INTRODUCTION Foot deformities are frequent complications in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) patients, often requiring orthopedic surgery. However, there are no prospective, randomized studies on surgical management, and there is variation in the approaches among centers both within and between countries. METHODS In this study we assessed the frequency of foot deformities and surgery among p...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Enterococci are emerging causes of severe infections, including wound and bone infections in orthopedic patients. The main purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a correlation between the incidence of enterococci in tissue samples (biopsies) from orthopedic patients and consumption of cefuroxime in the orthopedic department. METHODS AND RESULTS Data we...

A major advantage of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies is the ability to print customized products, which makes these technologies well suited for the orthopedic implants industry. Another advantage is the design freedom provided by AM technologies to enhance the performance of orthopedic implants. This paper presents a state-of-the-art overview of the use of AM technologies to produce o...

As an actively practicing orthopedic surgeon and one convinced of the value of hyperbaric oxygen (HBo2) for specific orthopedic-related conditions, I am frustrated that my orthopedic and trauma surgeon colleagues have not embraced this modality for crush injuries and compartment syndromes. I am not without experience in managing orthopedic trauma. I was the orthopedic surgeon coordinator of our...

A literature review of the applications of gene therapy for the treatment of orthopedic disorders was conducted, and showed that gene therapy provides us with new possibilities for the clinical management of orthopedic disorders. Most of these disorders, such as failure to obtain spinal fusion, disc degeneration, fracture and segmental bone defects, bone tumor, articular disorders, soft-tissue ...

Despite the importance of delivering evidence-based health care, orthopedic surgeons have directed fewer efforts towards the generation of such evidence. Even when present, published evidence lacks methodological rigor and is known to be inaccurate. One of the main reasons for the lack of generation of quality evidence, and the low involvement in research among orthopedic surgeons, is the lack ...

Interest in global health is growing among residents across several specialties, and efforts to expand these programs abroad have been on the rise. However, whether this interest is shared by orthopedic surgical residents and its demand is met by available international health electives during their orthopedic residency remain unstudied. Expansion of these programs within orthopedic surgery Hig...