Orthopedics
Commentary
Charging Into the Golden Years
Thirty years ago, my grandparents were still alive. They lived in a small house in central Illinois with a front porch and a swing. As they aged,...
Clinical Review
Accuracy and Safety of the Placement of Thoracic and Lumbar Pedicle Screws Using the O-arm Intraoperative Computed Tomography System and Stealth Stereotactic Guidance
Placement of lumbar and thoracic pedicle screws must be performed precisely to avoid nerve root injury, cerebrospinal fluid leak, or inadequate...
Clinical Review
Prevalence of Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetes Mellitus After Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to many metabolic and neurologic changes, including control of blood pressure and lipid and carbohydrate...
Case Reports
Luxatio Erecta
Inferior glenohumeral dislocations, or luxatio erecta, are an uncommon type of the glenohumeral dislocation.(1-3) The incidence of inferior...
Clinical Review
Providing an Alternative Treatment Modality for Veterans: Establishing and Evaluating an Acupuncture Clinic in a VA Medical Center
"I have had pain (nearly) all my life—for 42 years, and nothing has helped! I doubt acupuncture will help me." This 66-year-old veteran presented...
Best Practices
The VHA Male Osteoporosis Program: A National Model for Bone Health
As people age, the risk of osteoporotic fracture increases, but much more attention has been given to osteoporosis in women than in men.