Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Top surgeons offer tips to obtain a durable, stable, well-functioning revision TKA

• Age-dependent effect found for 
patient satisfaction with UKA vs TKA
• Apps provide primer on splinting techniques, but could be improved Matthew J. DiPaola, MD
• ASOPA and NAOT create an alliance for professional development and education Cynthia Henderson, OTC, CO
• Greater wear reduction seen with 
ceramic-on-poly vs metal-on-poly hips
• High Value Healthcare Collaborative moves toward rapid adoption of orthopedic best practices David S. Jevsevar, MD, MBA
• Nearly one-third of physicians do not accept 
new Medicaid patients, but incentives may help
• Optimum resolution of concussions requires rest and time
• ORS brings clinicians, biologists, engineers together to promote orthopedic research
• Orthopedists need to be realistic about stem cells and FDA regulations Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms seen in military patients with concussions
• Pre-injury serum biomarkers associated with risk of subsequent ACL rupture
• Regulation or innovation: 
United States v Regenerative Sciences Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Sagittal malalignment related to decreased quality of life after cervical fusion
• Similar outcomes found with or without FHL transfer for Achilles tendinopathy
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Controversies and current treatment options
• Surgery benefits workers’ comp patients with cervical degenerative disease
• Surgery done in the subacute stage of adhesive capsulitis relieves pain, stiffness Jay D. Keener, MD
• Two-year follow-up shows efficacy of endoscopic repair for gluteus medius tears
• ORS brings clinicians, biologists, engineers together to promote orthopedic research

• Age-dependent effect found for patient satisfaction with UKA vs TKA 

• Greater wear reduction seen with ceramic-on-poly vs metal-on-poly hips
• Nearly one-third of physicians do not accept new Medicaid patients, but incentives may help
• Pre-injury serum biomarkers associated with risk of subsequent ACL rupture
• Two-year follow-up shows efficacy of endoscopic repair for gluteus medius tears
• Similar outcomes found with or without FHL transfer for Achilles tendinopathy

• Sagittal malalignment related to decreased quality of life after cervical fusion
• Surgery benefits workers’ comp patients with cervical degenerative disease 

• Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms seen in military patients with concussions
• Optimum resolution of concussions requires rest and time

• Orthopedists need to be realistic about stem cells and FDA regulations Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• High Value Healthcare Collaborative moves toward rapid adoption of orthopedic best practices David S. Jevsevar, MD, MBA
• No evidence to support weight change in patients 1 year after total joint arthroplasty
• Family history, gender affect survival of ACL graft at 15-year follow-up
• Primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair reverses pseudoparalysis in most patients
• Medartis releases new wrist arthrodesis system
• Smith & Nephew launches new hinge knee implant
• Corentec America launches new knee system
• DJO Global names new board members
• Promising preliminary results seen with last generation wrist arthroplasty implant
• Silicone arthroplasty improves activities of daily living for RA patients
• Patients on statins at increased risk of developing distal biceps tendon ruptures
• Study cites factors linked to lawsuits for distal radius fracture care
• Apps provide primer on splinting techniques, but could be improved Matthew J. DiPaola, MD; Orrin I. Franko, MD
• Regulation or innovation: United States v Regenerative Sciences
 Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• ASOPA and NAOT create an alliance for professional development and education Cynthia Henderson, OTC, CO; Jason S. Mazza, MSc, OA-C, CSA, SA-C, OTC, CCRC
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Controversies and current treatment options

• Surgery done in the subacute stage of adhesive capsulitis relieves pain, stiffness Jay D. Keener, MD