Orthopedics

MRI might not be useful before lumbar steroid injections

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MRI might not be useful before lumbar steroid injections
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients have chronic low back pain or sciatica, getting an MRI before giving an epidural steroid injection does not improve outcomes and only minimally affects treatment decisions, a multicenter randomized trial has shown. “For straightforward cases, an MRI won’t...

Sublingual buprenorphine effective for acute fracture pain

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Sublingual buprenorphine effective for acute fracture pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For adult patients seen in the emergency department with acute bone fracture, a sublingual dose of buprenorphine is as effective as intravenous morphine in relieving pain, an Iranian team reports in the Annals of Emergency Medicine online November 25.“Because sublingual dosing...

Dan Barry: 3D printing for Medicine

A Revolution is Coming in Orthopedics

Dan Barry: 3D printing for Medicine
Dan Barry, MD, PhD, roboticist and former astronaut, describes the technology of 3D printing and its implications for personalized therapy in the field of orthopaedics. Videotaped at FutureMed, in May, 2011, at Singularity University. Sponsored by The Doctor’s Channel

Hip Fracture Pain Management

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Timing of Hip Fracture Repair

Dual CRP and ESR Testing

New Guidelines for Pain Management

Treatment Options for Pain Management

Spine Outcome Research Trial

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