Orthopedics
Article
Does Medication Use Decrease After Hip-Replacement Surgery?
Case Reports
Combined Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fracture and Patellar Avulsion Fracture: An Unusual Variant in an Adolescent Patient
Traumatic extensor dysfunction of the knee in children is a rare injury, with the majority resulting from tibial tubercle avulsion fracture or...
Article
Risk-Stratified VTE Prophylaxis Following Total Joint Replacement Leads to Significant Hospital Cost Reductions and Prevents Deep Vein Thrombosis
Case Reports
Pure Intrathoracic Scapular Dislocation
Scapular dislocation, also known as locked scapula or scapulothoracic dislocation, is a rare entity that can be identified as extrathoracic or...
Original Research
Web Page Content and Quality Assessed for Shoulder Replacement
The Internet has become a major source for obtaining health-related information. This study assesses and compares the quality of information...
Original Research
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome Trends of Acute Kidney Injury in Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Over the past decade, there has been a marked increase in the number of primary and revision total hip and knee arthroplasties performed in the...
Original Research
Analysis of Direct Costs of Outpatient Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic surgical procedures.
Clinical Review
A Bariatric Surgery Primer for Orthopedic Surgeons
Increasing numbers of patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are now presenting to orthopedic surgeons for elective arthroplasties. In...
News
Long spine fusions can give patients improved quality of life
When necessary, long fusions that extend from the C-spine to the pelvis can result in health-related quality of life improvements, results from a...