Orthopedics
Original Research
Initial Management of Open Hand Fractures in an Emergency Department
We retrospectively reviewed the cases of patients with open hand fractures and/or dislocations managed at our institution between 2001 and 2009....
Original Research
Mini-Open Versus Open Decompression and Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Stenosis
The outcome of less invasive surgical techniques in comparison to traditional surgical techniques has been the source of debate. In this...
Article
Perspectives on Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Orthopedic Surgeon: Overview of Non-Tumor Necrosis Factor Biologic Drugs and Perioperative Management
Early use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy has become the standard of care in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....
Case Reports
Carpal Coalition With Radioscaphoid Synostosis and Hypoplastic Thumb
Carpal coalition is an anomaly that is usually discovered as an incidental finding on roentgenograms. The most common site is between the lunate...
News
Inadequate Prophylaxis Linked to Surgical Site Infections
Major Finding: Complex surgical site infections occurred in 1.5% of 207,053 who underwent CABG and in 0.7% of 495,529 patients who had primary hip...
Case Reports
Biology, Classification, and Management of Recurrent Myxofibrosarcoma 21 Years After Resection
Soft-tissue sarcomas (STSs) are a heterogenous group of rare malignancies that have significant lifelong implications. Accepted management...
Case Reports
Ceramic-on-Ceramic Failure Secondary to Head—Neck Taper Mismatch
We report a case of catastrophic failure of ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty without precipitating event or trauma. The patient was a 64-...
Commentary
Lessons We Can All Learn
Abstract not available.
Commentary
Ten Years at JBJS: Lessons Learned
Abstract not available.
Original Research
Quantifying the Variability of Financial Disclosure Information Reported by Authors Presenting Research at Multiple Sports Medicine Conferences
In the study reported here, we compared self-reported industry relationships of authors who attended 3 major orthopedic sports medicine...
Original Research
Influence of Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Factor Clusters on Complications of Total Joint Arthroplasty
Identification of preexisting cardiovascular risk factors is important in projecting postoperative outcomes. Using claims data for 16,317 patients...