Pseudomenbranous Colitis after Orthopedic Surgery

Driving after orthopedic surgery.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: (1) Identify preoperative factors that may contribute to a patient's ability to return to driving after orthopedic surgery. (2) Understand the role of upper-extremity immobilization and how it may impair a patient's ability to operate a motor vehicle. (3) Recognize how various forms of lower-extremity immo...

Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic surgery.

Orthopedic surgery is a specialty of surgery dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system in all age groups. Careers in orthopedic surgery span the spectrum from general orthopedics to those of subspecialty expertise in orthopedic trauma, hand, pediatrics, total joint, foot and ankle, sports medicine, and oncology to name a few.

Infection control and monitoring after discharge in orthopedic surgery.

The authors would like to congratulate their colleagues from the UFMG on the “Risk of surgical site infection in patients who have undergone orthopedic surgery” study, which describes the incidence of surgical site infection with a significant sample (3,543 patients). The incidence of orthopedic infection found was 1.8% (CI 95% and p<0.05) through a historical cohort(1). All infection control o...

Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis After Nonelective Orthopedic Trauma Surgery in Switzerland.

This study investigated the effectiveness and the outcomes of rivaroxaban vs the standard of care for venous thromboembolic prophylaxis in patients undergoing fracture-related surgery. A total of 413 patients undergoing fracture-related surgery from 9 Swiss orthopedic and trauma centers were enrolled. The authors selected the type of venous thromboembolic prophylaxis according to standardized m...