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Short arms and legs could mean greater dementia risk

People with shorter arms and legs may be at a higher risk for developing dementia later in life compared to people with longer arms and legs, according to a study published in the May 6, 2008, bonus issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 May 2008

Gastric bypass surgery and effect on lower back pain

The prevalence of both obesity and back pain in developing nations has reached alarming levels. According to recent statistics, more than one-third of U.S. adults - over 72 million people were obese in 2005-2006. Of these, 33.3 percent were men and 35.3 percent were women. Especially alarming is that obesity has not decreased among teenagers - the rates remain essentially unchanged in 2005-2006 from the 2003-2004 estimates, at 17 percent.

29 Apr 2008

Simulating surgery to reduce implant complications

A computer simulation breakthrough could mean fewer medical complications and better surgical outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee or spinal implant surgery.

23 Apr 2008

Mending tendons without surgery

James McGillicuddy was not getting good news. Three years after arriving at Stanford as one of the nation's top high school football recruits, he'd been stuck on the sidelines the entire time by a torn tendon that, even with two surgeries, just wouldn't stay fixed. More surgery would not help, his doctors told him, but they did have one last option to offer him.

21 Apr 2008

Computer-assisted total knee replacement to be shown live

Jason E. Lang, M.D., an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, will perform a computer-assisted total knee replacement during a live webcast that begins at noon, Friday, May 2, from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

21 Apr 2008

Winner of Penn's 2008 PennVention - new prosthetic limb

A new prosthetic accessory worn on the residual limb of a transtibial (below-knee) amputee was awarded the Grand Prize at the Fourth Annual PennVention competition for student inventors at the University of Pennsylvania's Weiss Tech House.

21 Apr 2008

Increase in hip and knee replacements in the US

With the graying of America's Baby Boomer generation, arthritis is a growing health concern.

15 Apr 2008

Prevention of osteoporosis might lie in vitamin D levels

Sixty-year-old Darlene Yates has had two hip replacements, a knee replacement and this past year shattered her left femur while she was walking in her neighborhood.

10 Apr 2008

Cellular grafting procedure helps young patients with knee disorder get active

At 14 years old, Adam Vasser of Los Altos, Calif., was an active kid who loved baseball.

2 Apr 2008

Study looks at use of powerful anticoagulants to prevent pulmonary embolism

Current US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who perform joint replacement operations could be doing patients more harm than good, according to Dr. Nigel Sharrock and his team from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

1 Apr 2008

Total ankle replacement gaining foothold in upstate New York

A procedure aimed at not only relieving pain from arthritic ankles, but providing new-found mobility for patients, is gaining a foothold in upstate New York.

13 Mar 2008

Gender bias may affect care of people with osteoarthritis

Unconscious prejudices among doctors may explain why women complaining of knee pain are less likely than men to be recommended for total knee replacement surgery, a study in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests.

11 Mar 2008

New laws will mean patients in NSW are protected from doctors' misconduct

The Health Minister for New South Wales Reba Meagher has announced plans to introduce the mandatory reporting by medical practitioners of their colleagues in instances of gross misconduct.

3 Mar 2008

Involved patients not always the healthiest

Patients who say they want to take an active role in their health care could be unhealthier in some respects than patients who prefer to let their doctors lead the way, according to new research published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

22 Feb 2008

U.S. hospital helps lower infection rates at British hospital

Using their best practice methods for infection control and patient care, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has helped a new British hospital lower their infection rates and average length of stay.

20 Feb 2008

Are patients making clinical decisions?

Doctors are adjusting their bedside manner as better informed patients make ever-increasing demands and expect to be listened to, and fully involved, in clinical decisions that directly affect their care.

12 Feb 2008

Survey of rheumatic diseases in China

We like to complain about our aches and pains, but rheumatism is not only the preserve of western society.

5 Feb 2008

Arthritic knees remain painful after arthroscopic surgery

Trimming damaged tissue through arthroscopic surgery does not relieve pain and swelling in arthritic knees any better than simply flushing loose debris from the joint, according to a new review of evidence.

25 Jan 2008

New research finds way for wounds to heal without scars

The researchers from Bristol University believe their discovery has major implications not just for wound victims, but also for people who suffer organ tissue damage through illness or abdominal surgery.

22 Jan 2008

Treating venous leg ulcers with honey dressings unlikely to help healing

When compared with normal care, treating a leg ulcer with dressings impregnated with honey did not significantly improve the rate of healing, but did lead to a significantly increased number of reported adverse events, according to research published today in the British Journal of Surgery.

10 Jan 2008