Tag: Bone / Joint / Tendon Problems
Height Scaling Power of 1 for Skeletal Muscle Index Computation Supported
In men and women, skeletal muscle index predicts all-cause mortality with a greater concordance index using a height scaling power of 1 versus 2
Wheelchair Users Have Worse Outcomes After Shoulder Arthroplasty
Readmission, complication, and comorbidities all higher in patients using wheelchairs
Adding Vancomycin to Cefazolin Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Surgical Site Infections
Addition of vancomycin not superior to placebo for preventing surgical site infections in arthroplasty
Factors Linked to Ankylosing Spondylitis Identified
Having older siblings, childhood tonsillectomy linked to increased risk for AS in case-control analysis
Lavage + Steroid No Benefit in Calcific Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
No benefit seen for ultrasound-guided lavage with a corticosteroid injection for calcific rotator cuff tendinopathy of shoulder
Sarilumab Beneficial for Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients
Sustained remission seen for more patients receiving sarilumab plus 14-week prednisone taper versus placebo plus prednisone taper
Cast Immobilization Comparable to Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly
No significant difference in DASH score, range of motion values seen at first postoperative year for CI, surgery
Hip Fracture Risk Higher Among Vegetarians Versus Regular Meat Eaters
Association was partly explained by their lower body mass index
All-Inside Meniscal Repair Effective in Long Term
Majority of patients have successful repair after 10 years of follow-up
Enforcing BMI Cutoffs for Shoulder Joint Surgery Could Exacerbate Disparities
Across all BMI cutoffs, female and Black patients disproportionately limited from the procedure
