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KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Daniel Scott Horowitz, MD, discussed the importance of anatomic syndesmotic reduction to ensure positive outcomes for patients with ankle fractures.

Results presented at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting showed short proximal femoral nails may toggle secondary to a proximal fixation defect if used for intertrochanteric fractures in patients with wide medullary canals.

Remote BP monitoring and collaborative telehealth visits with a pharmacist improved BP control among patients at rural nephrology clinics and reduced hospitalization, a speaker reported.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Donna H. Ryan, MD, and Christopher Still, DO, FACP, discuss the optimal treatment strategy for patients who require weight loss beyond diet and lifestyle changes.

Geisinger Health System is working to develop a tool that it said will dramatically lower the time it takes to diagnose rare conditions with a genetic cause.

Sustained weight loss was associated with delayed cardiometabolic disease onset, especially among individuals with greater weight-loss magnitude, according to study results published in The American Journal of Cardiology.

Pediatric and adolescent patients with ACL tears had a 2% increase in the risk of medial meniscal injury each week that a surgical procedure was delayed following the initial injury, according to published results.

Digital engagement tools effectively identified patients who needed shared and informed decision-making and helped prepare those who required kidney replacement treatments, according to results of a mixed methods study.

An oral hydrogel capsule for treatment of obesity may reduce liver fibrosis risk, according to an exploratory analysis of the GLOW study presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology annual meeting.