Orthopedics Information Center

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Knee Pain After Impact Injury

Publish Date January 18, 2022

A 22-year-old woman presents to the office with severe right knee pain. She notes that she was struck in the knee by her sprinting dog. Since the injury, she is having severe pain when weight-bearing on the right leg. What is the best treatment option?

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Gastroenterology Information Center

Atypical Celiac Disease: Diagnosing Nonintestinal Cases in Primary Care

Publish Date December 20, 2021

Atypical celiac disease may present as dermatitis herpetiformis, anemia, elevated transaminases, short stature, and osteopenia/osteoporosis.

Orthopedics Information Center

PRP Injections No Better Than Placebo for Knee Osteoarthritis

Publish Date December 1, 2021

Platelet-rich plasma injections did not significantly improve knee osteoarthritis pain symptoms or joint structure compared with placebo injections in a randomized controlled trial.

Practice Management Information Center

Physical Therapy Tied to Lower Long-Term Opioid Use

Publish Date November 2, 2021

Receipt of physical therapy initiated before or after total knee replacement associated with lower odds of long-term opioid use.

Endocrinology Information Center

Osteoporosis Treatments Compared to Assess Effects on Bone Mineral Density

Publish Date September 22, 2021

The network meta-analysis compared the effects of 9 osteoporosis drugs on bone mineral density.

Pain Information Center

Are Epidural Steroid Injections Effective for Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome?

Publish Date September 3, 2021

The researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analyses to determine if epidural steroid injections result in clinically meaningful improvement in lumbosacral radicular syndrome.

Gastroenterology Information Center

IBD and Osteoporosis: Key Takeaways and New Data

Publish Date August 27, 2021

Reviewing a patient’s potential risk for osteoporosis should be a routine part of each visit for patients with IBD.

Legal Advisor

Prisoner’s Visit to ED Cues Suit

Publish Date August 20, 2021

Inmate with hand bite was discharged without antibiotics or radiograph.

Orthopedics Information Center

What Have We Learned From Genome-Wide Association Studies for Osteoporosis?

Publish Date August 9, 2021

An overview of the history of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for osteoporosis, and the existing challenges and recent developments in GWAS in the bone field.

Orthopedics Information Center

Cognitive Decline May Up Bone Loss, Fracture Risk in Older Women

Publish Date August 2, 2021

Each percent decline in Mini Mental State Examination from baseline associated with 6.5 percent bone loss in women

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Lumbar Spine BMD Predictive of Fracture Among Women Transitioning to Menopause

Publish Date June 14, 2021

The SWAN study assessed associations between demographic and clinical characteristics with risk of fracture in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

News

Abaloparatide Linked to Lower Fracture Risk in Women With Osteoporosis, Obesity

Publish Date June 2, 2021

A post hoc analysis of the phase 3 ACTIVE trial of abaloparatide for fracture prevention in postmenopausal women was presented at ENVISION, the 2021 AACE Annual Meeting.

Clinical Challenge

Clinical Challenge: Elbow Pain and Numbness in Fingers

Publish Date April 26, 2021

A 40-year-old man reports pain in his right elbow and numbness in his right pinky and ring fingers. What is your diagnosis?

Orthopedics Information Center

Hand Grip Strength Linked to Greater Bone Size, Strength in Older Individuals

Publish Date April 16, 2021

Researchers determined the association between grip strength and distal radius bone density, size, and strength in both older men and women enrolled in the Framingham Osteoporosis study.

Orthopedics Information Center

Sydney AFF Score Accurately Detects Atypical Femur Fractures in Women

Publish Date March 31, 2021

The Sydney AFF Score is a tool to help differentiate atypical from typical femur fractures in women, independent of bisphosphonate use.

NAPNAP 2021

Uncovering the Cause of a Child’s Limp: From A to Zebra

Publish Date March 26, 2021

Limps in children can be the result of infection, trauma, pathologic disease processes, a neoplasm, inflammatory diseases, or neuromuscular diseases.

Orthopedics Information Center

Kidney Stones Associated With Osteoporosis, Fractures

Publish Date March 23, 2021

Bone loss in patients with kidney stone disease, particularly in men, has been underappreciated in clinical practice, according to investigators.

Endocrinology Information Center

Resistance Exercise After Bariatric Surgery Prevents Bone Loss

Publish Date February 22, 2021

Patients who have had bariatric surgery are at high risk of fractures due to bone loss, but now researchers say that resistance, high-impact and balance exercises can protect these patients from bone mineral density loss.

Orthopedics Information Center

How Long Does It Take to Fully Recover From a Hip Fracture?

Publish Date February 8, 2021

Hip fracture survivors experience notable declines in function and well-being in the first year after a hip fracture.

Rheumatology Information Center

5 Myths About Osteoporosis Debunked

Publish Date January 26, 2021

Osteoporosis can affect people of any age, race, and sex. Recognition of the misconceptions surrounding the condition may help patients understand its complexity.

Rheumatology Information Center

Osteoporosis Undertreated Among Nursing Home Residents With Recent Falls, Fractures

Publish Date January 12, 2021

Researchers evaluated the prevalence of pharmacologic osteoporosis prevention among nursing home residents and assessed its association with patient characteristics.