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Musculo-skeletal pain in children is often underestimated and little treated: some researchers in Canada have assessed the efficacy of paracetamol (15 mg/kg), of ibuprofen (10 mg/kg) and of codeine (1 mg/kg) in children.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 28 August 2007
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According to guideline recommendations, the age to begin osteoporosis screening is 65 years old; in general, after the first value, the examination is repeated at regular periods of time (every 3-4 years).
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Sun, 29 July 2007
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Even if greatly used, pillows with neck support during sleep have never been examined in controlled studies: now, a Canadian trial has examined 128 subjects with neck pain for 2-12 months.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Wed, 27 June 2007
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In a randomized trial of patients aged 5 to 18 years with ankle injuries, a removable ankle brace was more effective in recovery of physical function than a below-knee walking cast.
Medscape (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 12 June 2007
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Sometimes opioids are prescribed in chronic back pain which cannot be controlled with other therapies. Through a literature review, 38 studies were identified, having examined the use of these drugs in chronic low back pain, their efficacy and side effects.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Fri, 8 June 2007
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Since protonic pump inhibitors (PPI) cause hypochlorhydria, from a theroretical point of view, they could decrease calcium absorption and provoke, as a secondary effect, a weakening of the bone matrix.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 22 May 2007
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Even if trials have shown a decrease in osteoporotic fractures through the use of alendronate, it is not yet clear how long this therapy should be, above all keeping in mind the fact that alendronate fix itself in the bone matrix and, in this way, it has a biological half-time of more than 10 years.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 15 May 2007
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In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, women with postmenopausal osteoporosis received an infusion of either zoledronic acid (5 mg) or placebo at baseline and at 1 and 2 years and were followed for 3 years.
New England Journal of Medicine (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 8 May 2007
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Elbow epicondylitis has generally a spontaneous recovery within a year, but the best approach to shorten the course of this disease is still controversial.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 8 May 2007
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Spring is here, the sky is blue, the grass is green and it’s time to give that lawn a trim. But beware: Lawn mower injuries are a seasonal threat to children and the leading cause of amputations in adolescents.
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 10 April 2007
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