Liposomal Bupivacaine
Pain after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) can be severe and difficult to control. A single-dose local analgesic delivers bupivacaine in a liposomal time-release platform. In 2248 consecutive patients with hip…
ORTHOPEDIC
Arthroplasty for Pertrochanteric Hip Fractures
The mainstay of treatment of pertrochanteric fractures is internal fixation using a sliding hip screw or a cephalomedullary device. However, in patients with ipsilateral hip osteoarthritis or avascular necrosis of…
Iliopsoas Irritation as Presentation of Head-Neck Corrosion After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Corrosion of modular components at the femoral neck remains a complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA). The authors have found the iliopsoas sign (pain on resisted flexion of the hip)…
Predicting Blood Loss in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty
Marked blood loss during lower extremity total joint arthroplasties may lead to higher rates of transfusion, which may negatively affect surgical outcomes and yield greater complication rates. It is therefore…
Update on Survival in Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy in children. Treatment has evolved to include systemic chemotherapy and local control surgery. Although survival improved initially in a drastic fashion with…
Reconstruction After Tumor Resection in the Growing Child
Limb preservation surgery has gained acceptance as a viable alternative to amputation for the treatment of extremity bone tumors in the growing child. There are several options for reconstructing the…
Innovations in Intraoperative Tumor Visualization
In the surgical management of solid tumors, adequacy of tumor resection has implications for local recurrence and survival. The standard method of intraoperative identification of tumor margin is frozen section…
Posterior Shoulder Instability in Overhead Athletes
Posterior shoulder instability in overhead athletes presents a unique and difficult challenge. Often, this group has an inherent capsular laxity and/or humeral retroversion to accommodate the range of motion necessary…
Open Fractures of the Hand
Open fractures of the hand are a common and varied group of injuries. Although at increased risk for infection, open fractures of the hand are more resistant to infection than…
Optimal Positioning for Volar Plate Fixation of a Distal Radius Fracture
Distal radius fractures are currently among the most common fractures of the musculoskeletal system. With a population that is living longer, being more active, and the increasing incidence of osteoporosis,…
