Editors' Choice articles & Announcements from the Orthogate Team.
By Editor-in-Chief Data from a study conducted in Japan and presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) annual meeting suggest that arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction may be a viable surgical option for irreparable rotator cuff tears.
By Editor-in-Chief OrthoGate has been ranked #7 and selected in the Top 100 from thousands of orthopedic blogs in the Feedspot index based on search and social metrics.
By Editor-in-Chief A paper presented at the AOSSM annual meeting examines risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries among professional baseball pitchers. The researchers reviewed data on 132 pitcher-seasons played from 2010 to 2015, and found that 25 shoulder and 28 elbow injuries occurred during the study period.
By Editor-in-Chief A study published in the July 19 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery compares surgical and nonsurgical treatment approaches for displaced midshaft clavicle fracture. The authors conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of 117 patients who received either nonsurgical treatment with a figure-of-eight harness or surgical treatment with anteroinferior plate osteosynthesis.
By Editor-in-Chief Findings from a study published in the July 19 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery suggest that obese patients may see pain relief and improved function following total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA). The authors reviewed data from a national sample of 2,040 THA patients and 2,964 TKA patients.
By Editor-in-Chief An article in Kaiser Health News discusses the issue of concurrent surgery. The writer notes that Medicare billing rules permit concurrent surgery as long as the attending surgeon is present during the critical portion of each operation.
By Editor-in-Chief Findings published online in the journal Arthroscopy assess risk of adverse events and return to the operating room (OR) during the initial 30-day postoperative period for patients undergoing open or arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR).
By Editor-in-Chief A study published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine examines factors that may affect clinical outcomes following revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The authors conducted a case-control study of 989 patients undergoing revision ACL reconstruction, who had a median age of 26 years and a median time of 3.4 years since prior ACL reconstruction.
By Editor-in-Chief The New York Times reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 412 people, including approximately 50 physicians, with Medicare fraud.
By Editor-in-Chief A study published online in the journal PLoS Medicine finds no association between use of combination antimicrobial prophylaxis and a reduction in incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) for joint arthroplasty procedures.
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