Treatment of comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus in elderly patients with the Delta III reverse shoulder prosthesis
J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(10):698-704. Klein M, Juschka M, Hinkenjann B, Scherger B, Ostermann PA.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate clinical and radiologic results after implantation of the Delta III r…
Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasty: Preliminary Genetic Investigation
J Arthroplasty. 2008 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] Godoy-Santos AL, D'Elia CO, Teixeira WJ, Cabrita HB, Camanho GL.
Femoral and acetabular loosening can be attributed different factors, but the caus…
J Arthroplasty. 2008 Oct;23(7 Suppl):6-10. Long WJ, Scuderi GR.
High-flexion total knee arthroplasty is considered flexion beyond 125 degrees . Certain activities and a number of workplace demands be…
Topical diclofenac: clinical effectiveness and current uses in osteoarthritis of the knee and soft tissue injuries
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2008 Nov;9(16):2921-9. Banning M.
BACKGROUND: Diclofenac is a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for symptom control in osteoarthritis (OA) of the kn…
A simple technique for introducing bone graft during revision ACL surgery
Surgeon. 2008 Oct;6(5):308-11. Sood A, Gibb P.
Bone grafting of the tibial tunnel is often required when performing revision ACL surgery. We describe a simple method of introducing bone graft which a…
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Nicola Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCS and Nicholas A. Ferran, MBBS, MRCSEd
Acute lateral ankle ligament injurie…
Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx and Metacarpals in the Hand: Preferred Methods of Stabilization
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Mark H. Henry, MD
Treatment of fractures of the proximal phalanx and metacarpals is based on the presentatio…
Randomized Controlled Trials of the Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniation: 1983-2007
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Paul A. Anderson, MD, Paul C. McCormick, MD, MPH and Peter D. Angevine, MD, MPH
Randomized controlled trials…
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Christopher C. Dodson, MD, Shane J. Nho, MD, Riley J. Williams, III, MD and David W. Altchek, MD
Arthroscopy…
Surgical Management of Hip Fractures: An Evidence-based Review of the Literature. I: Femoral Neck Fractures
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Ryan G. Miyamoto, MD, Kevin M. Kaplan, MD, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS, Kenneth A. Egol, MD and Joseph D. Zucker…
New Concepts in the Surgical Management of Ankle Fractures
ORTHOPEDICS 2008; 31:868 Eddie Y. Lo, MD; Mark A. Lee, MD
Newer studies on surgical management of ankle fractures have given us a greater appreciation of the spectrum of stability for multiple patte…
The effect of glucosamine and/or chondroitin sulfate on the progression of knee osteoarthritis: A report from the glucosamine/chondroitin arthritis intervention trial
Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Oct;58(10):3183-91 Sawitzke AD, Shi H, Finco MF, Dunlop DD, Bingham CO 3rd, Harris CL, Singer NG, Bradley JD, Silver D, Jackson CG, Lane NE, Oddis CV, Wolfe F, Lisse J, Furst DE…
Isolated Polyethylene Exchange versus Acetabular Revision for Polyethylene Wear
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print] Restrepo C, Ghanem E, Houssock C, Austin M, Parvizi J, Hozack WJ.
Polyethylene wear and osteolysis are not uncommon in THA mid- and long-term…
How to address the patella in revision total knee arthroplasty
Knee. 2008 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] Maheshwari AV, Tsailas PG, Ranawat AS, Ranawat CS.
Patellar issues need to be carefully addressed during any revision TKA and the surgeon often faces the ques…
Transphyseal reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in prepubescent children
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Oct;90(10):1317-22. Liddle AD, Imbuldeniya AM, Hunt DM.
We present the results of 17 children of Tanner stage 1 or 2 who underwent reconstruction of the anterior cruciate l…
Recent developments in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis with bisphosphonates: enhanced efficacy by enhanced compliance
J Intern Med. 2008 Oct;264(4):315-32. Boonen S, Vanderschueren D, Venken K, Milisen K, Delforge M, Haentjens P.
Bisphosphonates are the current mainstay of treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. …
Blood conservation techniques in spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of patients refusing blood transfusion
Spine. 2008 Oct 1;33(21):2310-5. Joseph SA Jr, Berekashvili K, Mariller MM, Rivlin M, Sharma K, Casden A, Bitan F, Kuflik P, Neuwirth M.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review. OBJECTIVE: To review the…
