Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

CHICAGO — Access to medical cannabis may reduce opioid use for patients with chronic low back pain, with a higher chance of opioid cessation found among patients with lower baseline opioid use, according to results presented here.

According to published results, there are several discrepancies in work-family integration between female and male orthopedic surgeons that “appear to uniquely impact female orthopedic surgeons.”

Compared with conservative treatment, hematoma aspiration combined with platelet-rich plasma injection may shorten return to play and reduce recurrence rate among athletes with grade 2 hamstring strains, according to published results.

While patients with amputations are traditionally fitted with a socket that attaches the prosthetic to the limb, the socket may cause problems both functional and comfort levels.

For patients with obesity, cemented and cementless total knee arthroplasty yielded similar clinical outcomes and implant survivorship at 6 months and 2 years, according to published results.

Home health care for Medicare-aged patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty was associated with increased costs with no improvements in complications, ED visits or readmissions, according to published results.

According to published results, current smoking status and a BMI greater than 35 kg/m2 “significantly predicted” prolonged opioid usage after lumbar decompression and fusion surgery.

Presence of a fellow or resident has no effect on patient-reported outcomes, surgery time, length of stay, readmission, infection or revision in patients who have lumbar spinal fusion surgery, according to recently published data.

SAN DIEGO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph A. Abboud, MD, FAAOS, speaks about massive rotator cuff repairs treated with a subacromial balloon spacer vs. partial repair.

SAN DIEGO — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed patients, compared with surgeons, reported a higher level of satisfaction with telehealth visits.