Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Off-label use of orthopedic drugs and devices: A common, but sensitive, decision
• Clinical and research pioneers molded Massachusetts General Hospital’s orthopedic surgery history
• Early results of arthroscopic lateral ankle ligament reconstruction promising
• Health care reform: Guidance on claims and appeals rules Michael T. Graham; Amy M. Gordon; Jamie A. Weyeneth; Natalie M. Nathanson; Joanna C. Kerpen
• Hybrid construct provides adequate correction of deformity in patients with neurological scoliosis
• Intramedullary nails outperformed sliding hip screws in transtrochanteric fracture investigation
• Joint replacement surgeons have many options for blood management
• Longer duration of disc herniation symptoms equates with worse post-treatment results
• Midfoot arthrodesis viable in treatment of primary midfoot arthritis, study finds
• Not all painful hips require revision, investigator says
• Operative treatment allowed for professional athletes with lumbar disc herniation better return to play, study finds
• Preservative noted as possible key to intra-articular injection corticosteroid chondrotoxicity
• Recommendations offered to avoid wrong-site surgery in patients with multiple procedures Michael Masini, MD
• Research supports allowing motion during distraction to treat ankle osteoarthritis
• Study finds PRP injection more beneficial than corticosteroid injection for chronic lateral epicondylitis
• The ego’s digital escape can take you out of the ‘now’ James Serene, MD
• Training programs to reduce ACL injuries would benefit from higher level evidence to demonstrate effectiveness
• The RAC audit: What you need to know
• Redistribution as part of health care reform: The significance of a recent recess appointment Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Biofilm infections: Newer understanding of old problem Christina Jacovide; Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
• Tips and pearls: Minimizing blood transfusion following primary total knee replacement
• Posterior fixation using an interspinous device for the treatment of degenerative spine disease Mitchell A. Hardenbrook, MD