The True Value of Hip-Fracture Surgery
Currently, each year more than 300,000 Americans sustain a hip fracture, and that number is expected to rise to more …
“New” but Not Necessarily “Improved”
A review of five hip- and knee-implant innovations, initiated by the FDA in reaction to serious problems with metal-on-metal …
From Sutures to Staples to….Zippers?
The Zip Surgical Skin Closure device from ZipLine Medical (Campbell, CA) is an intriguing recent evolution in surgical wound closure. …
First 3D-Printed Cervical Disc Implanted
For any number of reasons, regulatory issues among them, orthopaedic innovations in China often have modest relevance for the practice …
Aspirin’s Effectiveness in VTE Prevention Varies by Procedure
A recent meta-analysis of eight randomized trials (1,408 total patients) compared aspirin to anticoagulants such as warfarin and dabigatran for …
Shoulder Impingement: Steroid Shots and PT Equally Effective
People with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) randomly assigned to six sessions of physical therapy (PT) experienced the same 50% improvement …
Recurrent Instability Common after Initial Shoulder Injuries
A prospective observational study of 45 intercollegiate soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and football players found that 73% of the enrollees returned …
Global Trauma Study Gets $500K Boost from CIHR
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently awarded a $500,000 grant to an international trauma study called INORMUS (International …
Direct-to-Nerve Cryotherapy Makes Its Debut
Dr. Vinod Dasa, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, has scheduled …