Orthopedics Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.
Table of Contents
- Education integral to prevention of performance-enhancing substance use
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- Arthroscopic surgery still plays a treatment role for specific patients with knee OA
- Award-winning study identifies patient conditions that warrant caution for short-stay TJA
- High metal-ion levels, persistent pain cited as indications for revision of MoM hips
- Speaker: Obese patients should not be denied TJA
- Performance-enhancing substances: Be aware of the social phenomenon Anthony A. Romeo, MD
- Study shows substantial benefits in obese patients after hip arthroscopy
- ACL reconstructed knees likely have higher risk for subsequent meniscal surgery vs contralateral knee
- Arthroscopy added to ORIF for unstable ankle fractures did not affect function, pain at intermediate follow-up
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- Highly cross-linked PE THA bearings used in younger patients may show reduced wear, lower risk of osteolysis
- Pediatric deformity patients with stainless steel implants likely face challenges clearing SSIs
- TKR study showed better clinical results at 2 years for kinematic than mechanical alignment techniques
- Pediatric professional liability: Err on the side of caution Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
- A 19-year-old female patient with progressively worsening back pain Laith Al-Shihabi, MD; Robert A. Sershon, MD; Matthew W. Colman, MD
- Panel discusses elbow UCL injury in throwing athletes, part 2
- Consider open proximal biceps tenodesis with interference screw fixation Anthony A. Romeo, MD; M. Michael Khair, MD