Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines

The Case of the Clever Clinician With an Eponymous Injury

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:24:42 EDT

Guess the famous patient and diagnose his condition in another historical case from this popular series.
Medscape General Surgery

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) 35th Annual Meeting

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:35:27 EDT

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Changes in Medicare Pay Rules Could Have a Redistributive Effect

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:32:03 EDT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a series of proposed changes to the 2010 physician fee schedule.
Medscape Medical News

Tissue Retained in Arthroscopic Shavers After Cleaning, FDA Warns

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:05:19 EDT

The FDA has alerted healthcare professionals about the possibility of pieces of tissue remaining in arthroscopic shavers after cleaning.
Medscape Medical News

Importance of Exercise and Physical Activity in Older Adults Reviewed

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 05:17:12 EDT

An American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand offers an overview of issues critical to understanding the importance of exercise and physical activity in older adult populations.
Medscape Medical News

Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendonitis May Respond to Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Treatment

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:24:43 EDT

A study shows that shoulder function recovery and pain relief are maintained for up to 1 year with treatment, but at 5 and 10 years, reported outcomes are similar in the nontreated and treated groups.
Medscape Medical News

Early Transition to Oral Antibiotics or IV Therapy in Children With Uncomplicated Osteomyelitis

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:18:27 EDT

A large retrospective study compares outcomes of children who received a prolonged IV course vs those of children who had early transition to oral antibiotics.
Medscape Pediatrics

Bone Mineral Density Monitoring May Not Be Needed Up to 3 Years After Starting Bisphosphonates

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:30:04 EDT

A study suggests that monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in the first 3 years after starting treatment with a potent bisphosphonate is unnecessary and may be misleading.
Medscape Medical News

The High Rate of Adverse Drug Events in Children Receiving Prolonged Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Osteomyelitis

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:25:06 EDT

Fifty-one percent of the courses had an associated ADE and 32.5% of the antibiotic courses were discontinued because of ADE.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal®

Disaster Management at the 1904 New Market, Tennessee Train Wreck: Role of a Surgeon

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:29:53 EDT

An historical analysis of the events of this mass casualty incident and the medical and community response may serve as a template for modern disaster management and the role of surgeons in that management.
Southern Medical Journal

Comparison of Inpatient vs. Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Case Series

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:58:54 EDT

Can ACDF be safetly performed in an outpatient setting?
BMC Surgery

Modern Management of the Migraine Headache

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:10:34 EDT

This review gives an introduction to current therapeutic approaches for acute migraine treatment and provides an overview of available literature for pharmacological prophylaxis.
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Radiologic Markers of Osteoarthritis Progression

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:53:21 EDT

This review focuses on the assessment of osteoarthritis, specifically radiographic developments in measuring osteoarthritis progression, and the limitations with regards to their interpretation.
Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Reporting Bias in Drug Trials Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration: Review of Publication and Presentation

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:08:43 EDT

The publication status of all efficacy trials carried out in support of new drug approvals from 2001 and 2002 is reviewed. Why are a quarter of trials still unpublished?
PLoS Medicine