Visual aid for pediatric virtual musculoskeletal exams: A Barbie girl in a telehealth world.

Background: Telehealth is rapidly advancing, yet musculoskeletal physical examinations pose a unique challenge with limited clinically tested tools.

Objective: To measure whether visual aid use improves accuracy and efficiency of musculoskeletal exam maneuvers within a mock pediatric telehealth encounter.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Similar rates of reoperation for neuroma after transtibial amputations with and without targeted muscle reinnervation.

Objective: To compare the rates of revision surgery for symptomatic neuromas in patients undergoing primary transtibial amputations with and without targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Level I trauma hospital and tertiary military medical center.

Three derivatives of phenacyldiphenylphosphine oxide: influence of aromatic and alkyl substituents on the luminescence sensitization of four Ln(NO) salts.

A series of four β-carbonylphosphine oxide compounds have been synthesized, and their complexes with the nitrate salts of Sm, Eu, Tb and Dy have been characterized in solution and in the solid state. Analysis of the complexes using IR and NMR suggests that metal-ligand binding occurs mainly through the phosphine oxide group of the ligand, with some involvement of the carbonyl group. All 16 complexes luminesce in solutions of acetonitrile, albeit with varying degrees of intensity.

Exercise During Pregnancy: What Do OB/GYNs Believe and Practice? A Descriptive Analysis.

Although regular exercise is recommended during non-complicated pregnancies to promote maternal and fetal/infant health, estimates suggest that only 15% of expectant mothers achieve current exercise recommendations. Although lack of motivation and fear related to potential fetal injury are often cited as reasons for not engaging in regular physical activity/exercise during pregnancy, less is understood about individual attitudes and practice habits of obstetrician and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) regarding exercise recommendations that may influence patient engagement in exercise during pregnancy. To describe the attitudes, knowledge, and clinical practice of OB/GYNs regarding exercise during pregnancy.

Incidence of Flexor Pollicis Longus Complications Following Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures.

Distal radius fractures are among the most common orthopedic injuries presenting to emergency departments. The complications of distal radius open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) range from paresthesia to tendon ruptures. The Soong grading system was designed to evaluate volar plate position to predict postoperative flexor pollicis longus (FPL) ruptures.

Hearing assessment data in HIV-infected and uninfected children of Cape Town, South Africa.

Researchers are showing that the rate of hearing loss in children with perinatal HIV infection (PHIV) is higher than in HIV-unexposed, uninfected children. These data, however, have been collected mostly in the USA; extensive hearing data from low- and middle-income countries are lacking. The purpose of this study was to collect audiometric data in PHIV and HIV-uninfected children living in Cape Town, South Africa.

The prevalence of medical student mistreatment and its association with burnout.

Purpose: Medical student mistreatment has been recognized for decades and is known to adversely impact students personally and professionally. Similarly, burnout has been shown to negatively impact students. This study assesses the prevalence of student mistreatment across multiple medical schools and characterizes the association between mistreatment and burnout.

Teaching and assessment of ethics and professionalism: a survey of pediatric program directors.

Objective: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residency programs to provide instruction in and evaluation of competency in ethics and professionalism. We examined current practices and policies in ethics and professionalism in pediatric training programs, utilization of newly available resources on these topics, and recent concerns about professional behavior raised by social media.

Methods: From May to August 2012, members of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors identified as categorical program directors in the APPD database were surveyed regarding ethics and professionalism practices in their programs, including structure of their curricula, methods of trainee assessment, use of nationally available resources, and policies regarding social media.

Young physicians' recall about pediatric training in ethics and professionalism and its practical utility.

Objective: To assess the adequacy of ethics and professionalism education in residency by examining the recollections of young pediatricians in practice.

Study Design: We surveyed a random sample of members of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Young Physicians between February and June 2012.

Results: The majority of young pediatricians reported that ethics and professionalism were taught ad hoc in their training programs.