According to a study published online in the journal Orthopedics, provider communication and responsiveness may affect satisfaction assessments of patients who undergo total joint arthroplasty (TJA).
A study published in the November issue of the Journal of the AAOS seeks to identify synovial fluid markers with high diagnostic utility for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).
Findings from a study conducted in the United Kingdom and published online in the journal The Lancet suggest little difference in outcomes for patients with subacromial shoulder pain treated with vari...
Data from a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery suggest that, compared to non-physician-owned hospitals, physician-owned hospitals may be associated with lower...
Findings published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggest that use of a geriatric-sensitive risk index tool may help identify surgical patients aged 65 years or older who are...
Reuters reports that Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics have been ordered to pay $247 million to six patients who claimed that they were injured by DePuy Pinnacle ® hip implants.
Data from a study published in the Nov. 14 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association suggest similar outcomes for nail fixation or locking plate fixation of acute, displaced, extra-arti...
Data from a study published online in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research suggest that a fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement system may encourage practitioners to engage in more cos...
According to a study published in the Nov. 7 issue of JAMA, single-dose treatment with ibuprofen and acetaminophen may be as effective as three different opioid and acetaminophen combination analgesic...
