Which NSAID has best gastrointestinal safety in Arthritis- Check it out vinay21 April 2018 1:40 PM GMTNSAIDs are often used to treat pain and joint inflammation in people with arthritis, but they can cause damage to the intestinal tract including ulcers...
New technology to prevent implant infection Dr. Kamal Kant20 April 2018 1:35 PM GMTOperations for surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements or dental implants, have increased in recent years but they carry risk of bacteria...
Vitamin D supplementation not recommended to prevent falls,fractures : JAMA Anjali18 April 2018 3:01 PM GMTMany older adults should avoid taking vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent falls and fractures.U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has...
Burosumab is first FDA approved therapy for rare form of rickets Anjali18 April 2018 1:40 PM GMTXLH, 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 Anjali17 April 2018 1:35 PM GMTThe proportion of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), a disorder that encompasses most forms of adult scoliosis, who use opioids for pain contr...
Even Low dose of steroids increase adverse effects in RA Dr. Kamal Kant14 April 2018 1:50 PM GMTOral 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 Anjali7 April 2018 1:55 PM GMTSpinal 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 Anjali7 April 2018 1:50 PM GMTHip 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 Anjali7 April 2018 1:31 PM GMTDr 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 wo...
Elderly hip fracture patients have better outcomes with regional than GA Anjali6 April 2018 1:50 PM GMTDr. 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 Anjali3 April 2018 1:50 PM GMTDr. Li, who is the director of regional anaesthesia at Yale Medicine Center for Musculoskeletal Care and the Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Ca...
Casting & surgery equally effective in ankle fractures in Elderly Dr. Kamal Kant2 April 2018 1:55 PM GMTDr.David J. Keene, DPhil and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial of close contact casting vs the usual practice of surgery for treating u...
