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FDA clears app for patients in treatment for opioid use disorder

December 10, 2018

The FDA has approved a mobile medical app that could increase the time a patient participates in an outpatient treatment program for opioid use disorder, according to a FDA press release.

The app (reSET-O, Pear Therapeutics) is a prescription cognitive behavioral therapy intended to be used in conjunction with outpatient, supervised treatment that includes buprenorphine and contingency management, according to the release.

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Most adolescent patients may be treated nonoperatively for FAI

December 10, 2018

Most adolescent patients with femoroacetabular impingement may be treated nonoperatively and have significant improvements in outcome scores at the 2-year minimum…

$Age may not increase complication risk in patients 90 years or older with hip fracture$

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Age may not increase complication risk in patients 90 years or older with hip fracture

December 10, 2018

Age alone did not increase the risk for perioperative complications among patients 90 years of age or older who underwent operative treatment for hip fracture. …

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Vertebral fracture prevalence, incidence low in axial SpA

December 10, 2018

The prevalence and incidence of vertebral fracture is low among patients with early axial spondyloarthritis, according to recent data in the Annals of the Rheumatic…

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Anterior anchor placement may lead to improved outcomes for type II SLAP lesions

December 9, 2018

Results showed no association between inferior outcomes and anchor placement anterior to the biceps tendon in patients with type II superior labrum anterior posterior…

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