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MSKReport Online Newsletter February 25, 2009
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AAOS 2009: Obesity "A Musculoskeletal Nightmare" for Joint Replacement
Obesity increases complication rates, and the super-obese should lose weight before having hip or knee replacement...

AAOS 2009: ACL Repairs Becoming More Common in Kids, Don't Shorten NFL Careers
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is becoming more common in school-age athletes and needs longer healing time than is sometimes allowed, but it need not jeopardize a professional sports career...

Arthritis: New Program Prevents ACL Tears In High School Girls' Sports
A pilot program to prevent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears among female high school athletes has been so successful that it will be expanded to over 11,000 high school athletes...

Pain: Pain Doctors Aim to Cut Opioid Abuse, Side Effects
A new guideline issued by the American Pain Society (APS) and the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) aims to reduce opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion, and to minimize side effects among patients taking opioids for with chronic non-cancer pain...

BioPharm Business: Pfizer Stops Work on Esreboxetine for FM
Pfizer has stopped development of esreboxetine, which was in phase II trials for fibromyalgia...