After total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis of the knee, obese patients fare nearly as well as their normal-weight peers, a British research team reports in the July 24 online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Older children with surgically repaired hypoplastic left heart syndrome have poorer exercise tolerance than their younger counterparts, researchers report in the April issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Fertility, infertility, and contraceptive challenges faced by individuals living with systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scoliosis, and organ transplant are reviewed. Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Tumor-induced osteomalacia is diagnosed in a formerly healthy 40-year-old woman who became so incapacitated that she required assisted living. What is the preferred diagnostic imaging modality? Applied Radiology
CT scan or x-ray, which is better to determine if the cervical spine is involved in the traumatic injury of patients who are obtunded? These authors answer this question and more. Spine
