Orthopedics Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Uncertainty and lack of data complicate use of short-stem total hip implants
• Social networking, online marketing efforts have real return on investment
• Chronic pain management is more than filling opioid prescriptions and extending disability claims Douglas W. Jackson, MD
• How ‘design science’ can help achieve the triple aim set of goals Pamela K. Greenhouse, MBA; Anthony M. DiGioia III, MD
• Arthroscopic surgery for patellar tendinopathy significantly increases function, decreases pain in long term
• Increase in wound complication rates found with use of locking compression plates in distal fibular fractures
• Acetabular migration analysis reveals significant cup migration in resurfacing cases
• Better results with independent exercise vs. formal therapy after volar plating
• Early mobilization, rigid fixation after vertebral compression fractures reduces vertebral deformity
• Fewer ACL failures with autograft vs. allograft for young athletes
• Gains in elbow range of motion seen with contracture release
• Genetics may predict leg pain in patients with severe sciatica
• Limited hand surgery, microvascular/replantation on-call resources seen at trauma centers
• Long-term study shows durability of distal scaphoid resection
• No scaphotrapezial joint degeneration seen with volar percutaneous transtrapezial approach
• Plafondplasty may provide easier access to osteochondral lesions of the talus
• Posture improves after femoral extension osteotomy for hip flexion contractures
• Previous knee surgery may lead to future articular cartilage lesions
• Prosthetic impingement is common and preventable in hip replacement, study finds
• Routine carpal tunnel release not needed when plating distal radius fractures
• Similar outcomes seen with vertebroplasty vs. kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
• Slovakian joint register official reports good hemiarthroplasty results
• SPORT study shows poor results in patients with spondylolisthesis, psychological disorders
• Study backs findings that most unicompartmental knee arthroplasty failures occur in the short-term
• Surgeon’s take on MedPAC report notes more federal involvement, lower reimbursement
• Total ankle replacement shown to improve gait mechanics
• Vertebroplasty for fractures with clefts may be an effective, but not superior treatment
• A safe harbor for online networking for orthopedic surgeons Aman Shah, MBBS; Jon Hyman, MD
• Comparative effectiveness research: Recognize issues impacting your orthopedic practice
• Endoscopic iliopsoas release for internal snapping hip syndrome Victor M. Ilizaliturri Jr., MD