Orthopedic Surgery

A 56-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with 6-month history of a painless right heel cutaneous lesion. On exam, she had a non-tender melanotic lesion measuring approximately 2 cm x 2 cm with irregular borders and central ulceration involving the right medial heel pad (Figure 1). There was no palpable lymphadenopathy and the right lower extremity was neurovascularly intact.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, FAAOS, has received the Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award for research he and his colleagues conducted into outcomes after operative treatment of femoral neck fractures.

Members of the global orthopedic community are being called on to submit product, software and service ideas that will provide function and pain-alleviating support and meet the emerging needs of patients who have had their orthopedic surgery postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospital-acquired conditions, such as surgical site infection and urinary tract infection, worsened among adult patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery who had an increased frailty score, based on findings from a retrospective review study.

Institution of a two-team system during the COVID-19 pandemic may allow orthopedic departments to meet patient needs and provide excellent patient care while sustaining a commitment to resident education and academic investigation, according to a published review.

There has been some concern about the long-term effects of the trochleoplasty procedure on articular cartilage health. While short-term studies have yielded encouraging results, there has been some heterogeneity with regard to the development of pain and arthritis in studies with a mean follow-up greater than 5 years.

Treatment with rivaroxaban was more effective than enoxaparin for preventing venous thromboembolism during immobilization after lower-limb nonmajor orthopedic surgery, according to results of the PRONOMOS trial.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons announced C. Lowry Barnes, MD, as president during its board of directors meeting, which was held on video conference due to the cancellation of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

The Arthroscopy Association of North America announced it will be canceling their annual meeting scheduled for May 7-9, 2020, in Grapevine, Texas, due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.

Asian, Hispanic and black patients who underwent ACL reconstruction had a similar or lower risk of undergoing elective ACL revision compared with white patients. In results of this published study, white patients had the lowest unadjusted revision-free survival over time.