Latest Orthopedics News
Medicare Spends More Than $6 Billion on Secondary Fractures
posted October 2nd
by modernClinician Editorial Team
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Medicare could save billions of dollars if secondary fractures could be prevented with improved osteoporosis screening, according to a new National Osteoporosis Foundation report conducted by Milliman.
EPA to Phase Out Chemical Testing on Mammals
posted September 11th
by modernClinician Editorial Team
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The eventual elimination of chemical testing on mammals was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Deep Infections Occur in 6 Percent of Knee Fracture Repairs
posted August 30th
by modernClinician Editorial Team
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Deep surgical site infections occur in nearly 6 percent of periarticular knee fracture repairs, according to a review published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Non-Hospital-Based Provider-to-Patient Telehealth Use Growing
posted August 13th
by modernClinician Editorial Team
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Use of non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth grew almost 1,400-fold from 2014 to 2018, according to a FAIR Health White Paper.
Psychiatrists Only Agree 55 Percent of the Time on Diagnoses
Napping Opportunity May Improve Clinical Performance of Anesthesia Residents
2021 to 2025 Saw Reduction in Burnout Indicators Among Pediatricians
Odds of Imaging Order Higher When Clinicians Self-Interpret
Disparities Identified in Home Health Care After Hip, Knee Replacement
Evidence Insufficient to Support Routine Lumbar Support Use for Chronic Low Back Pain
Robotic Arm-Assisted TKR Offers Similar Outcome to Conventional TKR
First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis Eases Painful Hallux Rigidus