Procedures News

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Bone-morphogenic protein (BMP) is being increasingly used in the US to stimulate the creation of new bone during spinal fusion surgery, despite higher costs and complication rates...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Improved Hip Implants Can Last 20 Years
Cement-less components for total hip replacements can last twice as long as previous versions, allowing younger patients to qualify as candidates for hip replacements...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Persistent Sore Ankle Might Be Damaged Tendon
Physicians should consider peroneal tendon injury in patients with refractory lateral ankle pain...

Thursday, April 30, 2009 Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement? Sometimes.
Minimally invasive knee arthroplasty may be appropriate for select patients when performed by an experienced surgeon...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 After 80, Weightlifting Does Not Grow Muscles
Three months of weight lifting did not increase muscle mass in octogenarian women, although they were able to lift more weight...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Reconstruction Recommended for Some Shoulder Separations
Experts differ on which type III shoulder separations need surgery...

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Analgesic Overdose Causes 21% of Deaths After Lumbar Fusions
Patients who had lumbar fusions for back pain were at greater risk of death in later years than those treated nonsurgically. The risk was particularly high in those who received instrumentation or intervertebral cage devices, and more than 1 in 5 deaths were due to analgesic overdose...

Friday, March 20, 2009 "Inner Space" Debris Triggers Joint Implant Failure
Immune reactions to metal debris from joint replacements triggers immune-mediated joint failure...

Monday, March 16, 2009 Chondrolysis Seen With Local Anesthetic After Shoulder Surgery
Local anesthetic infused into the shoulder joint after arthroscopy can destroy shoulder cartilage...

Monday, March 09, 2009 Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
While it won’t cure them, injecting bone cement into lesions in patients whose cancer has spread to their bones can alleviate pain and allow for greater patient mobility and quality of life...