Rush University Medical Center

BOSTON — Patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis who achieve sustained virologic response remain at risk for cancer, as well as other non-liver-related events such as diabetes, according to an abstract presented at The Liver Meeting.

Results published in The Spine Journal showed an artificial cervical disc may yield improved clinical outcomes compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of single-level degenerative cervical radiculopathy.

CHICAGO — In this video from the Academic Orthopaedic Consortium Business and Leadership Symposium, Grant E. Garrigues, MD, discussed the importance of collaboration for orthopedic physicians, industry partners and administrative leaders.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Presented results showed hemiarthroplasty with a pyrolytic carbon humeral head yielded positive 2-year clinical outcomes for patients with glenohumeral arthritis and proximal humeral avascular necrosis.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — According to presented results, concurrent subacromial decompression with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may reduce the risk of revision surgery at 2 years.

According to published results, patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty within 1 month of COVID-19 infection were at increased risk for postoperative thromboembolic events, such as deep vein thrombosis and venous thromboembolism.

The impact of COVID-19 extends beyond those who get infected and evokes symptoms of anxiety, depression and PTSD in their families, according to two studies published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

WASHINGTON — According to presented results, meniscal allograft transplantation provided predictable functional improvements for adolescent patients with functional outcomes and graft survivorship comparable to those in adults.

According to the published results, cementless fixation was associated with increased risk of aseptic loosening, revision and reoperation within 2 years after total knee arthroplasty.

Kern Singh, MD, has been announced as associate director of the division of spine surgery at Rush University Medical Center, according to a press release.