Early Results from Alternative Medical-Liability Reforms
According to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2011, nearly 15 percent of orthopaedic surgeons are …
3D-Printed Heel Bone Averts Amputation for Australian Man
Len Chandler of Melbourne, Australia had a cancerous tumor in his left calcaneus and was facing a below-the-knee amputation because …
Super-Slippery Device Coating Prevents Blood Clots and Bacterial Adhesion
Whenever physicians implant a “foreign” device in the body, as orthopaedists often do, the implant is up against two crucial …
Bidding on Medical Services Raises Quality, Ethical Concerns
According to a report on Medscape.com (registration required), for Francisco Velazco, an unemployed Seattle handyman, an online auction yielded an …
Doctor Shopping for Narcotics Common among Trauma Patients
A study in the August 6, 2014 JBJS revealed that the prevalence of postoperative “doctor shopping” among a cohort of …
Active Immune Cells Associated with Quick Recovery from Hip Replacement
The signaling activity of CD14+ monocytes after hip replacement surgery in 32 patients correlated strongly with the patients’ reports of …
Nonoperative Knee-Pain Treatments: Acupuncture—No, Bracing—Yes
Two recent studies revealed that valgus bracing may be more effective than acupuncture for treating knee osteoarthritis.
A JAMA study…
Another Look at Bisphosphonates and Jaw Osteonecrosis
A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that approximately one out of 200 Taiwanese who …
Andrews App to Prevent Pitching Injuries
Young baseball players who want to stay out of the operating room should look into purchasing the Throw Like a …