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Pickleballers Bounce Back After Joint Replacement
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 – Love pickleball, but facing a knee or hip replacement? Odds are you’ll return to the court in no time, a new study suggests. More than 7 of 10 regular pickleball players p...
Spouses Also Benefit From Partner's Knee/Hip Replacement
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 – Knee or hip replacement is a major surgery, and many people must lean hard on their spouses to care for them during weeks to months of recuperation. But all that hassle...
Nose Cartilage Can Help Repair Knee Injuries, Researchers Say
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – An awkward fall while running, skiing or playing sports can cause knee injuries that sideline players and increase their risk of future arthritis. But most of the time,...
Altered Gait Following ACL Surgery May Lead to Additional Knee Problems
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – During the first 12 months after primary unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), gait becomes more symmetrical, but aberrant gait biomechanics can...
THA Superior to Resistance Training for Reducing Hip Pain, Improving Function
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Total hip replacement results in superior reduction in hip pain and improved hip function at six months compared with resistance training among patients aged 50 years or...
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 18 to 22
The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held from Oct. 18 to 22 in Philadelphia, attracting approximately 5,000 participants from around the world, including a...
Too Much Fasting in Hospital Could Have Downside for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – The repeated fasting required for multiple surgeries in a row can slow a patient’s recovery and increase the risk of death, a new study warns. Surgical patients are asked to n...
Liposomal Bupivacaine No Aid for Intracapsular Femoral Neck Fracture Outcomes
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Liposomal bupivacaine is not associated with significant improvement in postoperative pain or function or hospital length of stay following hip hemiarthroplasty for a femoral...
Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Hopping backward is a good test to see if someone’s ACL surgery has gone well, a new study says. That backward hop is an effective way of measuring the strength of a p...
Posterior Surgery Noninferior to Anterior for Cervical Radiculopathy
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior surgery is noninferior to anterior surgery with respect to success rate and reduction in arm pain, according to a study...
Pickleball: A Tendency for Tendon Injuries
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, particularly among older adults. It’s also a quick way for seniors to hurt themselves, unless they watch their f...
Pacira Announces FDA Approval of Exparel as a Nerve Block to Produce Regional Analgesia
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental new drug...