Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Debate concerning viability of vertebroplasty fueled by AAOS guidelines
• AMA establishes new principles for accountable care organizations
• Ankle arthrodesis restores function after treatment of osteoarthritis, study finds
• Anterior iliac crest bone graft harvesting results in minimal morbidity
• Basic principles apply to treating periprosthetic tibia fractures
• Change and improvements coming to Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2011
• Distal femur periprosthetic fracture results depend on selecting an optimal treatment
• Doctors find Medicare reimbursement inequitable, disagree on changes needed
• Fractures of the lower extremity lead to lower survivorship in elderly
• Haiti: Going back Naomi M. Shields, MD
• HCAHPS and you: Using experience-based methodology to deliver exceptional care experiences and outcomes Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAOS, FAOA; Regina Herzlinger, PhD; Anthony M. DiGioia III, MD
• High lumbar spinal stenosis rates seen in elderly Framingham Heart study subjects
• More optimal results found with locked vs. unlocked Enders rods for length-unstable pediatric femur fractures
• New center will test health care delivery, payment methods
• No correlation between better post-ACDF sagittal alignment and quality of life results
• Sliding hip screws validated for use in treating stable peritrochanteric hip fractures
• Culturally competent care: Address your patients’ humanity
• ‘Tis the season to celebrate compassion: The reason we became surgeons Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Near-normal function seen after operative treatment of severely displaced scapula fractures
• Periprosthetic fractures after shoulder arthroplasty can be successfully treated nonoperatively
• Professional duty created by patient consultations: Know for whom and when you are responsible Lawrence H. Brenner, JD; B. Sonny Bal, MD, PhD, JD, MBA
• Metal-on-metal bearings: A gathering storm?
• Cylindrical stem insertion: A simple technique applicable in a majority of femoral reconstruction cases Robert L. Barrack, MD