Orthopedics (all articles)
Systematic review: Tourniquet use for knee replacement surgery is probably associated with an increased risk of serious adverse events
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:17h | UTCTourniquet use for knee replacement surgery – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Featured Review: Tourniquet in knee replacement surgery
Meta-analysis: Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica are effective, although the effects are small and short-term
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:26h | UTC
Guideline for the perioperative management of hip fractures 2020
3 Dec, 2020 | 08:30h | UTCGuideline for the management of hip fractures 2020 – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
🔐This new @Assoc_Anaes guideline for the management of hip fractures from @IainMoppett and colleagues contains more specific recommendations about controversial areas of patient management than were made in 2011.
Available now and #FOAMed forever!
🔗https://t.co/B5cdxSx2mU pic.twitter.com/8nQiUNpdS2
— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) December 2, 2020
Review: Perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
3 Dec, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCPerioperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Systematic review: Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures reduce pain on movement, risk of acute confusional state, risk of chest infection, and time to first mobilization
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCPeripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures in adults – Cochrane Library
[Not published yet – presented at #ACR20] Randomized trial: Methotrexate improves function in people with knee osteoarthritis after 3 months
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:19h | UTC
Safe surgery: A cluster randomized trial showed that the implementation of control charts with feedback on indicators to surgical teams was associated with concomitant reductions in major adverse events in patients
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:23h | UTC
Review: Electrodiagnostic studies can help establish if a patient is likely to have a muscle disease, a disorder of neuromuscular junction transmission, axon loss, or demyelinating disease
5 Nov, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCUsing and interpreting electrodiagnostic tests – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Review: Management of common postoperative complications
4 Nov, 2020 | 09:26h | UTCManagement of Common Postoperative Complications – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis: Comparison of ESCEO and OARSI 2019 guidelines
30 Oct, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCCommentary: Knee OA guidance for clinicians simplified and streamlined – University of Oxford
Randomized trial: Targeting rehabilitation to improve outcomes after total knee arthroplasty in patients at risk of poor outcomes
18 Oct, 2020 | 23:04h | UTCCommentary: Self-Directed Physical Therapy Effective After Total Knee Arthroplasty – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentaries on Twitter
Outpatient therapist led rehabilitation was not superior to a single physiotherapist review and home exercise based regimen in patients at risk of poor outcomes after total knee arthroplasty, finds new research by @df_hamiltonhttps://t.co/DOTv1q8VJ6
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 13, 2020
This study suggests that targeting postoperative physiotherapy to those most in need is a feasible delivery method, but that the actual content of the rehabilitation seems to have minimal influence on patient outcomes@df_hamiltonhttps://t.co/JISOQE4pMr
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 17, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Physical therapy referral from primary care for acute back pain with sciatica
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCPhysical Therapy Referral From Primary Care for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For back pain, early MRI didn’t help, early physical therapy did, studies find – ACP Internist AND Early PT for Acute Back Pain and Sciatica Improves Disability – NEJM Journal Watch
Guideline: Physical therapist management of total knee arthroplasty
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:05h | UTCPhysical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty – Physical Therapy
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:21h | UTCManagement 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)
Systematic review: It is unlikely that magnesium improves skeletal muscle cramps in older adults
4 Oct, 2020 | 22:48h | UTCMagnesium for skeletal muscle cramps – Cochrane Library
NICE Guideline: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s
23 Sep, 2020 | 14:41h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Preliminary trial on the effectiveness of Curcuma longa extract for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCCommentaries: Turmeric May Help Relieve Pain from Knee Osteoarthritis – NEJM Journal Watch
Randomized trial: Effectiveness of a high-volume injection as treatment for chronic Achilles tendinopathy
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
*Results of a randomised clinical trial*:
Effectiveness of a high volume injection as treatment for chronic Achilles tendinopathy@bmj_latest @BJSM_BMJ @rj_devos @janverhaar @BiermaS @MCHSport @ErasmusMC @ReumaNederland#Open Access https://t.co/ExJbnTNqUq
Thread*
— Arco van der Vlist (@ArcoVlist) September 9, 2020
Randomized trial: Negative-pressure wound therapy compared with standard dressings following surgical treatment of major trauma to the lower limb
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:33h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Commentaries on Twitter
Should we use “Negative Pressure Dressings” in high risk major trauma wounds?
Paper early 2020 in JAMA https://t.co/I3SZfy62K1
Blow-by-blow account today (all 114 pages!) https://t.co/V6UbWItCmN
Spoiler: No – no difference@BritOrthopaedic @OrthoFolks @bota_uk @JAMA_current pic.twitter.com/PUQoCwz4Zr
— Dan Perry (@MrDanPerry) August 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/NIHRevidence/status/1298609160238628865
Randomized placebo-surgery controlled trial evaluates arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:34h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
HOT OFF THE PRESS***
5 year follow-up results of the FIDELITY trial (arthroscopic partial meniscectomy VS placebo surgery for degenerative meniscal tears)
Another crushing blow for the #SexyScalpel? #OpenAccess by @anttimal @shamteppo & co!https://t.co/furVdovR9v pic.twitter.com/2gwNsQTk0s
— British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) (@BJSM_BMJ) August 29, 2020
Meta-analysis: Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
🧐😳👇👀❗️https://t.co/AQB9KtYw98 pic.twitter.com/2FpUEfxepr
— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) August 22, 2020
[Abstract Only] Observational study: Atypical femur fracture risk vs. fragility fracture prevention with bisphosphonates
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:12h | UTC
Recognizing axial spondyloarthritis: A guide for primary care
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:22h | UTCRecognizing Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Guide for Primary Care – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
ACP/AAFP Guideline: Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management of acute pain from non–low back, musculoskeletal injuries in adults
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:30h | UTCNews Release: ACP, AAFP release new guideline for treatment of non-low back pain – American College of Physicians
Commentary: ACP, AAFP issue joint guideline on non-low back pain from musculoskeletal injuries in adults – ACP Internist
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Surgery vs. cast immobilization for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist
10 Aug, 2020 | 01:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Another high quality RCT from U.K. orthopaedic surgeons…in the Lancet.
What to do this fracture..?
The infographic reveals all…https://t.co/ArvSirJ6S4
Spoiler…put it in a cast.@NIHRresearch @TheLancet @BritOrthopaedic @bota_uk @YorkTrialsUnit pic.twitter.com/hZPwG7k6gL
— Dan Perry (@MrDanPerry) August 8, 2020