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Trends in BoneBlock Augmentation Among Recently Trained Orthopaedic Surgeons Treating Anterior Shoulder Instability
Background: Shoulder instability is a common entity requiring surgical stabilization. Although arthroscopic soft-tissue stabilization has been the most common surgical treatment, increased attention is now being paid to Latarjet coracoid transfers and bone-block augmentation, particularly with gleno...On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : JBJS -
ICJR INTERVIEWS TO REPAIR OR NOT TO REPAIRamp THE SUBSCAPULARIS
I s s u b s c a p u l a r i s r e p a i r r e a l l y n e c e s s a r y & d o e s i t r e a l l y i m p r o v e o u t c o m e s i n R S A ?On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : ICJR -
ICJR INTERVIEWS DIAGNOSING PJI WITH SALINE LAVAGE ASPIRATION
Up to 30% of hip aspirations done at the Cleveland Clinic to confirm a diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients are dry aspirations. Dry aspiration is unreliable for making the diagnosis, however, so surgeons there had been adding a saline lavage and...On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : ICJR -
ICJR INTERVIEWS ASSESSING RISK FOR WOUND COMPLICATIONS
Are there specific risk factors for wound complications following total hip arthroplasty (THA) through the direct anterior approach?On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : ICJR -
Increased Lateral Tibial Plateau Slope Predisposes Male College Football Players to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Background: There are conflicting reports regarding the role of osseous morphologic characteristics such as an increased tibial slope as associated with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Few studies have analyzed the role of a combination of osseous morphologic characteristics in matched c...On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : JBJS -
Surgical Technique Trends in Primary ACL Reconstruction from 2007 to 2014
Background: The surgical technique for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has evolved as a result of improved understanding of ligament biomechanics, anatomy, device development, and failed reconstructions. Studies on surgical technique preferences have been limited to surgeon surveys, ...On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : JBJS -
Both local PRP and corticosteroid injections found effective for chronic plantar fasciitis
Patients with chronic plantar fasciitis can be effectively treated with local injection of platelet-rich plasma or corticosteroid, according to results.On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : Healio -
Nonhealing tissue from diabetic foot ulcers reprogrammed as pluripotent stem cells
Researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, led by Jonathan Garlick, have established for the first time that skin cells from diabetic foot ulcers can be reprogrammed to acquire properties of embryonic-like cells. These i...On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : Medical Xpress -
Several independent risk factors for septic knee arthritis identified
Compared with Lyme disease, septic arthritis was identified in pediatric patients younger than 2 years who have pain with short arc motion, C-reactive protein levels of greater than 4 mg/L and a patient-reported history of fever, according to results.On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : Healio -
Use of combined IV intraarticular TXA linked with reduced blood loss in TKA
Patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty and received both IV and intra-articular administration of tranexamic acid had a clinically relevant 37% reduction in blood loss at 24 hours and 48 hours postoperatively compared with patients who received only intravenous administration of tranexamic a...On : 21-Jul-2016- Source : Healio