Which NSAID has best gastrointestinal safety in Arthritis- Check it out Vinay Singh singh21 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTNSAIDs are often used to treat pain and joint inflammation in people with arthritis, but they can cause damage to the intestinal tract including...
New technology to prevent implant infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTOperations for surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements or dental implants, have increased in recent years but they carry risk of...
Vitamin D supplementation not recommended to prevent falls,fractures : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 April 2018 8:31 PM ISTMany older adults should avoid taking vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent falls and fractures.U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
Burosumab is first FDA approved therapy for rare form of rickets Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTXLH, x-linked hypophosphatemia is a serious disease affecting approximately 3,000 children and 12,000 adults in the United States. Most children with...
Preoperative Opioid use worsens Spine Surgery outcomes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe proportion of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), a disorder that encompasses most forms of adult scoliosis, who use opioids for pain...
Even Low dose of steroids increase adverse effects in RA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTOral glucocorticoid (OGC) use for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is debated because of the adverse event (AE) profile of OGC. Although Oral glucocorticoids...
Spinal Anaesthesia better than GA in Elderly Hip Fracture patients : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTSpinal anesthesia may be better than general anesthesia for elderly hip fracture patients. A recent study out of the University of Toronto compared...
Single stage hip replacement better than two-stage procedure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTHip replacement is a very common operation that is effective at providing pain relief and improving mobility, however, the infection can sometimes...
An Unusual Case of vanishing bone disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTDr Jarrad Stevens and colleagues have reported a case of vanishing bone disease which has been published in BMJ Case Reports.The case history of the...
Elderly hip fracture patients have better outcomes with regional than GA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Si Ra Bang and coworkers conducted a Nationwide Population-Based Study to evaluate General Anesthesia Versus Regional Anesthesia with respect to ...
Nerve Blocks decrease opioid use & enhance recovery in musculoskeletal surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Li, who is the director of regional anaesthesia at Yale Medicine Center for Musculoskeletal Care and the Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael...
Casting & surgery equally effective in ankle fractures in Elderly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTDr.David J. Keene, DPhil and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial of close contact casting vs the usual practice of surgery for treating...
