Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Long-term research, new genetic and MRI studies advance clubfoot treatment
• Fewer wound complications seen with incisional negative pressure wound therapy
• Guideline provides recommendations to reduce clots after hip, knee replacement
• Increased graft survival in foot and ankle surgery aided by negative pressure wound therapy
• Negative pressure wound therapy augmented with silver dressings decreases infection, study finds
• Surgeon finds parallels between operating room and tennis court
• Defensive medicine costs must be weighed against the societal costs
• Scientific journals retract more articles, expose fraud and incompetence Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Management of hemodynamic instability important in lowering mortality risk of pelvic ring fracture
• Monthly minodronate doses have similar efficacy to daily doses for bone mineral density
• Study finds knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction cost-effective
• HHS revises financial conflict of interest rules for researchers
• A new definition for periprosthetic joint infection created Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
• Algorithm using coding systems may identify surgical site infections in spinal surgery
• Bioabsorbable gel better at killing bacteria than PMMA beads in open fractures
• Children with high and low energy trauma may suffer from PTSD
• Conservative care yields function similar to surgery for acetabular fractures in elderly
• Cup position may not influence articular surface replacement failure
• Degree of medialization determines postoperative hindfoot alignment
• Faster IM nail screw insertion found with electromagnetic technique
• High union rates seen for Mason radial head fractures treated with ORIF, iliac crest bone graft
• Key post-injury actions improve early outcomes in multiple trauma patients
• Rebound pain seen with popliteal blocks used during ORIF of ankle fractures
• Study finds rates, factors for failed repair of type II SLAP tears in young patients
• Wear debris from taper junctions linked with adverse reactions in metal-on-metal hips
• Web-based radiograph interpretation accurate for tibial osteotomy
• Pushing drugs: Pharmaceutical industry and physician relationships explored Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Real dollars and sense: Use of an OPA-C in a clinical practice Jason S. Mazza, MSc, OA-C, CSA, SA-C, OTC, CCRC
• Supracondylar fractures in children: Current concepts and treatment considerations
• Stem cell-rich collagen paste can successfully repair osteochondral defects Stuart D. Miller, MD