The use of orthopedic implants in joints has revolutionized the treatment of patients with many debilitating chronic musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoarthritis. However, the introduction of foreign material into the human body predisposes the body to infection. The treatment of these infections has become very complicated since the orthopedic implants serve as a surface for multiple specie...

Three cases of hypotension after major orthopedic operation were diagnosed clinically with sudden hypothyroidism. These patients were treated by hormone supplementation. We propose a conventional thyroid function examination of all advanced-age patients before major orthopedic surgery.

Purpose: An oversupply of qualified applicants leads to intense competition for the limited number of first year orthopedic residency positions. Therefore program directors can be more selective in choosing their future residents. However, it is unclear if there are resident characteristics that correspond with trainee performance. Methods: We asked 1. What resident characteristics are as...

• Objective: To review current recommendations for periprocedural anticoagulation management strategies in orthopedic patients and to describe a program utilizing pharmacogenetics in warfarin management of orthopedic surgical patients. • Methods: Review of the literature and descriptive

it is my great honor announcing the promotion of the archives of bone and joint surgery (abjs) to the level of being available on the pubmed central site. being precise, one year ago in september 2013, we published the first issue of the abjs. diligently thereafter, we published four subsequent issues with the fifth being in front of you. we set this as our first goal to reach visibility on pub...

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus epidermidis orthopedic device infections are caused by direct inoculation of commensal flora during surgery and remain rare, although S. epidermidis carriage is likely universal. We wondered whether S. epidermidis orthopedic device infection strains might constitute a sub-population of commensal isolates with specific virulence ability. Biofilm formation and invasion o...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether the lack of diversity in plastic and orthopedic surgery persists into hand surgery through assessment of trainee demographics. METHODS Demographic data were obtained from compilations on graduate medical education by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Ethnic diversity was assessed using the proportions of minority trainees. We analyzed the trends in e...

One of the goals of orthopedic specialty hospitals is to provide safe and efficient care to medically optimized patients. The authors' orthopedic specialty hospital is a physician-owned, 24-bed facility that accommodates a multispecialty orthopedic practice in the areas of spine, hip and knee arthroplasty, shoulder and elbow, sports, foot and ankle, and hand surgery. The purpose of this study w...