MedPage Today OrthopedicsOrthopedics Medical Newshttps://www.medpagetoday.com/rss/orthopedics.xmlen-useditorial@medpagetoday.com (Editor)webmaster@medpagetoday.com (Web Master)Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:03:29 -0400The World Cup Is a Celebration of Sport. It's Also a Warning About Climate Change.https://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 -0400Top Pro Athletes Credit a Tiny New Scope for Their Faster Recoverieshttps://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 -0400Report: Law Firms Cheated in Filing Claims With NFL's Concussion Settlement Fundhttps://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 -0400Cancer Diagnosis Delays During Screening Study; Benefits of Resistance Traininghttps://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 -0400Spinal Cord Stimulation Restores Hand and Arm Mobility After Strokehttps://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 -0400GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Need for Knee Replacementhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/121556https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/121556 (MedPage Today) -- People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who used GLP-1 receptor agonists were less likely to undergo knee replacement surgery, an analysis of a large records database indicated. Compared with otherwise similar OA patients not taking...]]>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:30:00 -0400I’ve Seen One Too Many E-Scooter Injuries in the Trauma Bayhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121384https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121384 (MedPage Today) -- With their sleek black bodies and shock absorbers, powered scooters are an attractive toy. For many, they seem like a convenient solution to urban traffic, but based on what I've seen in the trauma department, they may be causing...]]>Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400Trial Casts Doubt on Antibiotics for Refractory Low Back Painhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/backpain/121334https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/backpain/121334 (MedPage Today) -- Patients with lower back pain related to spinal disc herniation got no more relief from the antibiotic combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate than from placebo in a randomized trial, creating new confusion around this approach...]]>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:18:33 -0400Did Your Patient’s Cane Kill Them?https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121207https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121207 (MedPage Today) -- A 74-year-old falls while using a walker. Rather than being a protective factor, the walker could be the culprit in this mishap. Surprisingly, nearly half of all the problems associated with "mobility assistance devices" (MADs...]]>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:15:59 -0400Cangrelor Bridging Leans Heavy-Handed in the Real Worldhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/scai/121018https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/scai/121018 (MedPage Today) -- There was little room for error but plenty of confusion regarding the dosing of cangrelor (Kengreal) for perioperative antiplatelet bridging, according to a retrospective chart review. Among 222 patients who got their index...]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:31:02 -0400One Intrawound Antibiotic Wins for Surgical Infections After Tibial Fracture Surgeryhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orthopedics/120799https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orthopedics/120799 (MedPage Today) -- Pairing intrawound tobramycin with vancomycin powder was no better than vancomycin alone at preventing deep surgical site infections among patients with periarticular tibial fractures at high risk of infection, the randomized...]]>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:24:10 -0400This Growth Factor May Play a Bigger Role in Osteoarthritis Than Previously Thoughthttps://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/120683https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/120683 (MedPage Today) -- Healthy mice receiving injections of nerve growth factor (NGF) into their knee joints developed multiple joint abnormalities seen in osteoarthritis (OA), suggesting that the substance does a lot more than just stimulate pain...]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:17:38 -0400'Ortho Bro' on 'The Pitt': 'Most of Us Are Not Like This Guy'https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orthopedics/120621https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orthopedics/120621 (MedPage Today) -- Clinicians are buzzing about "The Pitt's" recent portrayal of an orthopedic surgeon and how the specialty is perceived. In season 2, episode 10, Dr. Brendon Park -- referred to as "Park the Shark" by his ER colleagues -...]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:29:11 -0400KT Tape May Not Be All That Helpful for Joint, Muscle Painhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/sportsmedicine/120586https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/sportsmedicine/120586 (MedPage Today) -- Kinesio taping -- also known as KT tape -- may dampen joint and muscle pain in the short term, but the evidence is highly uncertain, an overview of systematic reviews showed. KT tape may reduce pain intensity in the immediate...]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:30:00 -0400Trial Breathes New Life Into Neurotrophins as Target in Osteoarthritishttps://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/120566https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/120566 (MedPage Today) -- An investigational infusion drug provided more pain relief for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee than did placebo in a 17-week, phase II clinical trial, researchers said. Pain scores as rated with the Western Ontario...]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:21:24 -0400Tried-and-True Carpal Tunnel Treatment Flops in Controlled Trialhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/120524https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/120524 (MedPage Today) -- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) fared no better with wrist splinting, a widely prescribed conservative therapy, than with a simple soft wrap in a "placebo"-controlled randomized trial, researchers reported. With CTS...]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:04:46 -0400Deadly Pickleball Match; Malone Exits ACIP: 'Last Straw'; Novel Parkinson's Therapy?https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/120471https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/120471 (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Jeff Webb, 76, an entrepreneur who started a cheerleading business and also was a mentor to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, died from a head injury...]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:52:37 -0400Child's 'Tail-Like' Limb Had to Be Surgically Removedhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/pediatrics/120438https://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/pediatrics/120438 (MedPage Today) -- A 19-month-old girl was born with a "tail-like" appendage on her lower back that grew larger over time and made walking independently difficult. A physical exam revealed an extra limb resembling "a flexed thigh with a partially...]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:32:41 -0400Here's What Doctors Should Know About the Stryker Cyberattackhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/generalhospitalpractice/120315https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/generalhospitalpractice/120315 (MedPage Today) -- Medical device maker Stryker said its surgical technology platforms, defibrillators and cardiac monitors, and connected beds are unaffected by a recent cyberattack, and clinicians can keep using these products. The attack, for...]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:52:02 -0400Quiz Time: Why Did RFK Jr. Have Surgery?https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/120297https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/120297 (MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400William Shatner's Surgery; 'Brain Dead' Woman Wakes Up; Near-Fatal Measles Casehttps://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/generalsurgery/120287https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/generalsurgery/120287 (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. William Shatner, age 94, will undergo shoulder surgery after falling off a horse late last year. (The Independent) FDA's vaccine advisors backed the new World Health...]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:24:16 -0400