Clinical Edge
Executive Summary
Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new evidence of the benefits of herniated disc surgery for older patients; the increase in the incidence of knee osteoarthritis; molecular breast imaging to detect breast cancer; the safety of endarterectomy for high-risk patients; and a new NIH grant program for innovative research.
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