Orthopedics
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Total Knee Arthroplasty With Retained Tibial Implants: The Role of Minimally Invasive Hardware Removal
The patient is positioned on a radiolucent table, and a mobile fluoroscopy unit is available. A tourniquet is applied to the upper thigh but...
Original Research
Robotic Technology Produces More Conservative Tibial Resection Than Conventional Techniques in UKA
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is considered a less invasive approach for the treatment of unicompartmental knee arthritis when compared...
Clinical Review
An Overview of the History of Orthopedic Surgery
The modern term orthopedics stems from the older word orthopedia, which was the title of a book published in 1741 by Nicholas Andry, a...
Case Reports
Tibial Tubercle Fracture After Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone Autograft
A fracture occurring after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is rare, and rarer still when it involves the harvest site of a bone—...
Original Research
Perceived Leg-Length Discrepancy After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does Knee Alignment Play a Role?
Leg-length discrepancy (LLD) is common in the general population and particularly in patients with degenerative joint diseases of the hip and......
Original Research
Instability After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Which Patients Dislocate?
Risk factors for dislocation after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) are not clearly defined. Prosthetic dislocation can result in poor...
For Residents
Surgical Simulation in Orthopedic Surgery Residency
The training model for orthopedic resident education has been transformed. Surgeon factors, patient expectations, financial and legal concerns,...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Biologics: Proposed guideline addresses perioperative management
Biologic agents should be stopped prior to elective total knee or hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to a draft...
Original Research
Arthroscopic Transosseous and Transosseous-Equivalent Rotator Cuff Repair: An Analysis of Cost, Operative Time, and Clinical Outcomes
The rate of medical visits for rotator cuff pathology and the US incidence of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) have increased...
Conference Coverage
Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients
WASHINGTON - The perioperative use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug monotherapy or combined therapy with methotrexate and tumor necrosis...
Clinical Review
Application of Amniotic Tissue in Orthopedic Surgery
The amniotic membrane is a multilayer tissue forming the innermost layer of the amniotic sac that surrounds the developing fetus. It is comprised...