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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Help with sports injuries
Source: Medical Xpress

Young athletes get plenty of bumps and bruises, but how can they avoid injuries? Any advice on how long they should sit out before getting back on the field or in the game?

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New Technology May Help Stop Surgical Implant Infections
Source: Everyday Health

Experimental technology could transform the surface of implants so bacteria won't grow and cause infections in procedures such as knee and hip replacements

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ACL Knee Repair Sometimes Leads to Better Outcomes Than Reconstruction
Source: healthline

Researchers say people who have knee repair surgery tend to have better outcomes than those who undergo knee reconstruction surgery. Experts, however, say the choice between the two operations isn't always a simple one and sometimes the more intensive reconstruction surgery is necessary.

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Exercise may prevent heart attacks in otherwise healthy people
Source: Medical News Today

New research published in the European Heart Journal suggests that even people with no signs of cardiovascular disease should exercise to prevent a heart attack.

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Many diseases increase the risks of hip fracture surgery
Source: Science Daily

Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatic diseases, alcoholism and mental health disorders increase the risk of surgical complications after a hip fracture surgery, a new study analyzing nationwide registers finds.

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BMI may mediate inverse link between fiber intake, knee OA
Source: Medical Xpress

Zhaoli Dai, Ph.D., from the Boston University School of Medicine, and colleagues used data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) and the Framingham Offspring Osteoarthritis Study to assess how BMI and inflammation might impact the observed association between greater fiber intake and the lower risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

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The 7 Best Tennis Elbow Braces to Buy in 2018
Source: Very Well Fit

You don’t have to play tennis to develop tennis elbow. Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a condition where you develop tears in tendons that attach your forearm muscles to your elbow.

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