Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Small orthopedic practices aim to succeed with implementation of MACRA
• Application of PRP after arthroscopic cuff repair yielded structural, clinical healing
• Bone marrow concentrate injections considered safe treatment of orthopedic injuries
• Different expectations found between men, women for outcomes in TSA
• FDA updated recommendations for submitting 510(k) device modifications
• High-volume hospitals experienced increase in elective TJA procedures
• History of elbow symptoms associated with thicker UCL anterior band in pitchers
• Longer return-to-running time found with higher grade femoral neck stress fractures
• Mental component scores declined following revision THA
• Pre-collegiate knee surgery associated with subsequent injury in college
• Prescription drugs linked with fractures are rarely reduced after fragility fracture
• Prognostic nomogram did not determine surgical management for posterior wall fractures
• Quality-of-movement patterns still present 6 months after ACL reconstruction
• Shoulder stabilization surgery yielded high return-to-play rates among athletes
• Total ankle replacement yielded cost savings when performed at ASCs
• TXA in periacetabular osteotomy cases linked with decreased need for transfusions
• Young athletes experienced similar outcomes with hamstring vs patellar tendon autografts
• Prosthetic shoulder arthroplasty, part 1 Jonathan C. Levy, MD; Samer S. Hasan, MD, PhD
• Hospital employment is a personal decision Anthony A. Romeo, MD
• High rate of return to sports seen after remplissage
• Higher rate of return to sports seen with reverse TSA vs hemiarthroplasty
• Low head penetration found with vitamin E-diffused highly crosslinked polyethylene liner after THA
• Study: NHL players who sustained a concussion did not have performance, style of play changes
• Study reveals return-to-service rates after meniscal allograft transplantation in military population
• Successful physician, defense counsel partnership aids in resolution of malpractice claims Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• A 27-year-old female with right ankle pain Adam Roy, BA; John Y. Kwon, MD; Catherine A. Logan, MD, MBA, MSPTA
• As an orthopedist in a small practice, do you feel prepared for and educated on MACRA? Why or why not?
• MPFL reconstruction addresses patellar instability in skeletally immature patients Shital N. Parikh, MD; Verena M. Schreiber, MD