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Extremities
OIC’s External Fixation System Saves $2,200 Per Case
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Ankle spanning construct, Credit: Orthopaedic Implant Company In a cost containment study, four orthopedic trauma surgeons…
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Regulatory
Beyond RCTs: Real World Data
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new supplement article in the March 1, 2021 edition of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma…
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Study: Low-Dose, Regular-Dose Aspirin Equally Effective for VTE in Primary TJAs
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A team of researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota recently examined data on primary total…
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Which Subspecialty Has Highest Percentage of Level I and II Studies? Read on…
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. While level of evidence (LOE) is now a widely used measure, until now, there has been…
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Apples-to-Apples Comparison Challenging: Reverse TSA or ORIF in Proximal Humerus Fractures
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing a need for more rigorous research as to the real utility of arthroplasty in treating…
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Bilateral Shoulder Arthroplasty: Men With OA More Likely to Request Second Shoulder Arthroplasty Within One Year
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In a retrospective review of 332 patients who underwent bilateral anatomic (TSA) or reverse (RSA) shoulder…
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Extremities
Newly Published Study With the Stemless Catalyst CSR™ Total Shoulder System Demonstrates Good Results in Adult Arthroplasty Patients of All Ages at 2-3 Year Follow-Up
Retrospective case series published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery examines 63 shoulders in patients up to 85…
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Extremities
Sad, Distressed Patients’ Misperceptions Can Affect Their Relationship with Pain
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. While pain is most likely not “all in your head,” how you perceive that pain in…
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The Bigger the OR, the More Chance for an SSI?!
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new retrospective review including data on 11,163 patients has found that the size of the…
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Sports Medicine
Push Rotator Cuff Tear Patients a Little Postop?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Once a patient with a traumatic full-thickness rotator cuff (RC) tear leaves the OR, little is…
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Recon
Avoid Cardiac Complications, Renal complications, and More in TSA: Look Out for Anemia
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A team of researchers from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and the…
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Extremities
Duke Study: Depression Affects Total Ankle Outcomes
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Successful surgery=happy patient, right? This “equation” is thrown off when it comes to depressed people who…
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Alpha-Defensin Test Shines in New Study
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new study in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has undertaken an effort to…
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Study: Take a Second Look at Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing a lack of data on the use of Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy (ETO), a team from…
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Recon
More Initial Opioid Prescriptions Post-TJA Can Spell
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Do those first postoperative opioid prescriptions after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) spell trouble for the long…
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