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CMS Missing the Mark on Bundled Payments, Experts Say Current measures for bundled payments miss the mark, authors write. They suggest a framework that answers three questions: Was the treatment appropriate? Did the patient improve? What did care cost?
Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2018
Embolization Procedure Reduces Osteoarthritis Knee Pain Embolization of capillaries in the knee through use of microspheres reduces pain, inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, a small study found.
Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2018

2017 Advances in Rheumatology Dr Kevin Deane reviews new trials, new treatments, and other major breakthroughs in rheumatology over the past year.
Medscape Rheumatology, December 29, 2017
How Sports Empower Women Dr Mandelbaum focuses on the empowerment of the female athlete over time and describes how sports help women gain economic independence.
Medscape Orthopedics, December 1, 2017

Psychological Factors Affecting Shoulder Surgery Outcomes
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, April 10, 2018
Compliance With the AAOS Guidelines for Treatment of Knee OA
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, April 3, 2018
Golf Injuries: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 27, 2018
Trends in Various Types of Arthritis in the United States
American Journal of Public Health, February 15, 2018
Drug Fever: Recent Cases From the Medical Literature
Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, February 14, 2018