AAOS: Steroid Tx Too Close to Hip Surgery Can Up Infection Risk
Hip replacement should be delayed for three months after steroid injection, researchers say
Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice
Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse
SCOTUS: States Can’t Force Health Care Data Release
Supreme Court rules states can't force health insurers to turn over data
February 2016 Briefing – Orthopedics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Pre-Op Stress Tied to Post-Op Pain, Anxiety in Scoliosis Patients
In adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery, anxiety and depression higher before procedure
High Levels of Exercise May Be Cardiotoxic
Benefits of exercise may not extend to high-level training that induces changes in cardiac morphology
AAOS: Formal Physical Tx Doesn’t Up Outcomes in Hip Surgery
No improvement in postoperative outcomes compared with prescribed exercise program
Suggestions for Optimizing Practice Feedback Effectiveness
Practice feedback interventions relate to nature of desired action, feedback display, delivery of feedback
AAPM: Intradiscal Biacuplasty Improves Outcomes in LBP
Clinically superior mean outcome measures with IDB and conservative medical management
Normative Cardiac Data Identified for NBA Athletes
Left ventricular size and mass proportional to body size; LV hypertrophy in 27.4 percent of athletes
