PRACTICEUPDATE.com Niroshan Sivathasan BSc (Hons), MB, BS (Lond), DRCOG, GradDipAesthMed (UK), MRCS (Eng) Ashish C Bhatia MD, FAAD The use of fillers continues to increase around the world, with more applications and use by a wider cohort of practitioners with different experience levels and skill sets. With this increase, it is not surprising that the […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · July 07, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Analysis of 40,405 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study found an increased risk for overall (HR, 1.10) and lethal (HR, 1.19) prostate cancer in men who underwent vasectomy, despite controlling for confounding factors. The overall risk for death from prostate cancer in the entire population was […]
Risk factors for knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis, a population based, prospective cohort study of 315,495 individuals BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 06/25/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article PubMed Reference Journal Reference Apold H, et al. – Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a common and disabling condition. Authors wanted to investigate the modifiable risk factors Body Mass […]
Relation between surgeon volume and risk of complications after total hip arthroplasty: propensity score matched cohort study Bheeshma Ravi, resident physician BMJ 2014;348:g3284 Full Text Article Abstract Objectives To identify a cut point in annual surgeon volume associated with increased risk of complications after primary elective total hip arthroplasty and to quantify any risk identified. […]
Barenius B. Am J Sports Med. 2014. doi: 10.1177/0363546514526139 May 27, 2014 Story Source Journal Reference Osteoarthritis was approximately three times more likely to occur in the knee of a patient who underwent ACL reconstruction compared with the contralateral knee, according to a study. Researchers conducted a regression analysis in 135 patients following ACL reconstruction. Patients […]
A 15-year retrospective cohort study of routine clinical practice The Bone & Joint Journal, 04/02/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Full Story PubMed Reference Journal Reference Pedersen AB, et al. – Authors examined the risk of thrombotic and major bleeding events in patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement (THR and TKR) treated with thromboprophylaxis, […]
March 25, 2014 Patients who lose weight after joint replacement surgery have better clinical outcomes and activity levels, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. “Our findings represent the first report to present evidence that weight loss is associated with improved clinical outcomes, while weight gain is associated with […]
Anouk J.M. Fermont1,2, Nienke Wolterbeek1, Ronald N. Wessel1, Jean-Pierre Baeyens3,4 and Rob A. de Bie5 The authors certify that they have no affiliations with or financial involvement in any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the article. Address correspondence to Anouk J.M. Fermont, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, […]
Anouk J.M. Fermont1,2, Nienke Wolterbeek1, Ronald N. Wessel1, Jean-Pierre Baeyens3,4 and Rob A. de Bie5 The authors certify that they have no affiliations with or financial involvement in any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the article. Address correspondence to Anouk J.M. Fermont, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, […]