Orthopedics Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopedics Today.
Table of Contents
- Orthopedic specialty hospitals promise better care, but may face ethical dilemmas
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- ACI, anteromedialization of isolated patella lesions show improved results at 5 years
- As the prices of some orthopedic devices get higher, hospitals find ways to go leaner
- Early follow-up reveals high complication rate with reverse shoulder arthroplasty
- Good long-term results seen with medial reefing for recurrent patellar instability
- House passes FDA Reform Act
- Johnson & Johnson receives U.S. regulatory clearance for Synthes acquisition
- Award-winning study: MIS approach no better than standard technique for TKA
- Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2013 program features the latest in trauma care
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- Primary TKA found effective in patients with BMI greater than 50
- Study supports validity of survivorship findings reported by implant designers
- Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is primary cause of medial ankle pain in the middle-aged patient
- Device taxes: Orthopedists need to understand the broader implications Douglas W. Jackson, MD
- Focused stretching increases flexion in hemophiliac patients following TKA
- Biomet announces initial closing of DePuy Trauma acquisition
- Smith & Nephew introduces two new foot and ankle plating systems
- Beware of metabolic syndrome: Predisposition to periprosthetic joint infection Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS; Benjamin M. Zmistowski
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- BMPs continue to emerge as tool to treat degenerative lumbar scoliosis
- Comparison of total ankle replacement, ankle arthrodesis finds equivalent results
- Direct anterior approach to THA yields good results, depends upon surgeon experience
- Extensor retinaculum flaps for ankle instability yield good 11-year outcomes
- Femoral shaft fractures with polytrauma best managed with ‘damage control orthopaedics’
- Flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer, lengthening osteotomy successful in treatment of flatfoot
- Follow-up, revision parameters for metal-on-metal hip implants outlined
- Greater functional improvement seen after vertebroplasty vs conservative treatment
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- Intralaminar device effective for stabilizing low grade lumbar spondylolisthesis slips
- Medial navicular subluxation indicates Charcot neuroarthropathy on radiograph
- Most recurrences of glomus tumors occurred up to 10 years after excision
- Researchers urge finding methods to assess knee pain and function
- Study indicates potential of novel imaging modality for detecting flatfoot deformity
- Study: Platelet-rich plasma not effective for treatment of Achilles tendinosis
- Surgeon: Unicompartmental, total knees cannot be compared
- ‘Feed’ apps enhance browsing efficiency for favorite journals Orrin I. Franko, MD; Matthew J. DiPaola, MD
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- Supreme Court jurisprudence and the health care law explained Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
- Orthopedists passion for research leads to hobby as wine critic for newspaper
- What is on the horizon for periprosthetic joint infection?
- Treatment of PASTA tears in throwing athletes focuses on avoiding stiffness, failed repairs Christopher S. Ahmad, MD