Orthopedics News

• Steroids Linked to Increased Hypertension in RA The authors found that daily dose appeared to be important in determining risk but that cumulative dose did not.
  Medscape Medical News, July 09, 2020
• 6 Snags Docs Hit When Seeing Patients Again Physicians have been reopening their offices, but many have made some mistakes or have run into unexpected stumbling blocks that could foul up their best plans.
  Medscape Medical News, July 08, 2020
• Even a Few Days of Steroids May Be Risky, New Study Suggests Clinicians often prescribe a short course of oral steroids for self-limiting conditions, but a growing body of data suggests such treatments are tied to severe adverse events.
  Medscape Medical News, July 08, 2020
• Pulmonary Function Tests Not a Good Substitute in ILD Screening Any screening algorithm should include high-resolution CT, which is good at prognosticating disease, say the authors of a retrospective study of 212 patients with systemic sclerosis.
  Medscape Medical News, July 06, 2020
• AANS 2020Outcomes Similar With Ventral vs Dorsal Approach to CSM Surgery However, the randomized trial results also show significantly improved outcomes and about a 50% reduction in cost with laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) compared to fusion surgeries.
  Medscape Medical News, July 06, 2020
• Move Over Supplements, Here Come Medical Foods Medical foods, niche adjunctive therapies for rare genetic disorders, are poised to move into the mainstream as manufacturers aim to capitalize on scant federal oversight.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2020
• Tanezumab Has Small Effect on Difficult-to-Treat Chronic Low-Back Pain, May Cause Joint Problems in Some Tanezumab produces a small reduction in pain and improves function in patients with chronic low-back pain not adequately controlled by standard-of-care analgesics, according to results from a phase 3 study.
  Reuters Health Information, June 30, 2020
• Managing Pain Expectations Key to Enhanced Recovery Planning for reduced use of opioids in pain management involves identifying appropriate patients and managing their expectations, says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2020
• AMA Pleads for Federal Help With PPE to Reopen Physician Practices Letters from the AMA to VP Pence and FEMA note physician offices need safety equipment to reopen; hospitals have edge in getting supplies because they're bigger.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2020
• How Well Trained Is the Class of COVID-19? Medical schools have had to reinvent training seemingly overnight, thanks to COVID-19. Faculties hope to plug education gaps using strategies that may permanently change medical education.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2020
• Long-term Muscle Relaxant Use Nearly Triples in the US Long-term use of skeletal muscle relaxants nearly tripled in the US between 2005 and 2016. These medications were prescribed disproportionately to older adults, often in combination with an opioid.
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2020
• Would You Be Happier in a Leadership Position? This Doc Wasn't Leaving clinical care for an administrative role sounds appealing to many physicians, but it's not for everyone. How can you tell if it's right for you?
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2020
• Extended Rivaroxaban in Medical Patients Cuts Arterial Events Too New findings from the MARINER trial — which include a 50% reduction in stroke — have major healthcare implications, the investigators say.
  Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2020
• AANS 2020Temporary Vena Cava Filter Reduces Neurosurgery Complications Thrombophilic patients undergoing elective neurosurgeries show significant reductions in complications, sudden death with the use of temporary inferior vena cava filter.
  Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2020
• Alert FDA Approves First Oral Somatostatin Analog for Acromegaly The oral drug octreotide offers an alternative to long-term injections for the rare chronic disease.
  FDA Approvals, June 29, 2020
• ACR Issues Guidances for MIS-C and Pediatric Rheumatic Disease Two new clinical guidance documents from the American College of Rheumatology provide evidence-based recommendations for managing pediatric rheumatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, June 26, 2020
• EULAR 2020DECT Has Mixed Performance in Differentiating Gout vs CPPD In a German cohort study of 30 patients, the noninvasive test had high specificity but only moderate to poor sensitivity.
  Medscape Medical News, June 26, 2020
• In Scleroderma, GERD Questionnaires Are Essential Tools Every rheumatologist should be comfortable using a validated symptom scale for evaluating gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with scleroderma, according to one expert.
  Medscape Medical News, June 26, 2020
• ADA 2020Diabetes-Related Amputations on the Rise in Older Adults Rates of the 'devastating' complication are increasing in older US adults, a study of Medicare beneficiaries indicates.
  Medscape Medical News, June 26, 2020
• ACSM 2020High-Impact Training Can Build Bone in Older Women High-intensity resistance and impact training can improve bone mineral density and physical function in postmenopausal women, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 26, 2020