Editors' Choice articles & Announcements from the Orthogate Team.
By Editor-in-Chief A research letter from a study conducted in the United Kingdom and published in the March 27, 2018, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that close contact casting or surgical treatment of unstable ankle fracture may offer equivalent ankle function for older adults.
By Editor-in-Chief A study published online in the journal Orthopedics examines trends in Medicare reimbursement for orthopaedic procedures. The researchers reviewed the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Current Procedural Terminology code values for common orthopaedic and nonorthopaedic procedures from 2000 to 2016, and adjusted all prices to 2016-dollar values.
By Editor-in-Chief According to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, malnutrition identified by increasing severity of hypoalbuminemia may be associated with poorer outcomes in the 30 days following hip fracture surgery.
By Editor-in-Chief Findings from a preliminary study published in the March 21 JBJS suggest that vancomycin powder may be effective for reducing risk of surgical site infection (SSI) following surgery for early-onset scoliosis, even when previous surgeries have been performed without it.
By Editor-in-Chief According to a study published in the March issue of the journal Arthroscopy, arthroscopic treatment may not reduce or delay the need for arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis (OA) but could help relieve symptoms compared to conservative treatment.
By Editor-in-Chief According to a study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty, use of the Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment (OARA) screening tool may help identify candidates for safe and early discharge following total hip arthroplasty (THA).
By Editor-in-Chief Data from a study published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine suggest that hip arthroscopy may reduce the economic burden on society linked to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).
By Editor-in-Chief According to a study published online in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, a culture of unprepared skin taken preoperatively may help predict Propionibacterium load among revision shoulder arthroplasty patients.
By Editor-in-Chief An opinion piece published in the March 13 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association calls hip and knee arthroplasty procedures "necessary and life changing" for many patients.
By Editor-in-Chief A survey conducted by Doximity tracks physician reimbursement information and, among other things, identifies an average 4 percent wage increase across the United States from 2016 to 2017.
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