Disparities Among Industry's Highly Compensated Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Unlabelled: The prosperous financial relationship between physicians and industry remains a highly scrutinized topic. Recently, a publicly available website was developed in conjunction with the U.S.

Do Indomethacin or Radiation for Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis Increase the Rates of Infection or Wound Complications After Acetabular Fracture Surgery?

Objectives: To compare the rates of infection and wound complications in patients undergoing operative fixation (ORIF) of acetabular fractures receiving heterotopic ossification (HO) prophylaxis using indomethacin or external beam radiation therapy (XRT) versus no prophylaxis.

Design: Retrospective cohort.

Setting: Level I trauma center.

Open Payments Reporting of Industry Compensation for Orthopedic Residents.

Objectives: Residents receiving industry payments are not legally required to be reported on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments Database. The purpose of this study is to review reporting of orthopedic surgery residents and identify the trends for which payments or transfers in value were received.

Design: The CMS Open Payments Database was used to search for all available orthopedic residents from 2014 to 2016.

Association of State Legislation and Industry Compensation to Orthopaedic Residents: A 3-Year Review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments Database.

Background: The Sunshine Act aims to increase the transparency of physicians receiving compensation from pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Nine states have supplementary legislation in addition to the Federal Sunshine Act. The purpose of this study is to assess the characteristics of financial compensation to orthopaedic residents on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments Database in states with more restrictive regulations compared with those without additional restrictions.

Do Geographic Region, Medicaid Status, and Academic Affiliation Affect Access to Care Among Medicaid and Privately Insured Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients?

Background: Medicaid provides health coverage to those beneath the federal poverty line. The literature shows that patients with Medicaid experience barriers to scheduling initial and follow-up visits, although this has not been studied in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). The purpose of this study is to assess whether insurance type, geographic location, Medicaid expansion, or academic affiliation affect access to evaluation for THA.

Radiographic and Postoperative Outcomes of Plate Versus Screw Constructs in Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Calcaneus Fractures via the Sinus Tarsi.

Background: Intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus are a common injury to the hindfoot following high-energy trauma to the lower extremity. Treatment of these fractures has evolved. Due to the concern of wound complications associated with extensile open treatment, smaller incision techniques, such as the sinus tarsi approach, are increasing in popularity.