AAOS: Participation in Sports Safe After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Only 3 patients in sports cohort had further operative intervention; no component revisions performed
Coronary Risk Scores Accurate When Used With Low cTnI
Accuracy of HEART and EDACS improved when using low cardiac troponin I cut-offs
AAOS: Football Is Leading Cause of Cervical Injury in U.S.
Incidence of injuries in males was 1.7 and 3.6 times greater than for females for neck sprains, fractures
Gender Minorities Have Greater Mental Illness, Disability
Among Medicare beneficiaries, gender minorities use more mental health care, visit ER more often
Pediatric Opioid-Related Hospital, ICU Admissions on the Rise
Rate of pediatric hospitalization, ICU admission increased, 2004 to 2015
Strong State Firearm Policies, Lower Firearm Suicide Rate Tied
Counties with low home state, interstate scores had higher firearm homicide rates, overall homicide rate
Risk of Mental Health Visits Up in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors diagnosed by age 4 have elevated risk of severe mental health events
February 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for February 2018. This roundup includes the...
Bystander Defibrillation Improves Outcome for Public Cardiac Arrest
Bystander defibrillation increases odds of survival to hospital discharge, with favorable functional outcome
ACC: Dramatic Changes in Temperature Tied to STEMI Risk
The effect was exaggerated with larger average daily temperatures
