Orthopedics Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.
Table of Contents
- Big data may change how orthopedists are paid
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- Antidepressant use increased hip fracture risk among older patients
- Several comorbidities linked with greater early post-TJA mortality
- Counsel patients, parents on concussion risks in football Anthony A. Romeo, MD; Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD
- Bone wax seen as effective for decreasing total blood loss after TKA
- Patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures, high BMI likely to sustain systemic complications
- Work interference, opioid use for pain among top reasons cited by patients for delaying TKA
- Both repair and reconstruction of posterolateral corner injuries yielded acceptable outcomes
- Education program linked with decreased narcotic use after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
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- VIDEO: 92% of NFL players returned to play after arthroscopy for FAI
- VIDEO: Dejour says trochlear dysplasia should not be missed as factor for knee instability
- A 16-year-old football player presents with knee pain after two ACL reconstructions with hamstring autograft Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD; Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD; Nicholas I. Kennedy, MD; Patrick M. Kane, MD
- What challenges have you seen or do you foresee in combining, drawing conclusions from large administrative databases?
- Work RVU compensation formulas and surgery modifiers: To discount RVUs or not Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC
- Surgical hip dislocation in children is safe for muscles, preserves blood supply
- Consider suture staple repair technique for partial-thickness abductor tendon tears David E. Hartigan, MD; Benjamin G. Domb, MD