Orthopedics Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.
Table of Contents
- Orthopedic surgeons utilize social media to engage with patient, health care communities
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- Bracing showed mixed effects on patient outcomes following revision ACL reconstruction
- Functional outcomes not affected by use of reamed IM nail in tibia fractures
- Higher risk of decreased flexion after TKA found for women, minorities
- Longer stay in ICU associated with development of heterotopic ossification in acetabular fracture patients
- Military service members have high rates of noncombat musculoskeletal injuries
- Morbidly obese, nonobese patients experienced similar outcomes after revision THA
- Patients continue using opioids 6 months after TJA
- Positive squeeze test, injury identifies stable, unstable grade II syndesmosis injuries
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- Presenter identifies most common finger injuries among climbers
- Primary hip arthroscopy yields improved patient-reported outcome scores
- Risk of refracture increased with greater follow-up in patients treated with short or long IM nails
- Study showed low incidence of complications after ACL reconstruction
- Study: Transfusion risks, costs for TKA procedures vary with comorbidity burden
- Subacromial injections with vs without ultrasound guidance had similar clinical outcomes
- TXA more cost-effective than iron, EPO for anemic patients undergoing TJA
- Wearable neuromuscular device reduced ACL injury risk in female soccer players
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- Orthopedists need to define outcome measures for value-based health care Anthony A. Romeo, MD
- Medicare coverage associated with increase in rehabilitation access
- MRI may detect severe bone injuries in ice hockey players
- Study finds several factors associated with grade IV chondral defects in the hip
- Study: Mixed-type FAI may develop with decreased pelvic incidence
- VIDEO: A look at wound complications following total ankle replacements
- VIDEO: Hunter discusses efficacy of ankle block, popliteal fossa block for forefoot procedures
- Greater need for surgery found among patients with Charcot neuroarthropathy and ulcers
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- Higher ASA class, BMI associated with decreased physical function after ankle surgery
- Interpositional arthroplasty showed good clinical results high patient satisfaction
- VIDEO: Latt speaks to intense therapeutic ultrasounds for treatment of plantar fasciitis
- Nine-year component survivorship with STAR device linked to survivorship at 15 years
- Patients who smoked had higher rates of wound complications after total ankle arthroplasty
- Peripheral nerve block associated with low postoperative complication rate
- Several factors associated with metatarsalgia in patients with hallux valgus
- Several factors correlated with patient comprehension of foot and ankle injury, treatment
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- A 31-year-old woman with left shoulder trauma Theodore A. Blaine, MD; David Kovacevic, MD, FAAOS; Wayne W. Chan, MD, PhD; Glenn S. Russo, MD, MS
- Technique pearls for revision shoulder arthroplasty aid in preventing fracture, preserving bone stock Mark Schultzel, MD; John M. Itamura, MD