Wrapped up 2024: Healio revisits a year in orthopedics
Healio highlights the most-read news and research in orthopedics in 2024.
Study: Surgeons may earn below minimum wage for TJA by 2030
With the current trend in reimbursement rates for primary and revision total joint arthroplasty, surgeons may earn below minimum wage for primary TJA by 2030. Read more.
Orthopedic-related sports injuries in oldest patient population may outpace surgeons
Orthopedic-related sports injuries in patients aged at least 65 years may outpace the number of orthopedic surgeons, with injury rates projected to increase by 123% by 2040. Read more.
Study: 90-fold increase in pickleball-related fractures in past 20 years
Pickleball-related fractures have increased 90-fold during the past 20 years, with a doubling seen from 2020 to 2022. Read more.
Intrawound vancomycin powder associated with increased PJI, reoperation rates after THA
Patients who received intrawound vancomycin powder had higher rates of periprosthetic joint infection and reoperations vs. patients who did not receive intrawound vancomycin powder. This article features a perspective from Michael M. Kheir, MD. Read more.
Study: Industry payment distributions may be skewed by 0.1% of physician earners
Industry payment distributions may be skewed by the 0.1% of physicians in each specialty who were paid more than $1 million from 2013 to 2022. Read more.
PRP may offer longer-term improvements, pain relief vs. corticosteroids for tennis elbow
Platelet-rich plasma may be more effective for long-term results vs. corticosteroids for patients with tennis elbow. Read more.
Robotic-assisted THA may decrease length of stay vs. manual THA
Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty was associated with shorter length of stay and better discharge disposition vs. manual hip arthroplasty. This article features a perspective from John L. Wang, MD. Read more.
‘Off-hour’ surgical start times may not affect outcomes, quality of hip fracture repair
“Off-hour” surgical start times, between 5 p.m. and 6:59 a.m., may not negatively affect outcomes of hip fracture surgery. This article features a perspective from Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, MD, MSc. Read more.
Osteopathic students match into orthopedic surgery at lower rates vs. allopathic students
From 2019 to 2023, osteopathic medical students were less successful matching into orthopedic surgery compared with allopathic medical students. Read more.
Sports participation, physical activity declined from middle school to high school
Results showed a decrease in sports participation and physical activity from middle school to high school, with a significant number of students specializing in a single sport or no longer participating as they entered high school. This article features a perspective from Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, FAAOS. Read more.
Vitamin D deficiency associated with poorer functional outcomes, longer stays after TKA
Vitamin D deficiency was associated with poorer clinical and functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty; however, vitamin D supplementation may improve outcomes in patients who have this deficiency. Read more.