Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Orthopedic community debates structure, function of anterolateral knee ligament
• Decrease in airborne colony-forming units linked with fewer implant-related infections
• HA-BMAC yielded more durable knee cartilage repair at 5 years vs microfracture
• Minimum 45 minutes of weekly activity led to sustained function in adults with OA
• Multidirectional glenohumeral instability is amenable to arthroscopic pancapsular capsulorrhaphy
• New PROM system aims to improve reporting of clinical care of patients
• Patients with HIV had higher incidence of medical complications, stroke after TSA
• Renal failure linked with higher PJI risk after TJA
• THA performed later in the week led to longer length of stay
• Vancomycin powder likely cost-effective as prophylaxis for shoulder surgery infection
• Medial meniscal root tears: Fix it or leave it alone Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD; Darren L. Johnson, MD; Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD; Andrew G. Geeslin, MD; Matthew H. Blake, MD
• Welcome to the new Orthopedics Today Anthony A. Romeo, MD
• Both InterTAN, sliding hip screws seen as effective for treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures
• Elevated BMI correlated with need for early revision TKA for infection
• Lateral interbody fusion with open posterior surgery found effective for ASD
• Organization-directed interventions for burnout may benefit physicians
• Similar brake reaction time seen in hip arthroscopy patients vs controls
• Same-day discharge after TJA depends on several variables
• Speaker: Patient-centered care improves patient satisfaction rate, clinical outcomes
• Speaker: Readmissions, length of stay at skilled nursing facilities drive cost in payment bundles
• Team-based perioperative model reduced surgical readmissions
• Use of regional anesthesia positively impacted bundled payments
• VIDEO: Cappozi advises on how to strategize when negotiating implant costs
• VIDEO: Kaatz discusses the debate about use of VTE prophylaxis after surgery
• VIDEO: Team collaboration aids in optimizing value for patients
• A 14-year-old male patient with chronic shoulder pain Michael T. Freehill, MD; Austin V. Stone, MD, PhD
• Does the anterolateral ligament play a biomechanical role in the function of the knee?
• Soft tissue repair in posterior approach THA mitigates need for hip precautions Daniel Charen, MD; Daniel C. Smith, MD