Calcium plus Vitamin D — Little Effect on Fracture Rates
General Medicine Summary and Comment
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A large trial from the Women's Health Initiative showed no significant effect on rates of hip and other fractures.
By Allan S. Brett, MD
February 24, 2006
Covering:
Jackson RD et al., N Engl J Med 2006 Feb 16; 354:669-83
Finkelstein JS., N Engl J Med 2006 Feb 16; 354:750-2
Yoga for Chronic Low-Back Pain
Psychiatry General Medicine
Results of a small trial suggest that yoga is effective for low-back pain.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
February 22, 2006
Covering:
Sherman KJ et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Dec 20; 143:849-56
Maternal Vitamin D Status and Childhood Bone Density
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy might increase a child’s bone mass.
By Bruce Soloway, MD
February 7, 2006
Covering:
Javaid MK et al., Lancet 2006 Jan 7; 367:36-43
Pelvic Compression Belt Reduces Open-Book Pelvic Fractures
Emergency Medicine Summary and Comment
The device reduced the width of pelvic-ring fractures to a similar degree as internal fixation, without causing overcompression.
By John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
January 31, 2006
Covering:
Krieg JC et al., J Trauma 2005 Sep; 59:659-64
Factors That Increase Mortality After Hip Fracture
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Significant preoperative predictors for 30-day mortality were malignancy, respiratory disease, renal disease, and three or more comorbidities.
By Keith I. Marton, MD
January 20, 2006
Covering:
Roche JJW et al., BMJ 2005 Dec 10; 331:1374-6
P. acnes Infections of Orthopedic Implants
Infectious Diseases Summary and Comment
Usually considered a contaminant, <$EMPH_O>Propionibacterium acnes<$EMPH_C> is increasingly recognized as a cause of infection following bone surgery.
By Thomas Glück, MD
January 13, 2006
Covering:
Lutz MF et al., Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2005 Nov; 24:739-44
Botulinum Toxin for Tennis Elbow
General Medicine Summary and Comment
In this small study, patients derived pain relief from botulinum toxin, but some reported weakness.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
January 10, 2006
Covering:
Wong SM et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Dec 6; 143:793-7
Yoga for Chronic Low-Back Pain
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Results of a small trial suggest that yoga is effective for low-back pain.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
January 10, 2006
Covering:
Sherman KJ et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Dec 20; 143:849-56
