Elastic intramedullary nailing of midclavicular fractures
Acta Chir Belg. 2008 Jul-Aug;108(4):428-32. Hartmann E, Hessmann MH, Gercek E, Rommens PM.
The majority of midclavicular fractures are treated conservatively. Fractures that require internal fixation…
Infection following hip replacement: solution options
Orthopedics. 2008 Sep;31(9):907-8. Haddad FS, Bridgens A.
The key to the optimal management of an acutely infected arthroplasty is an expeditious diagnosis with careful assessment of the mode of pres…
Design Features of Current Total Ankle Replacements: Implants and Instrumentation
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 9, September 2008
Andrea Cracchiolo, III, MD and James K. DeOrio, MD Development of total ankle replacements began nearly 40 years ago. The initial devices were c…
Posterolateral Corner Injury of the Knee: Evaluation and Management
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 9, September 2008
Anil Ranawat, MD, Champ L. Baker, III, MD, Sarah Henry, MD and Christopher D. Harner, MD Posterolateral corner injury, an increasingly recognize…
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 9, September 2008
Scott P. Steinmann, MD The coronoid process is one of the main constraints providing ulnohumeral joint stability. The coronoid process and the r…
Intraarticular lidocaine versus intravenous procedural sedation with narcotics and benzodiazepines for reduction of the dislocated shoulder: a systematic review
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Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Aug;15(8):703-8. Fitch RW, Kuhn JE. BACKGROUND: Anterior shoulder dislocations commonly present to the emergency department (ED). The time associated with procedural seda…
Clopidogrel therapy-Implications for hip fracture surgery
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Injury. 2008 Oct;39(10):1188-90. Epub 2008 Jul 24. Johansen A, White J, Turk A. It remains unclear whether it is justifiable to delay hip fracture surgery in patients who are taking clopidogr…
To Resurface or Not to Resurface the Patella in Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] Helmy N, Anglin C, Greidanus NV, Masri BA. The management of the patellar articular surface at the time of primary total knee arthrop…
A systematic review of total wrist arthroplasty compared with total wrist arthrodesis for rheumatoid arthritis
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Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Sep;122(3):813-25. Cavaliere CM, Chung KC. BACKGROUND: Management of the end-stage rheumatoid wrist is controversial. The most common treatment is total wrist fusion…
Coracoclavicular stabilization using a suture anchor technique
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Am J Orthop. 2008 Jun;37(6):294-300. Friedman DJ, Barron OA, Catalano L, Donahue JP, Zambetti G. Multiple fixation options exist for coracoclavicular stabilization, but many are technically d…
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head following intramedullary nailing of the femur in a skeletally mature young adult: a case report
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Am J Orthop. 2008 Jun;37(6):319-22. Graves RM, Sands KC. Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a well-documented complication of intramedullary nailing (IMN) of femoral shaft fractu…
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008 Aug;16(8):455-61. Atesok K, Doral MN, Lowe J, Finsterbush A. Bipartite patella is usually an asymptomatic, incidental finding. However, in adolescents, it may be a…
Comparison of fixation methods of double-bundle double-tibial tunnel ACL reconstruction and double-bundle single-tunnel technique
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Int Orthop. 2008 Aug;32(4):483-8. Epub 2007 Mar 6. Papachristou G, Kalliakmanis A, Papachristou K, Magnissalis E, Sourlas J, Plessas S. An experimental study was conducted in order to evaluat…
Clopidogrel therapy-Implications for hip fracture surgery
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Injury. 2008 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print] Johansen A, White J, Turk A. It remains unclear whether it is justifiable to delay hip fracture surgery in patients who are taking clopidogrel thera…
The noisy ceramic hip: is component malpositioning the cause?
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J Arthroplasty. 2008 Aug;23(5):643-9. Restrepo C, Parvizi J, Kurtz SM, Sharkey PF, Hozack WJ, Rothman RH. Noisy ceramics bearing surfaces are a recently recognized problem in total hip arthro…
