Preliminary evidence of cupping intervention compared to active and inactive control for neck pain

BMJ Open. 2018 Nov 5;8(11):e021070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021070

App-based, pressure-sensing muscle training intervention associated with improved pain/ROM post-TKA

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Nov;26(11):3429-3437. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-4918-2

Parecoxib use reduces pain and opioid consumption post-total knee arthroplasty compared to placebo

Int J Surg. 2018 Nov;59:67-74

Decreased pain and increased function with kinesiotaping versus control for knee osteoarthritis

Int J Surg. 2018 Nov;59:27-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.09.015. Epub 2018 Sep 28

OTA2018: Nonsignficant reduction in pain, opioid consumption with PAI in fixation of ankle fracture

OTA2018: Six-month function, pain similar in PRP injection vs. saline for Achilles tendon rupture

OTA2018: Improved pain and reduced reoperation rate with TSA vs. HA for proximal humerus fractures

SICOT2018: Reduced pain & increased function with hemiarthroplasty vs ORIF for intertrochanteric Frx

Benefit of early recovery outweighed by later complications with direct anterior THA approach

Acta Orthop. 2018 Oct;89(5):484-489. doi: 10.1080/17453674.2018.1504505

Nonopioid analgesics demonstrate similar efficacy to oxycodone following carpal tunnel release

J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Oct;43(10):913-919. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.08.011

Addition of transcranial direct current stimulation to exercise beneficial over sham for chronic LBP

Clin Rehabil. 2018 Oct;32(10):1348-1356. doi: 10.1177/0269215518777881

Patient-reported pain and function over 52 weeks between unloader brace vs. placebo for knee OA

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Sep 22;19(1):341. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2256-7

Early function benefited by PT addition to steroid injection for early stage adhesive capsulitis

World J Orthop. 2018 Sep 18;9(9):165-172. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v9.i9.165. eCollection 2018 Sep 18

No difference with gabapentin versus placebo following rib fracture in critically ill patients

Injury. 2018 Sep;49(9):1693-1698. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.002

Electrolysis demonstrated better plantar heel pain reduction over 6 months follow-up versus placebo

Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Sep;39(9):1039-1046. doi: 10.1177/1071100718773998

Scapular focused modalities versus standard therapies for patients with subacromial pain syndrome

Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Sep;34(9):653-670. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1423656

Statistically significant but not clinically relevant reduction in pain with PAI vs placebo in THA

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Sep;476(9):1837-1845. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000374

Comparison of combined hyaluronic acid (HA) and corticosteroid vs. HA alone injection for knee OA

Exp Ther Med. 2018 Sep;16(3):1928-1934. doi: 10.3892/etm.2018.6371

Analyzing the effect of ESWT on pain associated with soft tissue knee disorders

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Aug 2;19(1):278. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2204-6

No clear benefit of liposomal bupivacaine over plain bupivacaine for periarticular injection in TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2018 Aug;33(8):2460-2464 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.03.014