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Selected from high-relevance medical literature published in the last 14 days.
This multicenter randomized comparative-effectiveness noninferiority trial compared 30 days of aspirin, warfarin, or rivaroxaban for VTE prophylaxis after elective total hip or knee arthroplasty.
Why it matters
VTE prophylaxis after hip or knee replacement requires balancing prevention of symptomatic thromboembolism against bleeding and other safety events.
This systematic review and network meta-analysis compared treatments for adhesive capsulitis in adults, including 189 randomised controlled trials with 12 988 participants and 59 interventions.
This systematic review and meta-analysis compared operative with nonoperative management of displaced olecranon fractures in older adults.
This multicentre randomized controlled trial tested whether app-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) reduced persistent postsurgical pain in adults with operatively treated extremity fractures at 11 hospitals in…
This systematic review and meta-analysis compared direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after elective total hip arthroplasty.
This randomized trial compared supervised Schroth-based physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE) with self-directed general exercise in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis receiving brace treatment.
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether exercise reduces pain catastrophizing in people with chronic nonspecific spinal pain.
This systematic review with Bayesian network meta-analysis compared aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise for pain, function, and quality of life in people with knee osteoarthritis.
This parallel, two-arm randomized clinical trial compared T-loop mechanics (TLM) with continuous arch mechanics (CAM) for aligning maxillary anterior teeth in 26 patients with unilateral or bilateral buccally displaced…
This prospective randomized study compared early with delayed mobilization after arthroscopic single-row knotless repair of small and medium full-thickness supraspinatus tears in 70 patients aged 20–70 years.
This single-centre, open-label randomised controlled trial evaluated a 12-week supervised exercise programme in adults with osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
This systematic review examined published outcomes after digit or hand replantation when preservation was at or below 10°C or exceeded 6 hours.
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