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Hip Abduction Exercises to Strengthen and Tone Your Body
Strengthening your hip abductors can prevent injuries and improve mobility. These exercises focus on moving the leg outward to effectively engage and tone the muscles around the hip.
Source: Verywell Health
7 Things That Can Make Your Knee Give Out
Knee instability can be caused by different issues, including ligament tears, arthritis, and nerve damage. It may be the only symptom you have, or your knee may also hurt, pop, bruise, or swell.
Source: Verywell health
Surgeon decision-making and implant selection in primary total knee arthroplasty: association of training, experience, and robotic-assisted surgical innovation with implant selection
Implant selection in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains a critical yet variable aspect of surgical decision-making, associated with both patient characteristics and surgeon-related factors. With the increasing integration of surgical innovations such as robotic-assisted techniques, understanding contemporary determinants of implant choice has become essential. This study aimed to evaluate implant selection patterns and identify independent factors associated with the use of cruciate-retaining (CR) vs. posterior-stabilized (PS) implants in a modern clinical setting.
Source: Frontiers in Medicine
Rates of Total Joint Replacement in the United States: Future Projections to 2020 2040 Using the National Inpatient Sample
Significant increases in use of THA and TKA are expected in the United States in the future, if the current trend continues. The increased use is evident across age groups in both females and males. A policy change may be needed to meet increased demand
Source: The Journal of Rheumatology
GLP-1 treatments may reduce knee replacement surgery rates
GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, used for the treatment of diabetes, and more recently, weight loss, are associated with a significantly lower long term risk of knee replacement surgery as a result of osteoarthritis, finds an analysis of medical records data, published in the open access journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
