January 2018 Briefing – Orthopedics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for January 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Persistent Pain Common 1 Month After Elective Pediatric Surgery
Prevalence of patients with pain at one, three, and six months is 24, 6, and 4 percent, respectively
NSAID Users Commonly Exceed Daily Limit
Educating consumers about dosing directions could improve dosing compliance
Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices
Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Pre-Op PT Education Speeds Functional Milestones Post TJA
But preoperative intervention has no impact on hospital length of stay among TKA, THA patients
Prescribing of Opioids Adds to Patient Satisfaction With Care
Findings strongest with higher opioid use among patients with musculoskeletal conditions
Next-Generation Sequencing May Be Useful in Joint Infection
The technology ID'd organisms in nine of 11 cases of culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection
Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality
Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
Core Muscle Weakness Increases Spinal Loading, Back Injuries
Deep core muscle weakness linked to increase in peak anterior shear loading on all lumbar vertebrae
USPSTF Questions Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Screening
Finds insufficient evidence on balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic 10- to 18-year-olds
