Orthopedics News

• Cut Risedronate Drug Holiday to Under 2 Years in Older Patients Risedronate confers less hip fracture protection than alendronate during drug holidays beyond 2 years, so a 2- to 3-year drug holiday for risedronate is likely too long.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2021
• Exercise Appears to Improve Bone Structure, Not Density In postmenopausal women, exercise appears to improve strength at the hip through changes in structure, not bone mineral density (BMD), whereas a bisphosphonate improved BMD and bone turnover markers.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2021
• Inventor Creates 3D-Printed Robotic Arms for Kids Missing Limbs Inventor Easton LaChappelle was just 14 when he built his first robotic arm. Today, his company creates lower-cost prosthetic limbs for people who need them.
  WebMD Health News, October 06, 2021
• New AHA Statement on Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery The first-of-its kind scientific statement outlines diagnostic criteria and calls for screening at-risk patients for this 'common, silent, and deadly' new clinical diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2021
• Do Oral Corticosteroids Drive Fracture Risk in Atopic Eczema? Oral corticosteroids do not appear to be an important driver of major osteoporotic fractures in adults with atopic eczema, according to a large cohort study from the United Kingdom.
  Reuters Health Information, October 01, 2021
• NIAMS Director Reflects on Mentors, Spotlights Research Projects In her first media interview, Dr Lindsey A. Criswell opens up about her mentors, discusses operational challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlights many NIAMS research projects underway.
  Medscape Medical News, October 01, 2021
• Silver and Gold Combine in New Bioelectrical Sensor The sensor shows high performance in measuring muscle activity and may provide a lower-cost and easier to manufacture alternative to current technology.
  Quick Take, September 30, 2021
• EASD 2021 Could the Osteoporosis Drug Alendronate Ward Off Diabetes? 'This is an interesting retrospective analysis, but it should be verified with other data such as a meta-analysis from clinical trials of bisphosphonates' that follows blood glucose levels, says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2021
• MDs Doing Wrong-Site Surgery: Why Is It Still Happening? Wrong-site or wrong-patient surgery is rare, but those events add up. Are the current safeguards not enough?
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2021
• AAOS Updates Guidelines for Nonoperative Knee OA Treatment The updated recommendations factor in research updates from the last 10 years.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2021
• MDS 2021 Experimental Botulinum Toxin More Effective in Cervical Dystonia? An investigative formulation of a botulinum neurotoxin may have a longer duration of beneficial effect for patients with cervical dystonia, new results from a phase 3 trial suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2021
• ESMO 2021 Tanezumab May Reduce Intractable Bone Metastasis Pain The monoclonal antibody tanezumab reduces cancer pain in patients already taking opioids but questions remain over the durability of its effect and its bone safety.
  Medscape News UK, September 20, 2021
• Boost Vitamin D in Blacks Living at High Latitudes, Study Indicates Those of African-Caribbean descent who reside at higher latitude, lower UVB-exposure regions show vitamin D deficiencies. Supplementation can help.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Baylor Gets Restraining Order Against COVID Vaccine Skeptic Doc The health system is seeking $1 million in damages against internist and cardiologist Peter McCullough, MD, for allegedly continuing to claim an affiliation after signing a separation agreement.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2021
• Cannabidiol Found No Better Than Placebo for Hand Arthritis Pain Patients with hand osteoarthritis or psoriatic arthritis who used cannabidiol as an add-on analgesic had results similar to those of placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2021
• Workplace Mistreatment Common Among Emergency Medicine Residents A national survey of more than 6,000 residents in emergency medicine found that nearly half had experienced some form of workplace mistreatment in the prior year.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2021
• To Boost Black Men in Medicine, Advocates Turn to Sports High-performing athletes possess many of the skills and attributes that physicians need, supporters of the strategy say.
  Undark, September 15, 2021
• 5 Important Money Tips: Are You Missing Out? In today's rapidly changing world, it's particularly wise to make smart financial choices. Here are five things you can do to hold onto your money and even increase your stash.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2021
• USMLE Nightmare: Med Student's Responses Fail to Record Three months after learning the clinical exams he took this summer were lost and after failing a rushed retest, a fourth-year medical student remains hopeful he'll get into a residency program.
  Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2021
• AAOS 2021 Early Surgery for Shoulder Instability May Prevent Osteoarthritis Other factors, such as obesity, smoking, and manual labor, increase the risk for developing osteoarthritis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2021