18 09, 2018

Sports Bill Passes Senate; Hospital Consolidation; Infection Control for Ortho

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Sports Bill Passes Senate; Hospital Consolidation; Infection Control for Ortho   For questions or concerns on these or other advocacy issues, contact us at dc@aaos.org. Senate Passes Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act   Following its passage out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee on July 9, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (S.808) unanimously passed the full Senate on September 6. The legislation, should it become law, would ensure that sports medicine professionals are [...]

18 09, 2018

WV Briefing | September 18, 2018

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The West Virginia Briefing | September 18, 2018     Legislators endorse moving state’s foster care program to managed care   Members of the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability heard an in-the-weeds discussion of accountable care organizations versus managed care organizations at a late afternoon Sept. 17 meeting.   Members voted to write DHHR a letter endorsing moving the state’s foster care program into managed care.   A bill was introduced during the 2018 legislative session [...]

18 09, 2018

WV Briefing | September 18, 2018

By |2018-09-21T15:04:25-04:00September 18th, 2018|Legislation|

The West Virginia Briefing | September 19, 2018     Drugs Antitrust enforcers sign off on Cigna, Express Scripts merger. Bloomberg Law reports, “Antitrust enforcers signed off on Cigna Corp.’s $54 billion takeover of pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co., clearing one of two health-care deals that stand to reshape the industry.”   …Deal to wrap by year’s end. Providence Business News reports, “Approval by the Justice Department smooths the way for the deal to wrap up by the end of the year…” [...]

17 09, 2018

September 17, 2018 | Today’s News

By |2018-09-21T15:11:57-04:00September 17th, 2018|Top Stories|

  Today's Top Story Study Compares Cost of ACL Reconstruction with Meniscal Repair and Partial Meniscectomy Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients may save money by undergoing meniscal repair as opposed to partial meniscectomy, according to a study published in the September issue of Arthroscopy. Researchers simulated outcomes after meniscal repair and partial meniscectomy at the time of ACL reconstruction using a decision-analytic disease progression model with a 40-year horizon. The estimated total direct cost of ACL reconstruction [...]

14 09, 2018

September 14, 2018 | Today’s News

By |2018-09-17T15:44:53-04:00September 14th, 2018|Top Stories|

  Today's Top Story Study: Risk factors for PJI-related revision in hip replacement patients A study published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found that modifiable and nonmodifiable factors may play a role in prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in total hip replacement patients. The prospective, observational cohort study included 2,705 primary hip procedures that were revised due to PJI between 2003 and 2014. The following were associated with an increased need for PJI-related revision: male sex, younger age [...]

12 09, 2018

September 12, 2018 | Today’s News

By |2018-09-17T15:43:58-04:00September 12th, 2018|Top Stories|

  Today's Top Story Study evaluates outcomes of octogenarian patients who undergo uncemented THA Uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) appears to be a safe option for patients aged 80 years and older, according to a prospective cohort study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty. The study included 143 patients (mean age, 86.2 years) who underwent uncemented THA (n = 76) or hybrid THA (n = 67). The uncemented THA cohort had lower rates of intraoperative complication and [...]

10 09, 2018

September 10, 2018 | Today’s News

By |2018-09-11T02:02:17-04:00September 10th, 2018|Top Stories|

  Today's Top Story Study compares costs of THA versus nonsurgical management based on BMI Total hip arthroplasty (THA) may be more cost-effective than nonoperative management (NM) regardless of patients’ body mass index (BMI), according to a long-term study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty. Researchers used a state-transition Markov model that included direct medical costs, but not indirect societal costs, to compare the THA and NM cohorts among six BMI groups in patients > 15 years [...]

7 09, 2018

September 7, 2018 | Today’s News

By |2018-09-11T02:01:29-04:00September 7th, 2018|Top Stories|

  Today's Top Story Study assesses PROs before and after primary and revision TAA A retrospective, longitudinal study published online in Foot & Ankle International found that clinical and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for revision total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) improved significantly after surgery but may not be as positive as outcomes following primary surgery. Researchers reviewed prospectively collected data on 29 patients with failed primary TAA; 51.7 percent of patients had revision of only the talar and polyethylene components [...]

5 09, 2018

September 5, 2018 | Today’s News

By |2018-09-11T02:00:14-04:00September 5th, 2018|Top Stories|

  Today's Top Story Study: Skeletal effects of smoking in women A study published online in Archives of Osteoporosis found that moderate to heavy smoking could lead to higher cortical bone porosity in women. The study included 46 female smokers aged 35–64 years and 45 age- and body mass-matched female nonsmokers. Researchers used low-resolution images to determine distal radius macro-scale variables (including bone volume, bone mineral content, and volumetric bone mineral density [vBMD]) and high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT [...]

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