Orthopedics News

SAN DIEGO — Results showed surgical excision paired with optimized rehabilitation for the treatment of complete elbow ankylosis due to elbow heterotopic ossification may lead to improved long-term outcomes.

National Shoulder and Elbow Week is an annual, weeklong initiative sponsored by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Foundation, which aims to highlight and promote shoulder and elbow health care in local communities.

Union membership among health care professionals in the United States, including physicians, is on the rise, which could have seismic implications in work patterns and patient care in an increasingly corporatized medical system.

SAN DIEGO — Speakers at an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting town hall said with the use of AI on the rise in many facets of daily life, one area of adoption that should not be overlooked is in health care.

Health care professionals should assess baseline bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis before determining first-line therapy, researchers report.

Health savings accounts are a powerful tool for managing health care expenses, offering significant tax advantages and flexibility.

For more than a decade, CMS has aimed to improve patient outcomes and reduce the overall cost of care by implementing value-based care models.

Animal testing requirements for monoclonal antibodies and other medications will be “reduced, refined or potentially replaced” in favor of other approaches, including artificial intelligence, according to a recent announcement from the FDA.

Reaching a comfortable retirement is the number one financial goal for nearly all physicians.