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Could just 1 course of radiotherapy help treat osteoarthritis pain?
Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is an underutilized noninvasive treatment option for osteoarthritis, but data from clinical trials have been mixed. A recent randomized controlled clinical trial demonstrated that a single course of low-dose radiation therapy was more effective in reducing pain and improving mobility in individuals with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis at 4 months after treatment than the control group that did not receive radiation therapy.
New technology, cost strategies continue to move robotic-assisted surgery forward
The combination of robotics and patient-specific instrumentation may create a parallel strategy for care. Vendor programs and care pathways may curb the cost of robotic-assisted surgery.
Normative metrics and sex-specific differences in 3D acetabular morphology in asymptomatic young adults: implications for hip preservation surgery
Radiographs do not entirely capture the complexity of acetabular morphology. The purpose of this study was to establish normative three-dimensional (3D) acetabular morphology in young adults without hip disease and identify sex-specific differences in acetabular coverage.
The Statistical Fragility of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Hip Arthroscopy to Conservative Management for the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
The primary objective of the current study was to evaluate the FI/CFI of RCTs comparing HA and PT in the treatment of FAIS to determine the robustness of results reported to be statistically significant. The most important finding of the current study was that the median and mean CFI of included studies were 13 and 15.84, respectively. This means that, on average, it would take approximately 16 subjects to change the outcome to be no longer significant. CFI for included studies tended to be greater than the loss to follow-up, which is suggestive that the findings observed may be robust enough to resist differences that could have resulted from those patients.
Meniscal Tear Repair: What’s New in the Literature?
Meniscal tear repair has become the gold standard modality for treating different types of meniscal tears. Despite the availability of numerous repair techniques, the ideal approach remains unclear, especially for complex and irreparable tears. Recently, innovative techniques have emerged to address these challenges, including hybrid/salvage techniques, meniscal scaffolds, and the introduction of biologics as part of the treatment.