Researchers suggest catastrophizing, the act of thinking of events as a catastrophe, is a strong predictor of whether an individual's acute pain after surgery or an injury will evolve into chronic pain, according to a news report by MedPage Today.
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Twenty-three orthopedic surgeons from Bronson Methodist Hospital, HealthCare Midwest and K Valley Orthopaedics/Southwestern Michigan Sportsmedicine Clinic, all in Kalamazoo, Mich., have joined to form Bronson Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, according to a Kalamazoo Gazette report.
Preoperative fibrinogen concentration can be a limiting factor for postoperative hemostasis during and after scoliosis surgery, according to a study published in Spine.
Hip impingements and subluxations are frequent among ballet movements, which can cause cartilage hypercompression, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Here are six observations about orthopedic-driven surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. For this purpose, "orthopedic-driven surgery centers" are interpreted as surgery centers that perform more than 50 percent orthopedics.
DePuy Orthopaedics has launched GLOBAL ADVANTAGE+, a new instrumentation system for shoulder replacement surgery for use with the company's GLOBAL ADVANTAGE shoulder replacement implant, according to a company news release.
CareFusion has launched its 11-gauge vertebral balloon, a device that allows spine surgeons to repair vertebral compression fractures that are more difficult to treat due to their size and location in the spinal column, according to a company news release.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is encouraging surgeons and researchers to further investigate treatment methods for osteochondritis dissecans after the organization released a treatment guideline this past year, according to an AAOS news release.
Study results suggest intravenous regional blocks with ketorolac and lidocaine, though useful in treatment of complex regional pain syndrome, produce only short-term pain relief in patients with CRPS of the lower extremity, according to a study published in the Clinical…
Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with the mild decompression procedure reported sustained improvements in pain and mobility after one year and experienced no serious adverse events, according to a news release bout the American Academy of Pain Medicine.