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In patients undergoing vertebral fusion for disc herniation, adjacent vertebral segments often undergo degenerative events, which can be avoided, according to some Chinese orthopedic surgeons, with the intervertebral disc transplantation from a dead donor.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 18 September 2007
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Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone decrease the glycemic level in diabetics through the activation of PPAR receptors, which are also in bones, and researches on animals have suggested that this activation produces a bone loss through the inhibition of osteoblastic function.
MedNews (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 11 September 2007
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Calcium supplementation alone, or in combination with vitamin D supplementation, reduces the risk of fractures in people aged over 50 by 12%.
The Lancet (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 28 August 2007
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An update on osteoporosis and brittle bone disease in children will be presented in a public forum next month: osteoporosis is a common disease of adulthood, but it has its roots in childhood; both environmental and genetic factors contribute to this problem and patients suffer from bone fractures and pain.
Baylor College of Medicine (Orthopaedics) - Tue, 28 August 2007
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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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