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AAOS: Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Reduce Early Revision
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Robotic assistance does not reduce the risk for two-year, all-cause revision or aseptic loosening in cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when compared with conventional...
ASA: Embolization of MMA Cuts Risk for Subsequent Subdural Hematoma, Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – For patients with symptomatic subacute or chronic subdural hematoma (SDH), embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) as an adjunct to surgery reduces the risk for...
Initial Outcomes Comparable for Dupuytren Contracture Treatments
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – For patients with Dupuytren contracture, initial outcomes are similar for surgery, needle fasciotomy, and collagenase, but outcomes are superior for surgery at two years,...
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Safety Events in Hospitalized Children
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – There are racial and ethnic disparities in safety events for hospitalized children, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in Pediatrics. Kavita Parikh, M.D., from the...
AI Can Predict Prognosis After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Machine learning models can inform patients and clinicians about prognosis after lumbar disc herniation surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network...
Medical Tourism in Mexico Led to Deadly Fungal Illness for Americans
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Medical tourism to Mexico for cosmetic procedures exposed Americans to a deadly fungal infection last year, a new report shows. An outbreak of Fusarium solani meningitis...
New Treatment Approach Good News for People Battling Rectal Cancers
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Rectal cancer often involves surgeries that can lead to a debilitating loss of bowel function for patients. However, new research suggests that a less aggressive approach to...
Bariatric Surgeries Carry Low Perioperative Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have similarly low perioperative risk among adults with obesity, according to a study...
'Whole Blood' Transfusions Might Save More Lives
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Patients who are bleeding out have a better chance of surviving if they’re given whole blood transfusions, a new study shows. Traditionally, patients with significant bleeding ...
Rate of Venous Thromboembolism Increased With Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – The rate of venous thromboembolism is increased in association with cancer surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Johan Björklund, M.D., ...
Single-Port Robotic System Feasible for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – The da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic system is feasible for performing nipple-sparing mastectomies, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Surgery. Deborah ...
Cost, Job Worries Have Many Americans Postponing Surgeries
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – Older adults frequently delay needed surgery because of financial concerns, a new study finds. Nearly half of people ages 50 and older who were very concerned about the cost...
King Charles, Princess of Wales Discharged From Hospital After Surgeries
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Britain's King Charles III returned home on Monday after a planned prostate surgery, the same day his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, was also...
Tummy Tucks, Liposuctions Are Killing Americans Visiting Dominican Republic
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – Too many American tourists looking for cheap cosmetic surgeries alongside their beach time are winding up dead in the Dominican Republic, a new report finds. Between 2009 ...
Recent Reduction Seen in Opioid Prescribing by Surgeons
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Opioid prescribing by surgeons decreased between 2013 and 2017, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Apostolos ...
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