Validation of Assessing Arthroscopic Skill using the ASSET Evaluation.

Background: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery have implemented "milestones" to evaluate residents during their progression in medical education. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a validated evaluation tool correlates with surgical experience, year in training, and progression over time.

Design: This was a retrospective study of already collected curriculum assessment data where 2 unbiased, blinded orthopedic surgeons evaluated resident performance on basic diagnostic knee arthroscopy using the Arthroscopic Surgical Skills Evaluation Tool (ASSET) over 3 years.

Surgical Trends in the Treatment of Lisfranc Injuries Using the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Certification Examination Database.

Lisfranc joint complex injury may be managed surgically by either an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) or primary arthrodesis (PA). Published literature advocates PA for purely ligamentous injuries, but many surgeons in actuality refrain from performing PA. The purpose of the study is to assess surgeon practices and behavior in managing Lisfranc injuries due to the influence of peer reviewed literature with the help of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) database.

Rotator cuff tendon calcific tendinitis treatment algorithm for primary care musculoskeletal physicians.

Purpose: Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder is a common pathology encountered by primary care sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons. Understanding the patient demographics responsible for calcific tendinitis outcomes from various treatment modalities may lead to greater understanding of appropriate management.

Methods: This was a retrospective study on patients who were diagnosed with calcific tendinitis by imaging (radiographs, MRIs) at our institution from 2014 to 2016.

Normative Data of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, JR in a Healthy United States Population.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) play a vital role in the care we provide our patients. To help understand the application of PROMs in arthroplasty, normative and benchmark data to serve as a comparison to patients presurgery and postsurgery would be extremely valuable. We collected normative data of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS), JR on a healthy population, greater than 17 years of age, in the United States devoid of hip injury and/or surgery.

Extrapolation of Normative KOOS, JR Data for the Young Patient Population Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty Procedures.

Background: The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS), JR is a patient-reported outcome measure that is validated for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. The objective of this study was to provide normative data for the KOOS, JR in a relatively healthy US population visiting an outpatient orthopedic setting. This study is a cross-sectional study.

Platelet-rich plasma in fibrin matrix to augment rotator cuff repair: a prospective, single-blinded, randomized study with 2-year follow-up.

Background: Application of autologous platelet-rich plasma in fibrin matrix (PRPFM) improves tendon healing in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We performed a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study of 76 patients, with an α level of 5% and power of 80%.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-six patients were divided into 2 randomized groups.

Urinothorax in a child secondary to obstructive renal stone in a solitary functioning kidney: a case report.

Urinothorax or presence of urine in pleural cavity is a highly unusual cause of pleural effusion. It is most commonly secondary to genitourinary trauma and obstructive uropathy. We here by present a case of urinothorax secondary to renal stone disease in a 5-year-old child with a solitary functioning kidney.

Free Vascularized Fibular Graft Transfer in the Reconstruction of Defects for Premalignant and Malignant Musculoskeletal Conditions of the Femur in a Tertiary Care Setting in Pakistan: A Series of Six Cases.

Objective: To determine the application, success and complications of the utilization of free vascularized fibular grafts (FVFG) in the reconstruction of lower limb defects after resection of primary lower limb musculoskeletal tumors.

Methodology: This descriptive retrospective case series analysis was conducted at Shifa International Hospital from January 2011 to January 2016. It included patients who had premalignant and malignant conditions of the lower limb and subsequently had the lesion resected followed by FVFG surgery.