Locked Plating in Orthopaedic Trauma: A Clinical Update
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 6, June 2008 George J. Haidukewych, MD and William Ricci, MD Locked plating for fracture fixation has enjoyed widespread popularity despite a paucity of pub…
Potent anticoagulants are associated with a higher all-cause mortality rate after hip and knee arthroplasty
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Sharrock NE; Gonzalez Della Valle A; Go G; Lyman S; Salvati EA Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008; 466(3):714-21 Anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis after THA and TKA has not been confirmed to d…
The Use of Locking Plates in Orthopedic Oncology Reconstructions
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Walter W. Virkus, Benjamin J. Miller, Ping C. Chye, Steven Gitelis, ORTHOPEDICS 2008; 31:438 Abstract Locking-plate systems are believed to provide better purchase in poor quality bone and…
Osteoarthritis of the Ankle: The Role of Arthroplasty
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 5, May 2008, 249-259. Loretta B. Chou, Michael T. Coughlin, Sigvard Hansen, Jr, Andrew Haskell, Gregg Lundeen, Charles L. Saltzman, and Roger A. Mann. This S…
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SPINE 2008 - Volume 33, Number 7 Kim Bergholdt, Rasmus N. Fabricius, Tom Bendix, Abstract Study Design: A randomized/stratified, single-blinded, parallel-group study. Objective: To evalua…
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 2008 Vol 16, No 5:283-293. Laura Prokuski, MD The use of prophylactic antibiotics in orthopaedic surgery is effective in reducing surgical site infections in hip and k…
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 5, May 2008, 243-246. Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr,, FACS and Keith R. Berend, During the past two decades, most total hip arthroplasties were performed with meta…
Evaluation and Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Knee
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Alvin J. Detterline, MD; Jordan L. Goldstein, MD; John-Paul H. Rue, MD; Bernard R. Bach, Jr., MD J Knee Surg. 2008;21:106-115. ABSTRACT Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a condition affec…
The Impact of Adjacent Segment Degeneration on the Clinical Outcome After Lumbar Spinal Fusion
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Jun Young Yang, MD, PhD; June-Kyu Lee, MD, PhD; Ho-Sup Song, MD Spine 33(5) 2008 Abstract Study Design: A retrospective study. Objective: To determine the impact of the adjacent segment…
Patellar Resurfacing Versus No Resurfacing in Scorpio Total Knee Arthroplasty
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N. Garneti, D. Mahadeva, A. Khalil, C.A.N. McLaren. J Knee Surg. 2008; 21:97-100 ABSTRACT This retrospective study compared the results of patellar resurfacing versus no resurfacing in 12…
Use of alendronate and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in women
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Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 28;168(8):826-31 Heckbert SR, Li G, Cummings SR, Smith NL, Psaty BM. BACKGROUND: A recent publication from the HORIZON (Health Outcomes and Reduced Incidence With Z…
Patellofemoral Function After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of 2 Posterior-Stabilized Designs
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John A. Anderson, MD, MRCS; Andrea Baldini, MD; Thomas P. Sculco, MD J Knee Surg. 2008; 21:91 ABSTRACT Knee complications and function were analyzed in patients with 2 different posterior-s…
Significance of a decline in bone mineral density while receiving oral bisphosphonate treatment
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Sebba AI. Clin Ther. 2008 Mar;30(3):443-52. Background: Oral bisphosphonates are routinely prescribed for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. In clinical trials, oral bisphosphonate…
A prospective randomized controlled trial of injection of dexamethasone versus triamcinolone for idiopathic trigger finger
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Ring D, Lozano-Calderón S, Shin R, Bastian P, Mudgal C, Jupiter J. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Apr;33(4):516-22. PURPOSE: This study was designed to test the null hypothesis that there is no diffe…
Cervical spine injury : Diagnosis, prognosis and management
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Schüller-Weidekamm C. Radiologe. 2008 Apr 16 [Epub ahead of print] [Article in German] Cervical spine injuries are a common occurrence in multi-trauma patients and should be taken into accou…
Clinical outcomes similar with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair alone or with acromioplasty
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Mascarenhas R, MacDonald P, Lapner P, et al. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with and without arthroscopic acromioplasty in the treatment of full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Paper SS-35. Prese…
