Pedestrian versus motor vehicle accidents (PVMVAs) are a common cause of morbidity and mortality around the globe. Past models of PVMVAs assume lower-extremity vehicle contact as the initiating event, with a subsequent predicted injury sequence consisting of a lower extremity injury followed by injury to the body, head, and upper extremities. The term "fatal triad" was first coined by Farley, w...

The objectives of this report are to review the assessment of patient-focused outcomes in pediatric orthopedic surgery, to describe a framework for identifying appropriate sets of measures, and to illustrate an application of the framework to a challenging orthopedic problem.A detailed framework of study design and measurement factors is described. The factors are important for selecting approp...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to characterize content posted by orthopedic surgeons on social media while investigating patient perceptions and how it may influence their healthcare decisions. Methods: Social posts from around the country were reviewed categorized. A survey written assess perception these categories level utilization. administered in clinic three separate via QR cod...

BACKGROUND In general cantons regulate and control the Swiss health service system; patient flows within and between cantons are thereby partially disregarded. This paper develops an alternative spatial model, based upon the construction of orthopedic hospital service areas (HSAOs), and introduces indices for the analysis of patient streams in order to identify areas, irrespective of canton, wi...

Ms Rhee and Dr Smith are from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, and Drs Walsh, Lewis, and Davis are from UK Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky. Ms Rhee and Drs Walsh, Lewis, Davis, and Smith have no relevant fi nancial relationships to disclose. Correspondence should be addressed to: Kelly M. Smith, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FCCP, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, 789 S Limeston...

Background. Patients on chronic minocycline suppression for orthopedic infections at a single institution were studied for development of minocycline-induced cutaneous hyperpigmentation and analysis of risk factors. Methods. This is a retrospective cohort study of Mayo Clinic patients with hardware or non-hardware associated chronic orthopedic infections treated with long termminocycline suppre...