Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Preoperative planning with 3-D printing may increase efficiency in total joint procedures
• ACTIVE trial: Abaloparatide reduced risk of fractures in women with osteoporosis
• Craniovertebral junction, subaxial segments contribute to cervical spine growth
• First orthopedic hand surgeon named 171st president of the AMA
• Injury prevention programs seen as effective in reducing ankle injuries in soccer players
• Lack of supplementation yielded low vitamin D levels in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty
• Patellar tendon repair in NFL athletes yielded worse return-to-play rates
• Patients overestimated physician Medicare reimbursement for meniscectomy, ACL reconstruction
• Preoperative use of methadone yielded positive clinical outcomes after TJA
• Significantly lower incidence of VTE found with periacetabular osteotomy
• Subfascial administration of TXA lessened need for blood transfusions in older patients
• Successful bilateral hand transplantation may usher new dimension of limb salvage
• Total ankle arthroplasty improved gait in patients with OA, rheumatoid arthritis
• At Issue: Prosthetic shoulder arthroplasty, part 2 Xavier A. Duralde, MD; Samer S. Hasan, MD, PhD
• Prioritize efforts to develop a patient- and physician-centric solution to health care reform Anthony A. Romeo, MD
• Above-knee amputation found to be more common than arthrodesis among failed infected TKAs
• Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair augmented with collagen implant had biocompatibility at 6 months
• Autologous hamstring graft diameter in ACL reconstruction linked with likelihood for revision
• Study: Chronic exertional compartment syndrome recurrence more common with anterior, lateral release only
• High incidence of shoulder injuries found among male lacrosse players
• Mindfulness, stress management reduce physician burnout
• No improvements seen in outcomes, knee laxity with measured tensioning vs other techniques
• Study cites factors correlated with higher risk for periprosthetic femur fracture following THA
• Study finds predictors for ACL injury are dissimilar between male and female athletes
• Study links young age, meniscal tears to delayed ACL reconstruction
• Study: No elevated suicide risk found among NFL players
• Next generation sequencing technology shows potential in management of periprosthetic joint infection Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS; Majd Tarabichi, MD
• No differences seen with use of liposomal bupivacaine vs peripheral nerve block for shoulder arthroplasty
• Outpatient shoulder replacement surgery seen as safe as inpatient surgery
• Over-reduction yielded protective effect on articular anatomy
• Presenter: Understand proximal humerus fractures and indications for treatment
• VIDEO: Research findings offer greater insight on management, treatment of olecranon fractures
• Severe alcohol withdraw symptom linked with increased mortality rates in patients with hip fractures
• Similar change in pain scores seen with single vs continuous nerve blocks for extremity fractures
• Similar results at 2 years seen with standard vs subscapular-sparing shoulder arthroplasty
• Speaker discusses published reports on reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• Tranexamic acid may safely reduce blood loss in patients undergoing THA
• VIDEO: McKee speaks about treatment of flail chest injuries
• VIDEO: OTA president highlights growth of meeting program, membership
• A 4-year-old boy with persistent L-hip pain, subluxation following closed reduction of hip dislocation Walter Kim, MD, MPH; Matthew Craig, MD; Prasad V. Gourineni, MD
• In what ways do you think 3-D printing will become more utilized in the future?
• Panel debates pathophysiology, treatment for osteonecrosis of the femoral head
• Interference screws in femoral bone block fixation may avoid lateral knee incision R. Brick Campbell, MD; William Marshall, BS