Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• In a recession-hounded economy, carefully weigh fellowships and practice types
• Hip resurfacing: The metal-on-metal bearing material is not the problem
• Education, outreach and research remain the cornerstones of AOFAS
• Health care reform in the United States: Where we came from and where we are going Manish K. Sethi, MD; A. Alex Jahangir, MD
• Inability to recognize power failures in NPWT devices may have caused wound complications
• Physicians, patients disagree about shared access to medical records
• Play at 1 year does not predict midterm return to sports after ACL reconstruction
• Report: Growth in US health spending remained slow in 2010
• Study: New physician training hour limits could be expensive
• Impingement syndrome: Diagnostic approaches have increased accuracy and treatment options
• Medicare and the health care debate: Fantasy may take on more realism in 2012 Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• CAOS: The direction and future of robotics and navigation explored S. David Stulberg, MD
• Axis-line-distance technique preferred method to evaluate perioperative scoliosis treatment
• Glenohumeral internal rotation decreases over time for major league pitchers
• Joint kinematics differ for knee arthroplasty approaches and patellar positions
• Age cited as important variable in conservative treatment of distal radius fractures
• Comprehensive physical, intake of medical history are key in diagnosis of painful hips
• Consider the biceps tenodesis after SLAP repair
• Epidural steroid injections do not improve outcomes in patients with lumbar stenosis
• Higher mortality rates after pelvic injury found at non-trauma centers
• Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2012 returns to Maui
• Indications for meniscal repair include tear size, location and patient age
• Panelists debate hip arthroplasty technology
• Patient selection key for patellofemoral replacement for patients with degenerative conditions
• Patients with femoroacetabular impingement may benefit from hip arthroscopy
• Plating no more invasive than nailing for distal femoral shaft fractures
• Pre-emptive peripheral nerve block delays recovery after total knee arthroplasty
• Rule out more serious spine or cord trauma before diagnosing nerve pinch injuries
• Small percentage of providers perform most interventional spine procedures
• Technique, patient and implant selection key to avoiding fracture during THA
• TKA implant designers should further study mechanical testing, literature results
• Tranexamic acid, giving fluids first reduce the need for transfusion in arthroplasty
• Ortho apps deliver useful information and functions to the user Matthew J. DiPaola, MD; Orrin I. Franko, MD
• Informed consent: What you need to know Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Competition, collaboration and caring for the orthopedic patient are key Jason S. Mazza, MSc, OA-C, CSA, SA-C, OTC, CCRC
• Internet-based technology facilitates clinical outcome data collection and adverse event monitoring
• Arthroscopy remains a viable, reliable method for treating lateral epicondylitis Champ L. Baker Jr., MD