PE Prevention—There’s an App for That
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Matthew Herring, MD in response to a recent …
Are We Overprescribing Opiates to Some Pediatric Patients?
How much opioid analgesia do pediatric patients need after closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of a supracondylar humeral fracture? Not …
Screw Fixation Versus Hemiarthroplasty for Nondisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients
Background: Elderly patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture treated with hip arthroplasty may have better function than …
Nondisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly: Minimizing Complications
Trying to educate elderly patients and their family members about how to best treat a femoral neck fracture can be …
Self-Reported Marijuana Use Is Associated with Increased Use of Prescription Opioids Following Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injury
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Cannabinoids are among the psychoactive substances considered as alternatives to opioids for the alleviation of acute pain. We …
Complications Following Overlapping Orthopaedic Procedures at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
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Overlapping surgery occurs when a single surgeon is the primary surgeon for >1 patient in separate operating rooms …
Keeping Your Bones Pumped Up
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
Using CT Data to Diagnose Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease, often becoming apparent only after a patient older than 50 sustains a low-energy fracture of …
Residents in the OR—What’s the Risk?
Orthopaedic educators have long confronted the subtle implication that resident participation in surgical care can contribute to patient harm or …