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Risk for Revision Surgery After Shoulder Replacement Varies
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The lifetime risk for revision surgery after elective shoulder replacement surgery varies from 2.7 to 23.6 percent, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in The BMJ.
Brief Anesthesia in Infancy Does Not Mar Neurodevelopment
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Neurodevelopmental outcomes at 5 years of age are equivalent after brief general anesthesia or awake-regional anesthesia in infancy, according to a study published in the Feb. 16 issue of The Lancet.
Over Half of Hip Replacements Expected to Last 25 Years
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In more than half of patients, hip replacements may be expected to last 25 years, while most knee replacements will last 25 years, according to two reviews published in the Feb. 16 issue of The Lancet.
Use of Watchful Waiting Up for Low-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
by modernClinician Editorial Team
From 2010 to 2015, there was an increase in use of active surveillance or watchful waiting rates in men with low-risk and intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer, according to a research letter published online Feb. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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