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January 2, 2014
“Who needs autologous blood donation in joint replacement?” by Parvizi, M.D., et al, Journal of Knee Surgery, 2011. Surgeons retrospectively reviewed 409 patients undergoing total knee and 513 patients undergoing total hip replacement to determine if patients donating their own blood before surgery were benefiting from doing so. This study…
September 30, 2013
Smoking Bans Have Reduced Heart Attacks and Strokes Internationally According to Circulation Magazine, 10/2012, with the rampant smoking bans occurring heart attack-related hospitalizations have fallen 15% in communities passing laws banning smoking in public establishments and workplaces. The analysis supposedly involved 45 studies covering 33 laws in the U.S. as…
September 23, 2013
Curing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Cure Your Insomnia Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can often lead to pain and discomfort when trying to sleep, causing you to lose valuable hours of rest. How Insomnia Impacts Your Employees and Productivity According to Business Week (September ’12 and September 18, 2011), $63.2 billion of value…
September 16, 2013
Dermal Allograft Use in Massive Rotator Cuff Repair “Human Dermal Allograft Interposition for Reconstruction of Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears,” by Venouzioua Kokkalis, ZT, and Sotereanos, DG, American Journal of Orthopaedics, February 2013, pages 63-70. This is a small retrospective study involving 14 patients in the average of 54-1/2 years…
September 10, 2013
Greater Risk of Pain and Dysfunction After Open Carpal Tunnel Release The article so entitled by Boya et al. published in Muscle and Nerve, November 2008, Volume 38, pages 1443-1446, pointed out the frequent postoperative problems after open carpal tunnel release such as persistent weakness, pillar pain (deep-seated ache or…
