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ER diagnosis of pediatric clavicle fracture accurate with ultrasound

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bedside ultrasound can reliably diagnose clavicle fractures in children seen in the emergency department, with no more discomfort than radiographs — and without radiation. That finding comes from Dr. Keith P. Cross at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, and...

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Doxycycline’s anti-osteoarthritis effect reduced in bowlegged women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The extent to which doxycycline slows the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is not the same in neutrally aligned (non-varus) and malaligned (varus, or “bowlegged”) knees, according to a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial. “Varus...

Supplementation is critical

Vitamin D deficiency epidemic in children

Elizabeth Szalay, MD, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of New Mexico, discusses the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in children in the USA. Only 16% of children in New Mexico were recently shown to have adequate levels of vitamin D, indicating the need for vitamin D...

Spine Outcome Research Trial

Challenges in craniofacial surgery

Stem cell use in spinal cord injury

Stem cell use in spine surgery

Minimally invasive spine surgery

Minimally invasive spine surgery

Spinal injuries in athletes