The American College of Rheumatology and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons released a summary of its new guideline titled "the Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for Patients with Symptomatic Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis or Osteonecrosis Who Have Failed Nonoperative Therapy."
Experts say the 2022 ACR/AAHKS guideline for patients undergoing total hip or total knee arthroplasty have a number of caveats that limit the usefulness of the recommendations.
Advisory committee members signalled unanimous approval for making naloxone nasal spray available over the counter so the drug can be more accessible to more people.
A US trial showing that sublobar resection achieves similar survival outcomes as lobar resection could usher in precision lung cancer surgery, says expert.