Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Documentation and awareness are key in coding compliance and avoiding audits
• Better patient outcomes found with flexible rather than rigid IM rods for TKA
• Common predictors successfully determine distal radius fracture outcomes
• Computer adaptive testing represents new paradigm for assessing patient outcomes
• Lessons learned as an archaeologist shaped orthopedist’s medical career
• Low complication rates seen with sequential, bilateral uni knee replacements
• Twin spine study indicates that spine curvature is heritable
• Successful surgical outcomes are influenced by factors other than the surgeon Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• CT scans predict humeral stability in total shoulder arthroplasty patients
• Pedicled osteoarticular flap reliable for treatment of metacarpophalangeal joint defects
• Biomet receives clearance for two new cervical systems
• DePuy Mitek launches family of suture anchors
• Smith & Nephew release ACL fixation device
• Stryker launches computer assisted surgery system
• No entry: Joint replacement in progress Matthew S. Austin, MD; Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
• Level 1 study shows no evidence that surgery is better for AC dislocation
• Lower incidence of meniscal tears with tibial plateau fractures found intraoperatively
• Postoperative UTI linked to deep infection after hip fracture surgery
• Registry data supports sliding hip screws for simple two part trochanteric fractures
• Regulation of cells as drugs revisited Christopher J. Centeno, MD
• Surgeons weigh in on the supply of orthopedic surgeons in the United States
• Technique using inflatable balloon aids reduction of depressed tibial plateau fractures Cyril Mauffrey, MD, FACS, FRCS; Michael Messina, MD; Robert Jordan, MD, MRCS