New Alzheimer ’ s Risk Factors
Brain experts have a pretty good handle on some of the major risk factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s—from a person’s genes to their physical activity levels, how much formal education they’ve received, and how socially engaged they are.
But one promise of AI in medicine is that it can spot less obvious links that humans can’t always see. Could AI help uncover conditions linked to Alzheimer’s that have so far been overlooked?
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]
To find out, Marina Sirota and her team at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) ran a machine-lear...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Bone biochemistry in children with fractures presenting with non-accidental injury - Lucas-Herald AK, Forbes O, McDonald H, McNeilly J, Bradley T, Wood D, McDevitt H, Houston J, Mason A.
BACKGROUND: In cases of fractures in children with suspicion of non-accidental injury (NAI), biochemical markers of calcium homeostasis should be performed. OBJECTIVES: To describe the pattern of biochemistry in children with fractures NAI is suspe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
