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Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers present evidence that pharmacologic treatment of depression/anxiety is associated with improved mental well-being in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis but doesn’t seem to improve physical function or pain levels.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have become the first to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of patients who don’t meet the total joint arthroplasty (TJA) clinical guidelines and their rates of postoperative complications.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and colleagues recently completed a retrospective study of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at age 40 or younger. They report that 15-year revision-free implant survival was comparable to rates in studies of older adults.
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Teams across Brigham and Women’s Hospital have been working to elevate the quality and safety of geriatric surgical care for over a decade. Now, the Brigham has become the first hospital of its size nationwide to achieve Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) from the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
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Richard Iorio, MD, in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and team completed the first study to provide evidence that CT scans are not a useful adjunct to MRI when the Revised ARCO Staging System for osteonecrosis of the femoral head is used for diagnosis and treatment decisions.
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From February 12 – 16, experts from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital will present their latest research at the 2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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Andrew Schoenfeld, MD, MSc, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues have completed the first long-term (10-year) survival analysis after adult cervical deformity surgery. They say preoperative BMI, preoperative frailty status, and fusion length affected mortality rates.
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers and colleagues recently explored factors associated with outcomes of isolated ulnar shaft fractures nonsurgical treatment.
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In a retrospective study with very long-term follow-up, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a high rate of return to work after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of displaced capitellar shear fractures.
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Cale Jacobs, PhD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues have measured the utilization of treatment for depression and anxiety after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
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