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Are orthopaedic providers willing to work overtime to address COVID-19-related patient backlogs and financial deficits?

Bone & Joint Open, 2021
Aims: COVID-19-related patient care delays have resulted in an unprecedented patient care backlog in the field of orthopaedics. The objective of this study is to examine orthopaedic provider preferences regarding the patient care backlog and financial ...
Zachary A. Montgomery, Nikhil R. Yedulla, Dylan Koolmees, Eric Battista, Theodore W. Parsons III, Charles S. Day   +5 more
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Does surgical technique influence the burden of lung metastases in patients with pathologic long bone fractures?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background The aims of this study are to (1) determine whether fixation of metastatic long bone fractures with an intramedullary nail (IMN) influences the incidence of lung metastasis in comparison to arthroplasty or ORIF (Arthro/ORIF); and (2) assess ...
Joseph K. Kendal, Bryan J. Heard, Annalise G. Abbott, Scott W. Moorman, Raghav Saini, Shannon K. T. Puloski, Michael J. Monument   +6 more
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Influence of body mass index and age on day-of-surgery discharge, prolonged admission, and 90-day readmission after fast-track unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Acta Orthopaedica, 2021
Background and purpose — The indications for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) have become less restrictive and, today, high age and high BMI are not considered contraindications by many surgeons.
Christian Bredgaard Jensen, Anders Troelsen, Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen, Christoffer Calov JØrgensen, Henrik Kehlet, Kirill Gromov, on behalf of the Centre for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Replacement Collaborative Group   +6 more
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Understanding the role of total knee arthroplasty for primary treatment of tibial plateau fracture: a systematic review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2020
Background Surgical fixation of tibial plateau fracture in elderly patients with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) provides inferior outcomes compared with younger patients.
Murray T. Wong, Jonathan Bourget-Murray, Kelly Johnston, Nicholas M. Desy   +3 more
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Antibiotic Elution Characteristics and Pharmacokinetics of Gentamicin and Vancomycin from a Mineral Antibiotic Carrier: An in vivo Evaluation of 32 Clinical Cases [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2018
Introduction: Locally implanted antibiotic-eluting carriers may be a valuable adjuvant to the management of prosthetic joint infections. Aim: to assess local and plasma antibiotic concentrations as well as cumulative antibiotic urine excretion associated
T. Colding-Rasmussen, P. Horstmann, M. M. Petersen, W. Hettwer   +3 more
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The Effects of Depression and Anxiety on 90-day Readmission Rates After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2021
Background: Patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty have higher rates of anxiety, depression or anxiety and depression than the general population and higher costs of care, which lead to higher levels of postoperative dissatisfaction and readmission
Paul Knapp, DO, James T. Layson, DO, Waleed Mohammad, MD, Natalie Pizzimenti, MS, David C. Markel, MD   +4 more
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Complications after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in a fast-track setting: a prospective cohort study of 170 procedures

Acta Orthopaedica, 2023
Background and purpose: In existing studies on fasttrack unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), the majority of surgeries are medial. There are substantial differences between lateral and medial UKA, which is why outcomes cannot automatically be ...
Kristine I Bunyoz, Christoffer Calov Jørgensen, Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen, Henrik Kehlet, Kirill Gromov, Anders Troelsen   +5 more
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High blood pressure and overweight in children with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Purpose Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) and its association with cardiovascular diseases, obesity and hypertension has been consistently observed but remains cloudy. This study aimed to investigate the presence of hypertension and overweight/obesity at
Gabriella B. Mörlin, Yasmin D. Hailer
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Interbody Debridement and Fusion for Pyogenic Lumbar Spondylodiskitis: Surgical Technique and the Comparison With Percutaneous Endoscopic Drainage and Debridement [PDF]

Neurospine, 2021
Objective Surgical treatment of severe infectious spondylodiskitis remains challenging. Although minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic drainage and debridement (PEDD) may yield good results in complicated cases, outcomes of patients with extensive ...
Po-Ju Lai, Sheng-Fen Wang, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Yun-Da Li, Ping-Yeh Chiu, Ming-Kai Hsieh, Fu-Cheng Kao   +6 more
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Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 expression in chondrosarcoma: A potential target for antibody-based immunotherapy

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Chondrosarcoma is a common primary bone malignancy whose phenotype increases with its histologic grade. They are relatively resistant to chemotherapy and radiation therapy limiting curative options for disseminated disease.
Sjoerd P. F. T. Nota, Sjoerd P. F. T. Nota, Sjoerd P. F. T. Nota, David O. Osei-Hwedieh, David O. Osei-Hwedieh, David L. Drum, Xinhui Wang, Francesco Sabbatino, Soldano Ferrone, Joseph H. Schwab, Joseph H. Schwab   +10 more
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