Elizabeth Hofheinz

Elizabeth Hofheinz

Two time winner of the MORE award Ms. Hofheinz was the first writer employed by Orthopedics This Week. The MORE award is granted annually by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to recognize excellence in journalism. Ms. Hofheinz is currently the Director of Communications for Ortho Spine Partners (OSP).

Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 30, 2021
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Meta-Analysis: Tenodesis Trumps Tenotomy When it Comes to “Popeye” Deformity

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Whether you do a tenotomy or tenodesis for a patient with shoulder pain at the long…
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Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 28, 2021
102

Flipped Intercalary Segments in Femoral Shaft Fractures: Not Such a Problem After All?

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Wondering about the best way to handle flipped intercalary segments in femoral shaft fractures? Read on……
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Hospitals

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 26, 2021
240

Get 32% Decrease in Complications in Hip Fracture Patients?

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that having the same hospitalists…
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Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 21, 2021
332

Too Much Variation in Away Rotations?

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. It would be nice if orthopedic residency program directors (PDs) could make uniform comparisons when it…
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Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 20, 2021
247

24 Centers: Wide Variety in First-Line Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Open Fractures

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A team of researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles wanted to determine the consistency—or…
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Recon

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 19, 2021
544

TSA: Patient Satisfaction Unchanged by Reduction of Opioids

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Will a decrease in opioids leave patients “dissatisfied?” Consider a new retrospective review from the NYU…
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Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 19, 2021
469

97% of Ortho Residents Have OR-Related Musculoskeletal Pain, Says Mayo Study

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Residents…their exposure to the contortions of the OR is limited, so they wouldn’t have musculoskeletal (MSP)…
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Sports Medicine

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 14, 2021
306

Professional Pitchers: First Study to Compare Muscle Architecture and Clinical Variables in Dominant and Non-Dominant Arms

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What long-term effects do repeated vigorous motion have on professional pitchers’ arms? A team from Temple…
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Recon

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 13, 2021
2,916

Metformin—Wonder Drug for TKA Patients with Diabetes?

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. With type-2 diabetes on the rise, a team of researchers from Emory University in Atlanta set…
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Spine

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 12, 2021
324

Future-Proof Your Company’s Investment Via Reframing

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Is it possible to make something “future-proof?” Well, if there is only one lesson from 2020,…
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Recon

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 8, 2021
347

Topical Intrawound Antibiotic Powder Does NOT Reduce SSI Risk After Acetabular Fracture ORIF

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing, in part, a rise in the marketing of antibiotic powders promising to reduce infection risk,…
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Recon

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 7, 2021
347

Walking at Least 5 Feet Post-Hip Fracture Surgery=Fewer Complications!

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “Grandpa fractured his hip” doesn’t have to be a death sentence. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers…
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Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 7, 2021
347

HSS Study Tackles Concomitant Limb Deformity, End-Stage Ankle OA

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed New work from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York has looked at eight patients…
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Extremities

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 2, 2021
585

A First in Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Function Assessment at 7 years Follow-up

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Presumably, one would like a new ankle to last for more than four years. But, say…
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Spine

Elizabeth Hofheinz April 1, 2021
405

Incidental Durotomy in Lumbar Surgery on the Rise: What to Do?

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Noting that incidental durotomy (ID)—a dural tear—can occur in up to 14% of lumbar spine surgeries,…
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