Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• National joint registry in the US makes progress, but faces obstacles in execution
• Autologous conditioned plasma does not improve function after Achilles rupture
• Greater rate of nonunions found among fracture patients with anemia
• Improved fixation methods and prostheses lead to better tuberosity healing
• Medicaid status impacts access to care for pediatric patients with ACL injuries
• Mobile vs. fixed bearing debate raises questions of efficacy in active patients
• Opening wedge and chevron metatarsal osteotomies successful for hallux valgus
• Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2013 adds more faculty, sessions
• Prepare for a variety of situations when performing ACL revision surgery
• Rate of referrals after ambulatory care doubled during 10-year period
• Regular use of bone scans for spondylolysis care not recommended in children
• Special treatment, detection needed for complications from metal-on-metal hips
• Study identifies rate of norovirus as cause of infection outbreaks in US hospitals
• Study illustrates high cost of defensive medicine practices by orthopedists
• Study recommends fixation of larger, but not smaller, medial malleolus fragments
• Telephone support program improves function after total knee replacement
• Surgeon reveals keys to long term fixation using cementless sockets for THA
• Arthroscopic cuff repair can be done safely without acromioplasty
• Healio.com makes orthopedic knowledge and information available in a more powerful platform Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• The future of adaptive innovation in health care may be surprising John W. Kenagy, MD
• Arthroscopic reductions successful in treatment of perilunate and fracture dislocations
• Ceramic femoral heads generated less linear polyethylene cup wear over 20 years
• Goutallier, Patte and Warner scoring with MRI found unreliable in treatment of rotator cuff tears
• Percutaneous assisted total hip technique associated with successful THA outcomes
• Plate fixation deemed safe for acute dislocated clavicle fractures despite high complication rates
• Researchers evaluate porous tantalum patellar components in revision TKA
• Researchers identify factors impacting mortality rate after total knee replacement
• Researchers recommend further research into specific effects of HA for osteoarthritis
• FDA arthritis advisory panel votes to continue anti-NGF clinical trials
• Classification apps allow users to carry knowledge in the user pockets Orrin I. Franko, MD; Matthew J. DiPaola, MD
• A guide to understanding the elements of the standard of care Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Clinical Orthopaedic Society reflects on 100 years of offering orthopedic education
• Social media: Orthopedists discuss its role as surgeon’s friend, foe or both
• Electromagnetic device enables accurate placement of IM nail locking screws R Brandon Burris, MD; Daniel S. Chan, MD