Orthopedics Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.
Table of Contents
- As reverse shoulder arthroplasty gains popularity, surgeons consider indications, revision methods
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- Health care reform: Physician-patient relationship cannot be sacrificed Douglas W. Jackson, MD
- Education, service initiatives help POSNA make a global impact on pediatric care
- Faster return to play seen after lateral ankle vs syndesmosis sprains in NFL players
- Is the latest always the greatest?
- Mental health status found to impact patient reported THR outcomes as much as age
- NASA and NASCAR provide lessons on improving quality, reducing errors
- New foot and ankle nonunion risk assessment tool developed
- Report: U.S. orthopedic extremity device market to reach $4.2 billion by 2016
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- Researchers identify risk factors for revision of unicompartmental knee arthroplasties
- Stryker initiates voluntary recall of modular-neck stems for hip implants
- Study highlights failure rate of irrigation debridement for periprosthetic infection
- Study investigates risks for reoperation after spondylolisthesis surgery
- Study of military patients shows increased use of resources for multiple amputees
- Loss of flexion associated with reduced satisfaction and a greater likeliness of reporting functional impairment
- Shared medical decision making: When one size does not fit all Richard Wexler, MD
- Arthroscopic capsular release effective for primary, secondary adhesive shoulder capsulitis
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- Catastrophic pole vaulting injuries increased during past decade
- Meta-analysis finds initial walking speed positively impacted by knee arthroplasty
- Platelet-rich fibrin matrix displays no effect on cuff tendon healing
- Study identifies predictors of outcome after varus high tibial osteotomy
- DJO Global launches OA Nano knee brace
- K2M introduces new spinal system
- K2M launches expanded biologics portfolio
- Merge releases OrthoPACS image management system
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- Conservative care of SLAP tears in baseball players may increase odds of return to play
- Dynamic elbow ultrasound can detect early signs of UCL anatomic abnormalities
- Patients with sports hernia display high rate of radiographic FAI
- Risk of hamstring autograft failure higher after ACL surgery in young patients
- Study: Individualized anatomic ACL reconstruction can restore more native insertion site area
- Study: Similarities in strength, outcomes for younger patients treated with tenotomy or tenodesis
- Implant manufacturers move into the mobile app market Matthew J. DiPaola, MD; Orrin I. Franko, MD
- Exploring the implications of health care reform B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
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- Weigh the risks and benefits of incident to billing carefully Jennifer Van Atta, MS PA-C
- Stingers: Be aware of the differential diagnosis
- Percutaneous arthroscopic calcaneal osteosynthesis method enhances pinning Peter Rosenfeld, MB,BS, FRCS, FRCS(Orth)