Statistically significant differences may not be clinically relevant. Are outcome event number and treatment effect size related in orthopedic randomized trials with statistically significant results? BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Exercise is rarely discouraged these days, but do endurance sports increase the incidence of lone atrial fibrillation in men? Explore these novel findings. Europace
What are the electromyogram activity patterns of 4 shoulder muscles during scapular plane abduction with arm support in 2 humeral rotated positions under production of various submaximal torque levels Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Attenuated 1-minute heart rate (HR) recovery is a cardiovascular risk factor in adults. What characterizes 1-min HR recovery after a maximum-effort, symptom-limited exercise test in healthy children? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Anterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis decreases pulmonary function. Does open thoracotomy differ in postop pulmonary function from a thoracoabdominal approach? Spine
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