Female geriatric patients more prone to Fragility Fractures and refractures: Study. Written By Dr.Niharika Harsha B1 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTA recent study found that the risk factors for subsequent fragility fractures were female gender and older age groups and the duration of the second...
POCUS enables better medical care of athletes at US Open tennis tournament: Study Written By Medha Baranwal31 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: An onsite radiology service at the US Open tennis tournament enables sports physicians to provide better medical care for athletes, researchers...
Elevated CRP levels tied to symptom severity in fibromyalgia patients: Study Written By Medha Baranwal29 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTFinland: Elevated levels of high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) are associated with worse outcomes in fibromyalgia (FM) patients, a recent study has...
Aggressive Presentation and Rapid Progression of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head after COVID 19 Written By Dr Supreeth D R29 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTPalanisami Dhanasekararaja et al reported the post COVID -19 osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) case series in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics.The...
Low presurgical BMI and high physical activity improves function after total knee arthroplasty: JAMA Written By Dr. Hiral patel28 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTNorway: Preoperatively, high physical activity, osteoarthritis severity, and lower body mass index (BMI) are associated with improved function 12...
Salvaging lives in carbapenem resistant Gram negative osteoarticular infections: early compromises save lives says study Written By Dr Supreeth D R28 July 2022 11:15 AM ISTVikas M. Agashe et al treated carbapenem resistant Gram negative osteoarticular and soft tissue infections with a modifed approach and found that -...
Vitamin D supplements fail to lower risk of fractures in midlife and among elderly: NEJM Written By Medha Baranwal28 July 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Vitamin D supplements are being widely used for bone health in general population but there is an inconsistent data on whether they prevent...
"No pain, no gain" approach improves walking ability with peripheral artery disease Written By Isra Zaman28 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTThis study examined the effects of home-based walking for exercise among 264 people with PAD who were participating in a randomized clinical trial,...
Patients lose weight after total knee arthroplasty: myth or reality? Written By Dr Supreeth D R27 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Obesity is one of most discussed factors when assessing prosthetic knee surgery outcomes. Prior to the procedure, most patients...
Nintedanib slows lung disease progression in systemic sclerosis over 100 weeks: SENSCIS trial Written By Medha Baranwal26 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Nintedanib provided a sustained benefit of slowing systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) progression over 100 weeks...
Acute crystal arthritis from calcium pyrophosphate deposition contributes to non-fatal CV events: BMJ Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia25 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: In a new study conducted by Sara K Tedeschi and the team, it was observed that acute calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) crystal arthritis...
Bisphosphonates enriched bone cement reduces risk of osteoporotic fractures and aseptic revisions in TKR Written By Dr Supreeth D R25 July 2022 9:00 AM ISTOsteoporosis is a problem for many patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aseptic loosening of the prosthesis is also a significant...
