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Symptoms and Treatment of Different Types of Kneecap Injuries
A kneecap injury can happen from a blow to the knee or a fall. Some injuries can also occur due to overuse. When you injure your kneecap—also called your patella—there may be damage to the surrounding soft tissues, such as a patellar tendon tear, or a fracture to the bone.
Delayed admission of patients with hip fracture from the emergency department is associated with an increased mortality risk and increased length of hospital stay
The aims of this study were to assess whether delayed admission from the ED influenced mortality risk, length of acute hospital stay, risk of developing delirium and return to domicile for patients presenting with a hip fracture.
Liposomal bupivacaine doesn't decrease pain after hip fracture surgery
For older adults undergoing hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture, intraoperative use of liposomal bupivacaine does not improve pain scores or other relevant outcomes, compared to conventional bupivacaine, reports a study in Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Average hip, knee replacement patient may be getting younger
People might think of the typical joint replacement patient as a senior aged 65 or older, but the surgery is becoming much more common among younger adults with chronic joint pain.
Comparison of mid-term clinical and radiological results of short and conventional femoral stems in total hip arthroplasty
This study aims to answer the question: Which are superior—conventional or short femoral stems?. An Optymis stem was used as a short-femoral stem, and an Accolade II stem was used as a conventional-femoral stem.
