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Newswise: January 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Minimally Invasive Surgery of Lumbar Spine”
21-Dec-2022 12:45 PM EST
January 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Minimally Invasive Surgery of Lumbar Spine”
 Journal of Neurosurgery

Announcement of contents of the January 2023 issue of Neurosurgical Focus

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Released: 22-Dec-2022 7:25 PM EST
Randomized trial finds therapies for spine pain improved disability and quality of life but did not decrease healthcare spending
 Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Pain in the back or the neck is extremely common and accounts for more healthcare spending than any other health condition.

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Released: 22-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
Functional outcome measures show faster recovery with 'partial' versus total knee arthroplasty
 Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), reports a randomized trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

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Released: 21-Dec-2022 3:55 PM EST
New drug offers hope for people with hand osteoarthritis
 University of Oxford

Tonia Vincent, Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology & Honorary Rheumatologist at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), said: ‘Hand osteoarthritis is a common and debilitating medical condition that affects mainly women, especially around the time of the menopause.

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Released: 21-Dec-2022 3:15 PM EST
UChicago Medicine earns high marks for stem cell transplant survival rates
 University of Chicago Medical Center

New data show the University of Chicago Medicine's David and Etta Jonas Center for Cellular Therapy has the highest one-year survival rate in Illinois for adults undergoing blood and bone marrow stem cell transplants. UChicago Medicine had an 80% one-year survival rate among adult stem cell patients, according to the latest statistics released in mid-December by the Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR).

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Released: 21-Dec-2022 10:00 AM EST
2022 Specialty Match Day Results Show Strong Appeal of Adult Rheumatology and Need to Increase Interest in Pediatric
 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The ACR welcomes an impressive pool of applicants to the field of rheumatology. 75% of candidates interested in adult rheumatology and 96% of applicants interested in pediatric rheumatology were matched to fellowship programs for the 2023 National Residents Matching Program appointment year.

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Newswise: Chula Medicine Determines “Cytokines” as Indicator of “Degenerative Joints” Giving Hopes for Better Disease Mitigation
Released: 21-Dec-2022 8:55 AM EST
Chula Medicine Determines “Cytokines” as Indicator of “Degenerative Joints” Giving Hopes for Better Disease Mitigation
 Chulalongkorn University

Chula Medicine announced the discovery of “cytokines” in the body’s immune system that can determine the severity of osteoarthritis in elderly adults, hoping to facilitate the planning of follow-up and treatment of the disease, and reduction of its severity, while also recommending vitamin D and vitamin E supplements, body weight control, and proper exercise.

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Released: 14-Dec-2022 11:40 AM EST
Higher prices don’t imply better care for patients undergoing joint replacement
 Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The prices that insurers negotiate for total joint replacement (TJR) procedures vary widely according to type of insurer and aren’t associated with conventional measures of healthcare quality, according to a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® (CORR®), a publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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Released: 13-Dec-2022 12:50 PM EST
Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of losing muscle strength by 78%
 Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

Vitamin D plays an important role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption by the organism. It also helps keep the brain and immune system working.

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11-Dec-2022 7:00 AM EST
Novel Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Multiple Myeloma
 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A first-of-its-kind drug known as modakafusp alfa has shown early potential in combating multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, in a study presented by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting (Abstract 565).

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Newswise: Wolters Kluwer and American Society for Bone and Mineral Research announce publishing collaboration
Released: 8-Dec-2022 9:30 AM EST
Wolters Kluwer and American Society for Bone and Mineral Research announce publishing collaboration
 Wolters Kluwer Health

Beginning in February 2025, Wolters Kluwer will publish the 10th Edition of the ASBMR Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism.

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Released: 7-Dec-2022 9:05 PM EST
Study may improve bone and muscle health monitoring during spaceflight
 Wiley

Bed rest is often used to simulate the effects of microgravity, such as during space flight, on the body’s bones and muscles.

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Newswise: NIH-funded UAH research moving toward day when ultrasonic therapy makes stronger knees
Released: 7-Dec-2022 12:20 PM EST
NIH-funded UAH research moving toward day when ultrasonic therapy makes stronger knees
 University of Alabama Huntsville

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may one day rebuild stronger knees following injury or surgery, thanks to research by Dr. Anu Subramanian at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that’s being supported by the National institutes of Health.

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Newswise: Henry Ford Health Researchers Look at Steroids as Pain Control Alternative to Opioids
Released: 5-Dec-2022 12:30 PM EST
Henry Ford Health Researchers Look at Steroids as Pain Control Alternative to Opioids
 Henry Ford Health

Henry Ford Health Orthopedic researchers looked at steroids as part of a multi-modal pain control regimen and an alternative to using opioids after outpatient knee replacement. The study won the 2022 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Clinical Research Award.

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Released: 5-Dec-2022 12:15 PM EST
Transcriptomic technique may help identify infections after knee and hip replacement
 Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of knee and hip replacement surgery that can, in some cases, be difficult to distinguish from other causes of arthroplasty failure. An "omics"-based tool that measures predicted abundance of immune cells may aid in making the diagnosis of failed arthroplasty due to PJI, suggests a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

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Released: 21-Nov-2022 7:00 PM EST
Newer Cementless Knee Replacements Could Last Longer
 Geoffrey Westrich, MD

Cementless knee replacements are a newer option for younger patients that allows bone to grow directly into the implant and avoids cement fixation. While cemented knee replacements work well, the cement may loosen from the bone or the prosthesis over time which can result in the need for a revision knee surgery. The combination of robotic assisted knee replacement surgery with cemented implants may provide the greatest longevity.

8-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
Ankle replacement and fusion demonstrate similar effectiveness for end-stage ankle osteoarthritis
 American College of Physicians (ACP)

A study of persons with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis found that both total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF) improve patients quality of life and have similar clinical scores and risks after surgery. TAR was associated with a greater wound-healing complications and nerve injuries, while AF was associated with more blood clots and nonunion of the ankle bones. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Released: 14-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Preventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in Bangkok, Thailand
 Newswise

Hosted by Chulalongkorn University the APRU APEC University Leaders' Forum 2022 is the first post-pandemic in-person APEC meeting held to foster high-level dialogue between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents, and top researchers. This event begins Nov 15 at 9 PM EST.

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14-Nov-2022 9:00 AM EST
Mast Cell Levels May Explain Sex Differences in Osteoarthritis Pain
 Hospital for Special Surgery

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have significantly increased levels of immune cells called mast cells in synovial tissue surrounding the knee joint than men. Their findings, presented today at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, ACR Convergence 2022, may help future research explore why women with knee osteoarthritis report worse pain than men.

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