Bioinductive patch as an augmentation for rotator cuff repair, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Rotator cuff tears are a prevalent cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction. For those who fail initial conservative treatment, operative intervention can be pursued. A significant and common complication after rotator cuff repair (RCR) is retearing or nonhealing.

Carpal tunnel syndrome and sleep, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The most common symptom and reason patients seek treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome is lack of sleep. Our purpose was to determine how much sleep-related symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome improve after carpal tunnel release using validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and objective sleep data as primary measures of interest.

Methods: A PRISMA-guided literature search was conducted using Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane, and ClinicalTrials.

Use of calcium phosphate cement after removal of a cephalomedullary nail: A case report.

Femoral neck fracture in the absence of trauma is a rare, but known complication after hardware removal. This complication may be due to the boney defect created by the hardware removal itself, or the increase in femoral neck strain that occurs after removal of the hardware. Previous biomechanical studies have suggested that filling the defect with calcium phosphate cement after removal of hardware may prevent the development of a femoral neck fracture.

The neglected barrier to medication use: a systematic review of difficulties associated with opening medication packaging.

Difficulty opening medication packaging can have serious consequences that can lead to patient harm via medication mismanagement or poor adherence. However, the quality of literature pertaining to these issues has yet to be collated and critiqued. This systematic review examined cross-sectional studies that objectively examined the ability of participants to open different medication packaging.

Methamphetamine Intoxication and Perioperative Complications Following Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures.

Background Methamphetamine use is increasing in prevalence. There is a theoretical increased risk of complication postoperative due to catecholamine depletion. When presented with an urgent surgical problem, there are little data to help counsel the patient on the risks of undergoing surgery in the setting of a positive methamphetamine test result.

The Role of the Fracture Liaison Service in Osteoporosis Care.

Osteoporosis is a disease classified by the alteration of bony microarchitecture predisposing a person to fragility fractures. This costs the US $19 billion per year and is expected to rise as our population ages. Only 20% of patients with fragility fractures receive treatment for osteoporosis.

What Is the Impact of Comorbidities on Self-rated Hand Function in Patients With Symptomatic Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis?

Background: The thumb trapeziometacarpal joint is one of the most common sites of arthritic degeneration prompting specialty care. Surgical treatment algorithms are based on radiographic arthritic progression. However, the pain and disability attributable to trapeziometacarpal arthritis do not correlate with arthritic stage, and depression has independently predicted poorer self-rated hand function both at baseline and after treatment in patients' atraumatic hand conditions.

Using the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement to assess reporting of observational trials in hand surgery.

Purpose: To use the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement checklist to critically evaluate the change in quality of observational trial reporting in the Journal of Hand Surgery American between 2005 and 2011.

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of observational studies published in the Journal of Hand Surgery American was designed to sample 2 6-month periods of publication (March 2005 to August 2005 and June 2011 to November 2011). Fifty-one items were extracted from the STROBE statement for evaluation.

Minimal clinically important differences of 3 patient-rated outcomes instruments.

Purpose: Patient-rated instruments are increasingly used to measure orthopedic outcomes. However, the clinical relevance of modest score changes on such instruments is often unclear. This study was designed to define the minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH), QuickDASH (subset of DASH), and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) questionnaires for atraumatic conditions of the hand, wrist, and forearm.