AAOS: Patients Aged ≥75 Years Report Better Pain Relief Than Younger Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have improvement in outcomes; however, patients aged 75 years and older (late elders) achieve better pain relief and improved quality of life compared …
Learn MoreAAOS: Implant Survivorship 99 Percent for Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients younger than 65 years undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have 99 percent implant survivorship at eight years and have low rates of revision and readmission, according to a study presented at …
Learn MoreAAOS: Implant Survivorship 99 Percent for Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients younger than 65 years undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have 99 percent implant survivorship at eight years and have low rates of revision and readmission, according to a study presented at …
Learn MoreAAOS: Demand for Arthroplasty to Outpace Surgeon Capacity
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The demand for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is expected to outpace the orthopedic workforce, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from …
Learn MorePostop Mortality Higher for Black Men Versus White Men, White Women, Black Women
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black men have higher postoperative mortality than White men, White women, and Black women, according to a study published online March 1 in The BMJ.Dan P. Ly, M.D., Ph.D., from the VA Greater Los Angeles Hea…
Learn MoreNeoadjuvant, Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Resectable Melanoma
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable stage III or IV melanoma, event-free survival is longer for those receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab compared with those receiving only adjuvant pembrolizumab, accor…
Learn MoreTras un baipás, la supervivencia de las mujeres es peor que la de los hombres
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres son más propensas que los hombres a fallecer tras una cirugía de derivación (baipás) de las arterias coronarias, según un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño. Los investigadores todavía no compren…
Learn More¿Qué tan pronto puede volver a jugar tenis o golf tras una cirugía de hombro?
MARTES, 7 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Volver a jugar golf, tenis o pickleball después de una cirugía de reemplazo de hombro no debería ser demasiado difícil.La sanación tarda un tiempo, pero en unos meses, la mayoría de las personas pueden vo…
Learn MoreMost Men Undergoing Outpatient Urethral Surgery Use No More Than Five Opioid Tablets
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among opioid-naive men, five or fewer tablets of opioid medication with a nonopioid care pathway provides satisfactory pain control following outpatient urethral surgery, according to a study published in t…
Learn MoreWomen Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women are more likely than men to die after coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a large new study.Researchers still don’t understand why women have these poorer outcomes.“This should be a ‘wake-up …
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