NYU Langone Health

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed patients older than 65 years with acetabular fractures had a higher rate of complications and readmissions after total hip arthroplasty compared with those who had femoral neck fractures.

Alexandra Miller, MD, PhD, has been named the new chief of the division of neuro-oncology and co-director of the Brain and Spine Tumor Center at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with bilateral ACL tears had a higher incidence of having a posterior tibial slope greater than 12°, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Severe or morbidly obese patients had increased operative times, estimated blood loss and rates of surgical site infection after lumbar spinal fusion vs. patients with lower BMI, according to data presented here.

An 11-year-old left hand-dominant boy with no medical or surgical history presented to the pediatric orthopedic surgery clinic approximately 5 months after falling off a trampoline and falling directly onto his right shoulder.

Researchers at several institutions collaborated to develop the first computational model that predicts prognosis for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma based on tumor genomics and treatments.

Prostate cancer survivors consuming plant-based diets had better scores for sexual function, vitality, urinary obstruction and incontinence than those on animal-based diets, study results published in Cancer showed.

SAN FRANCISCO — According to results presented here, cannabidiol may be effective in perioperative pain control for patients who previously underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

An 11-year-old left hand-dominant boy with no medical or surgical history presented to the pediatric orthopedic surgery clinic approximately 5 months after falling off a trampoline and falling directly onto his right shoulder.

Michelle Bloom, MD, has been named system director of the cardio-oncology program at NYU Langone Health.