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Bariatric Surgery Markedly Improves Osteoarthritic Knee Pain
Major Finding: Depending on the type of bariatric surgery, between 51% and 71% of 264 obese patients saw marked improvement in osteoarthritic knee...
Case Reports
Pelvic Osteoid Osteoma in a Skeletally Mature Female
Osteoid osteoma is the most common bone-producing tumor that typically presents with “throbbing night pain” and that improves dramatically with...
Original Research
Pain Mapping for Common Shoulder Disorders
We conducted a study to ascertain specific patterns of pain in patients with common shoulder disorders and to describe a comprehensive shoulder...
News
Zoledronic Acid Relieves Knee OA Pain and Shrinks Bone Marrow Lesions
Major Finding: A 5-mg infusion of zoledronic acid given to 31 patients with knee OA and associated bone marrow lesions reduced pain by 15 points...
Case Reports
Posterior Thigh Abscess as a Complication of Continuous Popliteal Nerve Catheter
Continuous peripheral nerve catheters (CPNCs) have become increasingly popular for postoperative analgesia in orthopedic surgery involving the...
Original Research
Randomized Prospective Evaluation of Adjuvant Hyaluronic Acid Therapy Administered After Knee Arthroscopy
Intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid products may eliminate pain, improve mobility and quality of life, and delay osteoarthritis...
Clinical Review
Analgesia for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Review of Lumbar Plexus, Femoral, and Sciatic Nerve Blocks
Use of peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) during lower extremity surgery has evolved.
Original Research
Pain and Stiffness in Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
To evaluate the null hypothesis of no difference in degree of pain or stiffness between patients with partial- and full-thickness tears of the...
Original Research
Management of Persistent Postpartum Pelvic Pain
Persistent postpartum pelvic pain is an uncommon but disabling disorder. Although symptoms resolve spontaneously in the majority of cases, some...
Original Research
Correlation of Postoperative Epidural Analgesia With Morbidity and Mortality Following Total Knee Replacement in Medicare Patients
It is unclear whether perioperative epidural analgesia is associated with a decrease in mortality in patients who undergo orthopedic procedures....
Clinical Review
Orthopedic Manifestations and Management of Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is a complex, chronic inflammatory disease with both skin and joint involvement. Clinical presentation varies considerably...