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Risk Factors for Early Readmission After Anatomical or Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Author:
Shin Xu
MD; Dustin K. Baker
MD; Justin C. Woods
MD; Eugene W. Brabston III
MD; Brent A. Ponce
MD

Hospital readmissions are undesirable and expensive. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use hospital readmission rates as one...

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A Comparison of Conventional and Expanded Physician Assistant Hospitalist Staffing Models at a Community Hospital

Author:
Timothy M. Capstack
MD
Cissy Segujja, MSc, MA
Lindsey M. Vollono, PA-C
Joseph D. Moser, MD
Barry R. Meisenberg, MD
Henry J. Michtalik, MD, MPH, MHS
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Emergency Imaging: Acute abdominal pain

Author:
Jessica Fisher
MD; Keith D. Hentel
MD

An 89-year-old woman who initially presented for evaluation of acute chest pain and headache developed acute abdominal...

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Supraglottitis

Author:
Alicia S. Devine
JD
MD; Michael A. Gil
PA-C; Francis L. Counselman
MD

A 39-year-old woman presented with a severe sore throat and difficulty swallowing that started after exposure to several...

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Nontraumatic Splenic Rupture

Author:
Nana Sefa
MD
MPH; Ananda V. Pandurangadu
MD; Amanda Mann
MD; Amit Bahl
Mph

A 25-year-old man presented for evaluation of lightheadedness as well as pain in his left shoulder, epigastric region, and right...

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The Long Hot Summer of 2016

Author:
Neal Flomenbaum
MD
Editor In Chief

Months of extremely high temperatures throughout the United States made the summer of 2016 one of the hottest summers on record. The summer may...

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Direct Anterior Versus Posterior Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasties: No Major Differences at 90 Days

Author:
Chad D. Watts
MD; Matthew T. Houdek
MD; Cody C. Wyles
MD; Rafael J. Sierra
MD; Robert T. Trousdale
MD; Michael J. Taunton
MD

End-stage osteoarthritis of the hip is a debilitating disease that is reliably treated with total hip arthroplasty (THA). Up to 35% of patients...

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Malignant Transformation of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst to Fibroblastic Osteosarcoma

Author:
Akash P. Kansagra
MD
MS; Jennifer J. Wan
MD; Kavi K. Devulapalli
MD; Andrew E. Horvai
PhD; Richard J. O’Donnell
MD; Thomas M. Link
PhD

Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are expansile, hemorrhagic, non-neoplastic lesions that can be locally destructive and that can...

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Modern Indications, Results, and Global Trends in the Use of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and High Tibial Osteotomy in the Treatment of Isolated Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis

Author:
Hendrik A. Zuiderbaan
MD
PhD; Jelle P. Van Der List
MD; Laura J. Kleeblad
MD; Pauline Appelboom
MD; Nanne P. Kort
PhD; Andrew D. Pearle
MD; Maarten V. Rademakers
PhD

An increasingly number of patients with symptomatic isolated medial unicompartmental knee...

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Ceramic Femoral Heads for All Patients? An Argument for Cost Containment in Hip Surgery

Author:
Cody C. Wyles
MD; Benjamin A. McArthur
MD; Eric R. Wagner
MD; Matthew T. Houdek
MD; Jose H. Jimenez-Almonte
MD; Robert T. Trousdale
MD

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has revolutionized the practice of orthopedic surgery. The number of primary THAs performed in the United States......

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A Modified Levering Technique for Removing a Broken Solid Intramedullary Tibial Nail: A Technical Tip

Author:
W. Michael Pullen
MD; Nicholas J. Erdle
MD; Colin Crickard
MD; Christopher S. Smith
MD

In both elective and revision surgery, removal of retained hardware can be unpredictable. Broken hardware, whether identified before or during...

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Does Accelerated Physical Therapy After Elective Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Facilitate Early Discharge?

Author:
Azim Karim
MD; Luis Pulido
MD; Stephen Incavo
MD

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are among the most effective surgical procedures in modern medicine. Use of primary...

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Glenohumeral Joint Sepsis Caused by Streptococcus mitis: A Case Report

Author:
Oren I. Feder
BS; Konrad I. Gruson
MD

Septic arthritis predominantly involves the weight-bearing joints of the hip and knee, which account for nearly 60% of cases. In contrast, the...

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Fact or Fiction: Is Orthopedic Follow-Up Worse for Patients Who Sustain Penetrating Trauma?

Author:
Chad Turner
MD; Shane Hiatt
MD; Brian Mullis
MD

There is a paucity of literature on how mechanism of injury may be associated with patient retention. Failure to attend outpatient clinics is a...

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Impact of a Musculoskeletal Clerkship on Orthopedic Surgery Applicant Diversity

Author:
Daniel A. London
MD
MS; Ryan P. Calfee
MSc; Martin I. Boyer
MD

As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, with predictions that by 2045 minorities will comprise 50% or more of the population,1 the...

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