Orthopedics Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.

Table of Contents

• With concerns over narcotics, some surgeons develop alternative pain management protocols
• CMS to perform audits prior to payment for orthopedic procedures
• Earn CME credits and interact with faculty
• From the gridiron to the OR: Orthopedist recounts journey as an NFL player
• Surgery for spine disorders remains cost-effective over 4 years
• Natural history of adhesive capsulitis is not completely understood
• Orthopedic surgeons are an integral part of the disability system Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Additional X-ray views increase decision to treat clavicular fractures surgically
• Knee pain prevalence has increased over 20 years
• Sublingual buprenorphine as safe, effective as morphine for acute fracture pain management
• Wrist arthroscopy safe for pediatric wrists, study finds
• Just say ‘no’ to operating on patients at high risk for periprosthetic joint infection Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
• ASA classification linked with term of stay, hospital costs for geriatric hip fractures
• Infection risk after instrumented lumbar fusion linked to patient comorbidity
• Ligament injuries do not impact results of surgically treated distal radius fractures
• Low revision rate found with uncemented total wrist arthroplasty
• Mobile bearing unicompartmental knees show high revision rates vs. fixed knees
• New stem cell-rich collagen paste repairs defects with success
• Optimize patients to effectively prevent periprosthetic joint infections
• Similar results seen with posterolateral and lateral plates for ankle fractures
• Study finds improved patient health care delivery a must for orthopedic surgeons
• Study shows poor survival of locking screws when placed in bent locking plates
• Vancomycin and cefazolin seen as a safe prophylactic regimen against MRSA in open fractures
• Justification and excuse are distinct concepts Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Femoral stem modularity: Parts, pieces and connectors — Part 2
• Patient-specific mechanical navigation system addresses hip replacement problems Kunihiko Tokunaga, MD; Samuel S. Wellman, MD; Winshih Chang, MD