Publications by authors named "Brad W Wills"

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to analyze the relationship of percentage of surgical overlap with patient outcomes to determine if a detrimental level of overlap exists.

Background: Overlapping surgery is defined as 1 attending physician supervising 2 or more operative cases simultaneously, without the critical portions of the cases occurring concurrently. To date, no study has examined the relationship of percent overlap, or the percentage of 1 case that is spent overlapping with another, to outcomes, efficiency, safety, and complications.

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Purpose Of Review: The orientation of the spine relative to the pelvis-particularly that in the sagittal plane-has been shown in both kinematic and radiographic studies to be paramount in governance of acetabular alignment during normal bodily motion. The purpose of this review is to better understand the challenges faced by arthroplasty surgeons in treating patients that have concurrent lumbar disease and are therefore more likely to have poorer clinical outcomes after THA than in patients without disease.

Recent Findings: The concept of an "acetabular safe zone" has been well described in the past regarding the appropriate orientation of acetabular component in THA.

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Subacute, nontraumatic hip pain is often a diagnostic challenge. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain that is poorly understood. FAI is a result of abnormal morphologic changes in either the femoral head or the acetabulum.

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