The New York Times reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 412 people, including approximately 50 physicians, with Medicare fraud.
A study published online in the journal PLoS Medicine finds no association between use of combination antimicrobial prophylaxis and a reduction in incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) for joint...
A study published online in the Journal of Opioid Management suggests that many opioid prescriptions contain errors and deviate from guidelines. The researchers conducted a retrospective review of 510...
According to a study published online in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, self-assessed shoulder comfort and function and active motion may not closely correlate to surgically documented rot...
Findings from a study conducted in the Netherlands and published in the July 4 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association suggest that radiofrequency denervation may not reduce pain for...
According to a study conducted in Norway and published online in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, risk of postoperative complication may be comparable whether low-molecular-weig...
A study published online in the journal Scientific Reports suggests a link between sex-specific microRNAs in synovial fluid and osteoarthritis (OA) progression.
A study published in the June 21 issue of JBJS looks at trends in emergency department (ED) visits following major joint arthroplasty surgery. The authors reviewed records on 152,783 patients from thr...
Findings from a study published in the June 21 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) suggest that plate fixation for displaced midshaft clavicular fracture may reduce risk of nonunion co...
