Orthopedics
Conference Coverage
Is aspirin the best way to prevent blood clots after THA/TKA?
Patients discharged to facilities rather than home may need more aggressive agents to prevent venous thromboembolism.
Conference Coverage
Medical cannabis may cut opioid use for back pain, OA
Preliminary data suggest more than one-third of people with back pain no longer used opioids after filling cannabis prescriptions. Opioid...
Conference Coverage
TKA outcomes for age 80+ similar to younger patients
In a study of more than 1.7 million cases, length of hospital stay and readmission rates were only slightly higher for octogenarians than for...
Case Reports
Mild Grisel Syndrome: Expanding the Differential for Posttonsillectomy Adenoidectomy Symptoms
Serious, life-threatening complications can arise from Grisel syndrome while good functional outcomes can be achieved with timely and appropriate...
Commentary
Machine Learning: the Future of Total Knee Replacement
With more than 3 million TKRs expected over the next decade, machine learning, large databases usage, robotic surgery, and patient-reported...
Original Research
Naloxone Dispensing in Patients at Risk for Opioid Overdose After Total Knee Arthroplasty Within the Veterans Health Administration
This cohort study examined patients’ risk factors for opioid overdose and their association with naloxone prescribing among veterans undergoing...
Original Research
Evaluating the Impact of a Urinalysis to Reflex Culture Process Change in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Hospital
This quality improvement study examined the impact of a process change for automated urine cultures following urinalysis to determine whether it...
Case Reports
Using Telehealth Rehabilitation Therapy to Treat a Finger Flexor Tendon Repair During COVID-19
Telehealth-assisted finger rehabilitat ion therapy demonstrated good functional results following repair of a zone 2 flexor tendon laceration.
Original Research
Review of Efficacy and Safety of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Veterans
A majority of veterans were satisfied with their experience using spinal cord stimulation to treat intractable pain and few experienced adverse...
Case Reports
Rotating Hinge Distal Femur Replacement: A Turn for the Worse
Preoperatively periprosthetic joint infection with a postoperative complication of 180° rotation of the press-fit femoral component is a rare...