Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Research leads to paradigm shift in testing, treatment of concussion
• FDA to seek public comment on recommendations to the 510(k) program
• Health care workers potentially uninformed about infection risks
• Joint reconstruction surgeons pay it forward in their hometown
• Program aims to improve osteoporosis identification, treatment
• Similar complications seen with exposed vs. buried K-wires for pediatric fractures
• Physician-owned distributorships contribute to our perceptions Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• Head size may not impact wear rates of highly cross-linked polyethylene liners
• Monitoring osteoporosis treatment effect with bone turnover markers may improve compliance
• Navigated TKA may be effective for patients with extra-articular deformity
• Novel technique may be a viable option for hip dislocation management in the emergency department
• Two-incision technique superior to one-incision technique in anatomic repair of biceps tendon
• Wireless tags provide details of orthopedic implants
• Adhesion rate following hip arthroscopy lowered in part by circumduction exercises
• Anatomic reduction cited as factor for osteoarthritis following ORIF of a Lisfranc injury
• Better long-term wear resistance seen with crosslinked polyethylene for THA
• Claims study shows greater hospital charges with BMP use in stenosis surgery
• Convex medial laxity may determine use of constrained prosthesis
• CT may be a tool in planning osteochondral talar defect arthroscopy
• High complication rate seen with reverse shoulder arthroplasty for elderly patients
• Higher resolution MRIs show more knee damage in asymptomatic athletes
• Highly crosslinked polyethylene hips show no evidence of wear
• Increased above the knee symptoms seen with continued femoral nerve block
• Knowledge of function, vascularity needed for effective labral repair
• More accurate acetabular inclination found with cemented THA
• No notching found with eccentric glenospheres for reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• Partial rotator cuff repair rivals complete repair, study finds
• PRP may provide relief to patients with Achilles tendinopathy
• Researchers call for spinal cord monitoring during vertebral column resection
• Surgeon says more clinical studies are needed to determine the future of PRP
• TKA navigation yields greater implantation accuracy in level 1 study
• Upper limb fragility fractures more likely associated with hip fractures
• Social media: Observe legal developments as the technology expands Joseph P. McMenamin, MD, JD
• Defensive medicine practices could signal a new ‘norm’ in the climate of fear
• Arthroscopic treatment for elbow arthritis: Osteophyte removal helps regain elbow function P. Matt Kamien, MD; Larry D. Field, MD