Orthopedics Medical Newshttps://www.medpagetoday.com/rss/orthopedics.xmlen-useditorial@medpagetoday.com (Editor)webmaster@medpagetoday.com (Web Master)Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:04:27 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/sportsmedicine/122601https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/sportsmedicine/122601 (MedPage Today) -- Half of participants in a new, increasingly popular fitness competition called HYROX said they had sustained an injury during training for it during the previous year, an international survey found. Among 418 HYROX athletes...]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:32:37 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/122585https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/122585 (MedPage Today) -- Federal survey data for 2023 showed an estimated prevalence of moderate to severe joint pain among U.S. adults of 58.5%, suggesting that pain management in arthritis has a long way to go. Among the participants saying they had...]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:11:30 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/122551https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/122551 (MedPage Today) -- Patients with painful osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) -- aka the big toe -- would do better with immediate surgery than letting nature take its course, results of a randomized trial indicated...]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orthopedics/122546https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orthopedics/122546 (MedPage Today) -- More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures...]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:08:09 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/generalsportsmedicine/122472https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/generalsportsmedicine/122472 (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Is "gym penis" -- the phenomenon of shrinkage occurring after a workout session -- real? (New York Post) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed the...]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:42:15 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/emergencymedicine/122464https://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/emergencymedicine/122464 (MedPage Today) -- It appeared to be the perfect storm: a man in his 30s was learning to surf. As he stood up on the board and twisted to the left for balance, a wave knocked him over. He instantly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, but managed...]]>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:53:51 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/diabetes/122347https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/diabetes/122347 (MedPage Today) -- Starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes was associated with a lower risk of fragility fractures in adults 50 and older, including hip and vertebral fractures, according to a large target trial emulation study....]]>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/radiology/diagnosticradiology/122209https://www.medpagetoday.com/radiology/diagnosticradiology/122209 (MedPage Today) -- It was feasible to take x-rays in space, potentially improving diagnostic capabilities for crew health, according to a small prospective study. Using a portable radiography system, three crew members on the 3.5-day Fram2 polar...]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:44:51 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/122183https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/122183 (MedPage Today) -- Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who followed patients for 10 years after they received either the actual procedure, arthroscopic knee...]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:30:28 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/122169https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/122169 (MedPage Today) -- An aspirin-only approach to postoperative prophylaxis after arthroplasty was as effective and safe as upfront rivaroxaban (Xarelto), according to the EPCAT III randomized trial. Aspirin-only prophylaxis met noninferiority criteria...]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:08:11 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/122141https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/122141 (MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/122122https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/122122 (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health and medicine. In the wake of the New York Knicks winning the National...]]>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:44:51 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/121948https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/121948 (MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/121878https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/121878 (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Comedian and actor Moshe Kasher, who appeared as a sign language intrepreter in episodes of "The Pitt," said he underwent surgery for early oropharyngeal cancer...]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:39:42 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/121823https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/121823 (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. In the hit TV show "Ted Lasso," there was an ongoing joke that the...]]>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:28:50 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/endo/121818https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/endo/121818 (MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Menopausal hormone therapy was associated with a reduced risk of low bone mineral density (BMD) among postmenopausal women in a retrospective cohort study. Among the 387 women analyzed, low BMD -- defined as osteopenia...]]>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:14:32 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/climate-checkup/121730https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/climate-checkup/121730 (MedPage Today) -- Over the next month, millions of fans will gather across North America for the FIFA World Cup. Stadiums will fill with cheering crowds. Young athletes will dream of representing their countries one day. Communities will celebrate...]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/elitesports/121740https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/elitesports/121740 (MedPage Today) -- Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik...]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:59:27 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/elitesports/121692https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/elitesports/121692 (MedPage Today) -- The court officials overseeing the NFL's $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients...]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:11:27 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/121624https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/121624 (MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/strokes/121607https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/strokes/121607 (MedPage Today) -- Cervical epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) accrued more evidence backing its safety and feasibility as a treatment for chronic upper-limb paresis in stroke survivors. In a pilot study, seven people got SCS neuroprosthetic...]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:41:49 -0400