Orthopedics Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.
Table of Contents
- Age, gangrene among predictive factors for amputation in diabetic foot patients
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- Congress increases its scrutiny of Medicare recovery audit contractors Anthony H. Choe, JD, MPH
- Negative pressure wound therapy reduces infections in lower extremity fractures
- Orthopedic clinics can dispense durable medical equipment for additional revenue
- Periarticular injections are the best for the pain relief Robert B. Bourne, MD, FRCS(C)
- Peripheral nerve blocks: An added value to TJA Mark W. Pagnano, MD
- Research advances will turn more nonoperative OA treatments into reality
- Researchers examine combined effect of aspirin, COX-2 drugs on adverse events
- Shockingly low fusion rate for patients with early implant-associated infections
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- Conflict of interest: Disclosure is not enough to offset betrayal of trust
- Nontraditional unions: A concept that may become a necessity for physicians
- Deferred prosecution agreement: Can it improve surgeon-patient communication? Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
- Shoulder replacements are an evolving technology
- The on-call dilemma: Crisis in the ER
- Modified subvastus TKA approach offers smaller incisions, quicker recovery Peter M. Bonutti, MD