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Treatment options for failed total wrist arthroplasty include implant revision, resection arthroplasty, and arthrodesis. Variable results associated with different techniques have been reported for arthrodesis and the procedure has substantial technical c

Sumant G. “Butch” Krishnan, MD, from Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, discusses what causes rotator cuff repairs to fail, what surgeons can do to avoid a failure, and how to work up the patient who presents with a suspected failed rotator

Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCSC, from St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, says malunited and non-united shoulder fractures are surprisingly common. He offers advice on how to avoid this complication and what to do

James I. Huddleston III, MD, from Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of using modular femoral components in primary total hip arthroplasty.

Raymond H. Kim, MD, from Colorado Joint Replacement, Denver, Colorado, shares his experience with using computer navigation in total knee arthroplasty. With advances in the systems available, he says, use of this technology is becoming time-neutral.

Results of a survey of 64 orthopedic surgeons presented here showed significant variability in how narcotics are prescribed for patients with foot and ankle pain. According to the researchers, these inconsistencies highlight the need for better, more clea

Patients who underwent supervised physical therapy following surgical treatment of ankle fracture showed no differences in outcome scores compared with patients who had surgeon-directed rehabilitation, according to results presented here.

Recently published results that evaluated high school and collegiate football players during the preseason highlighted lower Star Excursion Balance Test scores for anterior reach as a predictor of lateral ankle sprains and noted players who had these inju

Superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) is a promising alternative treatment for irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears. It utilizes a graft from the superior glenoid to the greater tuberosity to stabilize the humeral head. In a study by Mihata and

While nonoperative management of proximal humerus fragility fractures remains the most common treatment among elderly patients, there has been an increase in shoulder arthroplasty for this population, according to results.