ORTHOPEDIC

Preoperative Versus Postoperative Initiation of Warfarin Therapy in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Feb 23, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Preoperative Versus Postoperative Initiation of Warfarin Therapy in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

The optimal strategy for postoperative deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis remains controversial in hip and knee arthroplasty. Warfarin causes transient hypercoagulability; however, the optimal timing of treatment remains unclear. We evaluated…

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Role of Patellofemoral Offset in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Feb 23, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Role of Patellofemoral Offset in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Total knee arthroplasty occasionally does not meet expectations. This randomized clinical trial assessed the effect of restoration of the native patellofemoral height on clinical outcomes. Group I underwent standard patellar…

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Controversies in Fracture Care

Feb 23, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Controversies in Fracture Care

Although fractures are the most frequently treated orthopedic injuries, and have been for centuries, some aspects of their care remain controversial and other areas become controversial as newer information comes…

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52. Elbow Contracture

Jan 28, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on 52. Elbow Contracture

Case 52 History and Physical Examination A 23-year-old, right-hand–dominant woman presents 6 months after a posterior elbow fracture-dislocation reportedly involving the coronoid process. She reports cast immobilization for 4 weeks…

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50. Ulnohumeral Arthritis: Arthroscopic Debridement

Jan 28, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on 50. Ulnohumeral Arthritis: Arthroscopic Debridement

Case 50 History and Physical Examination A 65-year-old right-hand-dominant man presents with a 1-year history of progressive pain and loss of motion of his left elbow without specific predisposing factors…

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15. Slap Lesion

Jan 28, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on 15. Slap Lesion

Case 15 History and Physical Examination A 27-year-old right-hand-dominant laborer presents to the office 3 months after an injury that he described as a downward jerk on the arm occurring…

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42. Essex-Lopresti Lesion

Jan 28, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on 42. Essex-Lopresti Lesion

Case 42 History and Physical Examination A 41-year-old manual labor presents 1 hour after a fall at work onto his extended arm. He complains of pain and swelling in and…

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33. Intercondylar Distal Humerus Fractures

Jan 28, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on 33. Intercondylar Distal Humerus Fractures

Case 33 History and Physical Examination A 23-year-old right-hand-dominant man presents with a 1-day history of left elbow pain and swelling following an altercation in which he was struck with…

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