Orthopedic Injury

The patient was a 74-year-old woman who presented to the office with chronic, worsening, right hip pain. Her past medical history included myasthenia gravis and dyslipidemia.

An 11-year-old left hand-dominant boy with no medical or surgical history presented to the pediatric orthopedic surgery clinic approximately 5 months after falling off a trampoline and falling directly onto his right shoulder.

Anterior shoulder instability is a common shoulder pathology, occurring in 1% to 2% of the general population. This instability is caused by injuries to the labrum or capsuloligamentous structures, which normally stabilize the joint.

It seems long ago now that so much has changed, but just a few decades ago, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists and others who work daily with X-ray machines lived in a very different world.

CHICAGO — Despite a reduction in pediatric patients presenting with orthopedic injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, results showed these patients had an increase in polytrauma requiring more procedures and worse hospital outcomes.

Some children with traumatic brain injury experienced a decline in cognitive function following a recovery plateau, indicating the need for long-term reassessment of these patients, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

Cognitive impairment among geriatric orthopedic patients admitted to rehabilitation may be associated with discharge destination, functional outcomes and length of stay, according to published results.

Officials from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services have issued a public health advisory following multiple reports of serious adverse events in patients who were treated with unapproved stem cell products, particularly those marketed as containing exosomes.