MR accuracy for diagnosing meniscal tears is less specific for medial than lateral meniscus. Which clinical variables or tear types/locations are related to false-positive diagnoses of medial tears? American Journal of Roentgenology
In patients with inflammatory arthropathy, orthopedic surgery -- especially joint replacement - has a major impact on pain but less of an effect on other aspects of health, according to a study from Norway. Reuters Health Information
What is the diagnostic efficacy and clinical impact of urgent MRI after recent diagnostic or surgical intervention vs pre-intervention MRI in children with suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis? American Journal of Roentgenology
Is it worthwhile to query older adults about their pain and screen older women with significant back pain for vitamin D deficiency? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society