Posts Tagged ‘Surgery’
ASBMR: Bone Drug Improves Results of Jaw Surgery (CME/CE)
TORONTO — A short course of the osteoporosis drug teriparatide (Forteo) significantly improved outcomes of periodontal surgery, researchers found.
In a small randomized placebo-controlled trial, periodontal patients getting teriparatide had nearly 10 times the gain in bone after a year as did placebo patients, Laurie McCauley, DDS, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor reported here.
Patients on the drug also had significant clinical improvements compared with placebo patients, including a greater reduction in probing depth and a greater gain in clinical attachment levels, according to the study presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research meeting and published simultaneously online by the New England Journal of Medicine.
The drug, which consists of the first 34 amino acids of parathyroid hormone, has anabolic effects on bone, and McCauley said the study suggests it may be a useful tool in patients with severe periodontitis who need surgery.
The researchers enrolled 40 patients with severe chronic periodontitis, who were randomly assigned to daily injections of 20 micrograms of teriparatide or placebo for six weeks.
Plastic Surgery & High Technology
After Lip Augmentation
- The American Medical Association
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- The American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Body: It seems like every week a new fat-removal machine comes onto the market with heavy advertising My patients have read about them and wonder if I can offer them.
(Read the previous post on plastic surgery and marketing hype.)
Dr. Face: What do you tell them?
Dr. B
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.
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.
Plastic Surgery Beauty Wishes – by Ages
- The American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery.
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- The American Medical Association
Dr. Face: Teenagers are an interesting group, don’t you think, doctor?
I recently rejuvenated the broken noses of two 14-year-olds and they had the maturity level of 25-year-olds.
Dr. Body: Absolutely! One of the driving forces with teens is to mesh well with their peer groups. So if a teen girl under 18 comes to me with very small breasts, or conversely, with very huge breasts (medically known as gigantomastia), I will be more likely to go ahead with breast augmentation or breast reduction if her present state is causing her misery or embarrassment. S