Publication: Orthopedics Today

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Low increased risk intussusception after rotavirus vaccination

Haber P. Pediatrics. 2013;doi:10.1542/peds.2012-2554.An increased risk for intussusception is possible after rotavirus vaccination; however, the risk is outweighed by the benefits of the vaccines, according to study results recently published in Pedi ... [Published Orthopedics Today - 18 hours ago]
Entities: Rotavirus, RotaTeq, Vaccine
First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Cyberbullying triples risk for teenage suicide

SAN FRANCISCO — Teenagers who experience cyberbullying are three times more likely to attempt suicide than those who are not bullied online, according to data presented here.During a poster session, Kristi Kindrick, MD, of the department of psychiatry ... [Published Orthopedics Today - 18 hours ago]
First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Panel recommends reclassification of nonthermal shortwave diathermy devices as class II devices

The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee today recommended nonthermal shortwave diathermy devices be reclassified as class II devices for indications involving postoperative pain and edema.The panel agreed ... [Published Orthopedics Today - 18 hours ago]
First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Image-free computer-navigated systems achieve good component, lower limb alignment

When performing total knee arthroplasty with an image-free computer-navigated system, good component and lower limb alignment can be achieved with severe varus knees, according to results of this study.Between 2008 and 2009 researchers performed computer-navigated ... [Published Orthopedics Today - 23 hours ago]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Significantly lower infection rates hospital stays found with BMP use for fusion

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Use of bone morphogenic proteins in anterior and posterior lumbar fusion procedures was significantly associated with shorter hospital stays, lower infection rates and greater in-hospital costs compared to surgeries done without these ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 21 2013]
Entities: Infection, Patient, Protein
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Oblique view does not aid diagnosis of spondylosis in adolescent patients

In this study, researchers found the oblique view did not offer any significant differences for four-view over two-view radiographs of the lumbar spine in the diagnosis spondylosis in adolescent patients.“There is no difference in sensitivity and specificity ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

BLOG: Inpatient admission or observation services: Do we finally have some clarity?

From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.To the Medicare program, observation services include short-term treatment ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Study: MRI predicts failure in MoM hips by identifying tissue damage

Researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery have found a way to identify synovitis using MRI in patients who underwent metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty before symptoms appear.“The study shows that synovitis exists in asymptomatic people in ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Factors for failure of conservative treatment of spinal epidural abscesses found

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In a retrospective study of patients with spinal epidural abscesses treated in a single hospital health care system during a nearly 20-year period, investigators identified independent risk factors for failure of medical management ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Zimmer acquires business assets of Knee Creations

Zimmer Holdings Inc. announced the acquisition of the business assets of Knee Creations LLC, enhancing Zimmer’s product portfolio of knee treatments through the addition of Knee Creations’ subchondroplasty procedure.According to a company press release, ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Findings support disc prolapse and disc degeneration as distinct diseases

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Investigators from India discovered several significant differences between patients with acute disc prolapse and patients with low back pain and disc degeneration including the severity, pattern and level of disc degeneration distribution, ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Communication at every level crucial when discussing vaccines

During the February 2013 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the committee debated on the exact wording of a recommendation.The 12-3 vote followed a nearly hour-long discussion over inclusion of Hib-MenCY-TT vaccine (MenHibrix, ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 16 2013]
Entities: Vaccine, FluMist, Influenza

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...Jeffrey A Bridge, PhD, of the ResearchResearch Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, told Psychiatric Annals. "These conversations need to take place in the ED with families of children at risk for suicide."

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Low increased risk intussusception after rotavi... [Published Orthopedics Today - 18 hours ago]
Cyberbullying triples risk for teenage suicide [Published Orthopedics Today - 18 hours ago]
Panel recommends reclassification of nonthermal... [Published Orthopedics Today - 18 hours ago]
Image-free computer-navigated systems achieve g... [Published Orthopedics Today - 23 hours ago]
Significantly lower infection rates hospital st... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 21 2013]
Oblique view does not aid diagnosis of spondylo... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
BLOG: Inpatient admission or observation servic... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
Study: MRI predicts failure in MoM hips by iden... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
Factors for failure of conservative treatment o... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
Zimmer acquires business assets of Knee Creations [Published Orthopedics Today - May 20 2013]
A 10-year-old with rash on trunk and anterior neck [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Michigan reported half of spinal, paraspinal in... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Food preparation errors to blame in many foodbo... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Findings support disc prolapse and disc degener... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Study identifies serum biomarkers linked with s... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Mesenchymal stem cells aid healing in older pat... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
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E. coli, P. aeruginosa common in public pools [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Parent-reports may still accurately reflect ADH... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Questionnaire effectively identified early infl... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
DePuy plans to discontinue Ultamet and Complete... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Operative Decisions for Endoscopic Treatment of... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Arthroscopic Internal Fixation of Osteochondrit... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Autologous Collagen-induced Chondrogenesis: Sin... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Totally Cystic Schwannoma of the Lumbar Spine [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
Underlying spine pathology identified by imagin... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 16 2013]
Low-intensity warfarin reduces bleeding, sympto... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 16 2013]
HHS announces $1 billion for second round of he... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 16 2013]
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