We hypothesized that less malalignment and complications occur with intramedullary nailing of distal third tibia fractures (42A, B, C) after the implementation of orthopedic trauma surgeons to this level II community hospital. We also hypothesized that patients with < or =5 degrees of malalignment have poorer function as measured by the MODEMS functional outcome scale. Two cohorts of distal thi...

INTRODUCTION Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to evaluate shoulder disorders. This implementation study investigated outpatient ultrasonography at an orthopedic practice in a managed care setting. METHODS A portable ultrasound machine was introduced at an orthopedic clinic in a group practice. An orthopedic surgeon who primarily treated shoulder disorders received...

Results 60% were admitted to the Medical Department, 22% to the Surgical Department, 15% to the Orthopedic Department and 3% to Department of Gynecology. 51% were women and 49% were men. Medical and Orthopedic patients were typically above 51 years of age while gynecological patients typically were between 21 and 40 years old. The surgical patients had an equal age distribution within the inter...

Deep vein thrombosis is one of the common complications of orthopedic surgery. Studies indicated that genetic factors played a considerable role in the pathogenesis of deep vein thrombosis. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase which encoded by nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3), can generate nitric oxide in endothelial cells. As a predominant regulator for vascular homeostasis, nitric oxide might be i...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the timing, accuracy, clinical impact, and cost of dual orthopedic and radiology interpretation of orthopedic trauma roentgenograms. DESIGN The investigation was performed in a combined retrospective-prospective fashion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Records of 25 retrospective and 25 prospective trauma patients with femoral fractures were revi...

Few orthopedic surgical residency programs offer international health electives (IHEs). Efforts to expand these programs have been increasing across medical disciplines. Whether orthopedic residents will participate remains unknown. This study quantified and characterized orthopedic resident interest and barriers to IHEs in US residency programs. A web-based survey was administered to residents...

Ochrobactrum anthropi is a rare cause of orthopedic infections. We report the second case of Ochrobactrum anthropi septic arthritis in the literature. Our case highlights the ability of Ochrobactrum anthropi to cause septic arthritis and its relevance in the field of orthopedic infections.

Background The increase in lower limb orthopedic surgery in the elderly patients often leaves the vascular surgeon faced with a growing demand for treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs, in order to reduce the risk of postoperative thromboembolic. The laser treatment allows us to reach the goal with the advantage of reduced invasiveness and reduced recovery times, greatly facilitating s...

Hidetoshi Hamada MD 1 *, Keisuke Uemura MD 2 , Masaki Takao MD, PhD 1 , Takashi Sakai MD, PhD 1 , Takashi Nishii MD, PhD 2 , Nobuhiko Sugano MD, PhD 2 , 1* Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, 565-0871, Japan, [email protected] 2 Departments of Orthopedic Medical Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, 565-0871, Japan

This paper describes a highly interactive virtual reality orthopedic surgery simulator. The simulator can section, reposition and join volume-represented structures. By these functions, the simulator allows surgeons to use various surgical instruments to operate on virtual bones for simulating every procedure of complex orthopedic surgeries.