A retrospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators found that infection rates at a high-volume academic orthopedic center following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are uniformly ...

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Late one Friday, an elderly man was admitted to the emergency department with a fractured hip from a recent fall. He had an unexplained fever of 102.5°F with a slight possibility of early upper ...

Pop star Jessie J has opened up about a recent health scare that led to her unexpected return to the hospital. Just weeks after undergoing surgery for early-stage breast cancer, the “Bang Bang” singer ...

The glucocorticoid dexamethasone prevents nausea and vomiting after surgery, but there is concern that it may increase the risk of surgical-site infection. In this pragmatic, international, ...

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