NYU Langone Health
Trochanteric flip osteotomy for combined Pipkin III, IV femoral head fracture-dislocation
A 25-year-old woman presented to the hospital as a level 2 trauma activation as the unrestrained driver in a motor vehicle accident. In the trauma bay, she complained of bilateral lower extremity pain.
Robotic technology may improve accuracy of screw placement in adult spinal deformity
SAN DIEGO — Results showed robotic-guided and CT-navigated pedicle screw placement may significantly improve accuracy and reduce screw-related symptoms and revisions vs. freehand screw placement for adult spinal deformity.
Osteoporosis may not be a contraindication for cementless TKA
SAN DIEGO — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed patients with a prior history of osteoporosis may not be contraindicated for a cementless total knee replacement.
Use of melatonin may yield longer sleep duration after THA
SAN DIEGO — Results presented at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty who were prescribed melatonin reported longer sleep duration in the immediate postoperative period.
Wound therapy may not mitigate risk for wound complications in direct anterior THA
SAN DIEGO — The prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy did not mitigate the risk for wound complications in patients undergoing direct anterior total hip arthroplasty, according to results presented here.
Various prophylaxis methods may not impact 3-month PJI rates, complications after TJA
SAN DIEGO — Prophylactic measures such as vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications at 3 months for high-risk patients undergoing joint arthroplasty.
GLP-1 drugs may extend life, graft survival for kidney transplant recipients with diabetes
For kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes, use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists was associated with improved long-term graft survival and overall survival, according to study data.
Psilocybin may improve mental health of people with cancer
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy significantly improved a range of psychiatric symptoms among people with cancer, according to research published in Nature Mental Health.
65-year-old man with atraumatic cervicothoracic spontaneous epidural hematoma
A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and paresthesias in bilateral upper and lower extremities.
NYU Langone acquires Rothman Orthopaedics of Greater New York
NYU Langone Health and NYU Langone Orthopedics announced the acquisition of Rothman Orthopaedics of Greater New York, as well as three new practice locations, according to a press release.