Faster Recovery Seen With Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Recovery faster in terms of 2-minute walk test, Timed Up-and-Go test for unicompartmental versus total knee arthroplasty
PCP-Specialist Cotraining Improves Patient Experiences
Adjusted composite patient rating of specialist care higher in association with cotraining of PCPs and specialists
ACP Updates Living Guideline on Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteoporosis
Bisphosphonates strongly recommended for initial treatment of primary osteoporosis for postmenopausal women
Noninvasive Interventions Can Reduce Spine Pain Versus Usual Care
Small reductions in pain-related disability at three months for multidisciplinary biopsychosocial intervention, individualized postural therapy
Women With Employer Insurance More Likely to Report Unaffordability of Care
Highest reported unaffordability seen for dental care, followed by prescription drugs, medical care, mental health care
Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Prices for Total Joint Arthroplasty Not Linked to Hospital Quality
No association seen between mean negotiated price and TJA complication rate, readmission rate, hospital performance score
Computer Vision Approach Identifies Posterior Thoracolumbar Hardware
Model performed five-way classification with 79 percent accuracy in 14 seconds on 100 test images
Atopic Dermatitis Raises Subsequent Fracture Risk in Children
Findings show dose-response relationship, with higher risk tied to more severe atopic dermatitis