More than half of patients with knee pain who are referred to an orthopedic surgeon have undergone an unnecessary MRI scan that was ordered by their primary-care provider, according to U.S. data presented at the meeting.
The Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada is hoping that its new report card will help campaigning political candidates better understand what it means ``to carry the physical, emotional and financial burdens of cancer.''
Preoperative smoking status is a significant predictor of 30-day complications and one-year mortality in patients undergoing elective arthroplasty, researchers reported.
