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Golf Puts High Stress on Replacement Knees
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Findings from the first study ever to measure forces inside the knees of living humans indicate that swinging a golf club, considered a low impact activity, places as much stress on artificial knee joints as does jogging or tennis. Reuters Health Information
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Anticoagulants May Increase Mortality After Hip and Knee Surgery
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A review of studies looking at anticoagulant prophylaxis after hip and knee arthroplasty reveals that not only do these agents fail to completely prevent pulmonary embolism (PE), their use may actually increase all-cause mortality. Reuters Health Information
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Good Primary Care Is Obesity Medicine
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Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, highlights some new angles on obesity medicine.
Medscape General Medicine
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