Older age, good pain control may reduce narcotic refill rate after TKA
Risk of requiring narcotic refill following total knee arthroplasty may be lower among elderly patients and patients with good pain control postoperatively, according to study results.
Apps Can’t Diagnose a Concussion: What Parents Need to Know
We like to use smartphone apps for just about everything these days, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urgingTrusted Source people to steer clear of those that claim to evaluate, diagnose, or treat head injuries including concussions.
Soccer-Playing Engineer Calls Foul On Pricey Knee Brace
Last October, Esteban Serrano wrenched his knee badly during his weekly soccer game with friends. Serrano, a software engineer, grew up playing soccer in Quito, Ecuador, and he has kept up the sport since moving to the United States two decades ago.
What should orthopedic practices and departments do to eliminate sexual harassment?
While the faces of orthopedic providers now more closely reflect the diverse patient populations they serve, continued efforts must be made to realize the potential benefit afforded by such diversity of perspective.
Arthritis at 30? Youth sports injuries can turn into chronic problems, doctors warn
Leo Anderson was in the middle of a baseball game when he threw a ball he had just caught, heard a crunch in his elbow and fell to the ground. That sound was a growth plate in his elbow breaking, and it ended the now-15-year-old’s season last spring.
Sex Differences in Common Sport Injuries and the One Sport Injury
From Gender Differences to Sports Specialization and What Parents, Coaches and Athletes Need to Know
Sexual Harassment and Bullying
Sexual Harassment and Bullying
Reducing Injury Risk in Youth Sports
Few parents enroll their children in organized sports with the expectation that they will get injured. Yet children often do get hurt, and sometimes those injuries can sideline young athletes for months or an entire season and may sour them on participating in the future. The effects of sports injuries may even linger into adulthood.
Doctors seek more women in orthopedics
Women across four local hospitals are working to debunk the myth that bone medicine is for boys only. Although about half of medical students nationwide are women, only 6 percent go into orthopedic surgery.
Harvard looks to suture up gender gap in orthopedic residency program: 5 things to know
The Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program is working to change the perception that orthopedic surgery isn't a boys only specialty, according to the Boston Herald.
