Orthopedics (all articles)
RCT: Efficacy of a combination of conservative therapies vs. an education comparator on clinical outcomes in thumb base osteoarthritis
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:13h | UTCEfficacy of a Combination of Conservative Therapies vs an Education Comparator on Clinical Outcomes in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Mix of treatments could be way to restore hand function in thumb-base osteoarthritis – University of Sydney
Commentary on Twitter
In people with thumb base #osteoarthritis, a combination of conservative treatments provided small beneficial effects on hand function at 6 weeks, but not pain, compared to an education control. Effects on hand function and pain were greater at 12 weeks https://t.co/lxaIubgTKT
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) March 9, 2021
M-A: Little benefit from antidepressants for low back pain
11 Mar, 2021 | 08:02h | UTCCommentary: Antidepressants provide no important benefits for managing low back pain – News Medical
Related meta-analysis: Little benefit from antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis (study and commentaries)
RCT: Effect of ventral vs. dorsal spinal surgery on patient-reported physical functioning in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCEffect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk
11 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCOriginal study: Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
Reported by > 100 news organisations and > 200k Twitter impressions in just a few hours!
Here is the new @CovidSurg infographic! Time to establish timing of surgery guidelines?@aneelbhangu @dnepo @JoanaffSimoes #FOAMed
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— ??????????? (@Anaes_Journal) March 10, 2021
RCT: Early surgical reconstruction vs. rehabilitation with elective delayed reconstruction for patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:17h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Comparison of Treatments for Frozen Shoulder
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCCommentary: Can IA Corticosteroids Turn Up the Heat on Frozen Shoulder Tx? – Physician’s Weekly
Related: Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Epidural interventions in the management of chronic spinal pain
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:09h | UTC
M-A: Evaluation of exercise interventions and outcomes after hip arthroplasty
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:18h | UTC
Consensus Document: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma intensive care unit
2 Mar, 2021 | 01:52h | UTC
Deep learning algorithm detects universal trauma on pelvic radiographs
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:03h | UTCCommentary: AI algorithm accurately detects trauma on pelvic radiographs – AuntMinnie
Commentary on Twitter
#artificialintelligence #radiology #orthopaedics
Researchers from Taiwan and US have now developed
an AI model which can detect pelvic and femur injuries on pelvic XRays on a comparable performance with radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons: https://t.co/Ce2WUAuOvq— Sandeep Reddy (@docsunny100) February 22, 2021
Musculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCMusculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging – Skeletal Radiology
Commentaries: Radiological images confirm ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’ – Northwestern University AND Imaging highlights COVID-19’s MSK manifestations – AuntMinnie
RCT: Five oral analgesics (including opioids) are equally effective for the treatment of acute musculoskeletal extremity pain in the emergency department
21 Feb, 2021 | 21:39h | UTCA Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Five Oral Analgesics for Treatment of Acute Musculoskeletal Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Hot off the Press: A Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of
Five Oral Analgesics for Treatment of Acute
Musculoskeletal Extremity Pain in the Emergency
Department https://t.co/qfUNn2TgZM @benjaminbwf pic.twitter.com/BzVM3W5F0L— AnnalsofEM (@AnnalsofEM) December 30, 2020
Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation
21 Feb, 2021 | 21:36h | UTCCommentaries: Talking to Patients About Pain Can Improve Lumbar Spine MRI Interpretation – Diagnostic Imaging AND Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation – American Roentgen Ray Society
Commentary on Twitter
In lumbar spine MRI, presumptive pain generators diagnosed using symptom information from electronic questionnaires showed almost perfect agreement with pain generators diagnosed using symptom information from direct patient interviews.https://t.co/jDzPUrWcrw pic.twitter.com/Q8QmKlsnd1
— AJR (@AJR_Radiology) January 21, 2021
M-A: Intra-articular saline injection is as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma, and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:35h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Anyone else buying shares in saline? ?
Intra-articular saline as effective as corticosteroids, PRP and hyaluronic acid for hip OA pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis #NoSilverBullet #Paywallhttps://t.co/B6tutNJVDD pic.twitter.com/f75ExkZ2A6
— British Journal of Sports Medicine (@BJSM_BMJ) August 27, 2020
RCT: Among patients with knee osteoarthritis, high-intensity strength training was not associated with better outcomes compared with low-intensity strength training or an attention control
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:24h | UTCCommentary: No Benefit from High-Intensity Strength Training for Knee Osteoarthritis – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
Hot from press: JAMA paper puts question mark on the effectiveness of both low- and high-intensity exercise for knee OA pain. Attention controls had similar improvement. Contextual effects and RTM phenomenon in OA may be powerful! https://t.co/EBrXZcvyXH@OARSInews @JAMA_current pic.twitter.com/880InW1Lag
— Martin Englund (@dr_englund) February 16, 2021
Effect of High-Intensity Strength Training on Knee Pain and Knee Joint Compressive Forces Among Adults With Knee OsteoarthritisThe START Randomized Clinical Trial
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— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) February 16, 2021
Cohort study: Risk factors associated with transition from acute to chronic low back pain
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Risk Factors Associated With Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in US Patients Seeking Primary Care
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— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) February 16, 2021
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review – JAMA (free or a limited period)
Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCEffectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview – Physical Therapy
CT angiography and MRI of hand vascular lesions: technical considerations and spectrum of imaging findings
15 Feb, 2021 | 00:38h | UTC
RCT: Among children with Myelomeningocele, long term results confirm the benefits of prenatal repair compared to standard postnatal repair
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCPrenatal Repair and Physical Functioning Among Children With Myelomeningocele: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Long-term Outcomes of Children After Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida—Toward Sustainability – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Spina Bifida Repair: The Sooner the Better – Physician’s Weekly AND Prenatal Myelomeningocele Repair Tied to Better Function – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Previous work reported that prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele resulted in improved physical functioning. A secondary analysis at #jamapeds reports that these improvements persist into school age. https://t.co/2aehk5L6pi pic.twitter.com/hASLEUcvqm
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) February 9, 2021
RCT: Day-of-surgery video calls and phone calls increase patient satisfaction with outpatient surgery experience
9 Feb, 2021 | 00:44h | UTCCommentary: Day-of-Surgery Post-op Talks with Patients Worth the Effort – OrthoBuzz
Consensus statement for perioperative care in lumbar spinal fusion: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:15h | UTC
Randomized trial: Effect of diacerein vs. celecoxib on symptoms in knee osteoarthritis
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCCommentary: Noninferiority of diacerein to celecoxib demonstrated for knee OA pain – Medwire News
Meta-analysis: Multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections are no better than placebo for osteoarthritis pain
25 Jan, 2021 | 00:56h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Little benefit from antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: Do antidepressants help back pain and osteoarthritis? – University of Sidney AND Antidepressants largely ineffective for back pain and osteoarthritis – The BMJ
Editorial: Antidepressants for musculoskeletal pain – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence published by @bmj_latest https://t.co/pBmzSx0NLk @giovanni_ef
— BMJ (@bmj_company) January 21, 2021