Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Perfection: Don’t fall victim to an illusion that can harm your life, family and career John D. Kelly IV, MD
• Virtual rehabilitation systems may improve therapeutic output, patient compliance
• The beneficial role of lubricin in the intervertebral disc is not fully understood
• A real call for change: How about medicolegal reform? Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Links between malnutrition and infection are established Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
• Orthopedic surgeons should take a judicial view of their scope of practice Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Age and component head size related to primary total hip arthroplasty dislocation
• Amount of acetabular rim resection for FAI correlates to change in center-edge angle
• Eight-point framework designed to yield safer health care amidst greater EHR use
• FDA reports problems with a recent 510(k) clearance process
• Hip fractures occur earlier in men than women and can lead to earlier mortality
• Identifying pathology of failed UKA during exam and surgery aids conversion to TKA
• Implant positioning, soft tissue balancing can help avoid post-TSA instability
• Interspinous distraction device yields better results in discs with more height
• Ligament tears, mallet fingers most common hand, wrist injuries seen in young athletes
• MACI shows promising results as a salvage procedure for talar defects
• MedPAC staff finds that use of Medicare services substantially varies by region
• Minimally invasive surgery may be a viable option for treating calcaneal fractures
• Novel minimally invasive surgery shows efficacy for treating lumbar spondylolysis
• Orthopedic surgeon and karate champion makes martial arts a part of his life
• Patient-specific uni-knee implants and instruments may simplify procedures
• Physician creates iPhone applications for orthopedic exam review and training
• Practice guideline-based care may not be useful for all patients with low back pain
• Rancho Los Amigos recognized for leading contributions in orthopedic rehabilitation
• Report finds better practices needed for knee arthroscopy in ambulatory setting
• Reverse adipofascial flap for hand wounds offers positive results but raises questions
• Special concerns come into play when treating athletes with cartilage injuries
• Study finds physicians need to more accurately disclose industry relationships
• Study finds revision results in arthroplasty registers obtainable by most surgeons
• Study notes SPECT-CT as influential in making talar lesion treatment decisions
• Subscapularis management a critical part of shoulder arthroplasty, researcher says
• Understanding variety of lower-leg stress fractures essential to proper treatment
• Spine surgeons debate the value of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty