PURPOSE Throughout the United States, the lack of orthopaedic on-call coverage at many institutions has been described as a "crisis." This study sought to understand how emergency department (ED) physicians perceive their orthopaedic on-call coverage. Specifically, the study looked at availability of orthopaedic coverage, adequacy of coverage, and reasons for patient transfers. METHODS After ...

Dear Editors, Traction table is used during orthopaedic surgeries for treating fractures such as femoral shaft and proximal femoral fractures. In this case, we report a scrotum wound caused by the use of traction table during the treatment of femoral neck fracture. The patient was a 49-year-old male, admitted to the emergency department after a fall. The patient’s vital signs at admission were ...

1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, OrthoCare Institute, Lumin Health, Plano, Texas 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Coordinated Health, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 4Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana, OrthoIndy Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 5Departme...

BACKGROUND Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of hereditary myopathy presenting in adults. This autosomal-dominant systemic disorder is caused by a CTG repeat, demonstrating various symptoms. A mild, classic and congenital form can be distinguished. Often the quality of life is reduced by orthopaedic problems, such as muscle weakness, contractures, foot or spinal deformitie...