Elderly May Benefit From Minimally Invasive Shoulder Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) — Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in elderly people can reduce pain and improve function, a new study finds.
Many doctors are reluctant to perform this type of surgery in older patients because of fears of complications. But the researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said their findings show that seniors shouldn’t be excluded from having this surgery.
About 20 percent of people older than 65 suffer tears in the rotator cuff, the group of four muscles and their tendons that form a “cuff” over the top of the upper arm bone and stabilize the back of the shoulder joint.
Insertion torque is not a good predictor of pedicle screw loosening after spinal instrumentation: a prospective study in 8 patients
Abstract (provisional)
Background
Pedicle screw loosening is a major safety concern in instrumented spinal surgery due to loosening with potential pseudarthrosis and possible loss of correction requiring revision surgery. Several cadaver studies have compared insertion torque of pedicle screws with resistance to pullout or cyclic loading. In most of these studies, a correlation has been found between these variables. Clinical studies have been made, comparing insertion torque to bone mineral density or radiological signs of screw loosening. There are no clinical studies comparing insertion torque to extraction torque or other biomechanical parameters in vivo.
3-fold and early develop of stent thrombosis among African American than Whites after inplantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES) than whites, Why?
In recent retrospective analysis by led investigator, Dr Sara D Collins from Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 1594 black patients compared with 5642 nonblack patients underwent drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation.
65.7% were men (age range; 52-78) and average age was 65 years. The median household income was significantly lower in blacks than in whites ($144 197 vs $60 838).
Lower Risk of Surgery Than Thought for Kids With Crohn’s
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — The risk of bowel surgery for children with Crohn’s disease is much lower than reported in previous studies, according to new findings.
Crohn’s disease involves chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The exact cause is not known, but the condition is often associated with an immune response problem. Some recent studies have found that the risk of bowel surgery is as high as 34 percent one year after diagnosis and as high as 47 percent five years after diagnosis.
This new multi-center study included 854 children under 16 years of age who were newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which consists of two main conditions: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Stent Implantation Linked to Blood Clot Risk in Black Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are at increased risk of developing life-threatening blood clots after receiving a drug-coated stent to prop open narrowed arteries, U.S. researchers have found.
The new study included more than 7,200 patients who had stents coated with clot-prevention drugs implanted between mid-2003 and the end of 2008.
The researchers found that black patients were nearly three times more likely to develop a clot compared to patients of other races.
Poor Dental Health In Deprived Children Needs To Be Tackled From Birth
Oral health strategies to combat very high levels of tooth decay in children from deprived areas need to start from birth. That’s the conclusion of a large-scale study of the dental health of three-year olds published in the latest edition of the British Dental Journal. Dental inspections of over 4,000 children in Greater Glasgow carried out for the study found tooth decay (caries) in at least a quarter of the children examined. Amongst children from deprived areas, the incidence of decay was even higher, with a third of those surveyed exhibiting evidence of caries. The number of decayed, missing or filled teeth (dmft) – a commonly used measure for assessing oral health -in the children seen from the least deprived areas was 0.3. Read full post…