The Effect of Absorbable Calcium Sulfate on Wear Rates in Ultra-high-Molecular-weight Polyethylene: Potential Implications for Its Use in Treating Arthroplasty Infections.

Introduction: Patients, hospitals, and healthcare systems incur substantial burdens when infections result in total joint revisions. One potential solution to mitigate some of these burdens may be to transition from a two-stage infection treatment to a single-stage procedure. Off-label use of an absorbable calcium sulfate antibiotic carrier has been implemented in single-stage and two-stage procedures globally, with the goal of moving toward more single-stage revisions in the United States.

Use of the spider limb positioner in oncologic lower extremity surgery.

Orthopedic extremity surgery presents a unique set of restraints and difficulties relative to other surgical specialties. Among these is the positioning of heavy limbs in sometimes awkward positions for long periods of time. Ideal positioning of an extremity allows accurate and precise surgery to occur at otherwise difficult to access joints and proximal bones and soft tissues.

A computer support program that helps clinicians provide patients with metabolic syndrome tailored counseling to promote weight loss.

Background: Physician counseling can help patients make substantial changes in diet and physical activity behaviors that can result in weight loss and a reduction in metabolic risk factors. Unfortunately, time constraints and a lack of training often make it difficult for physicians to provide effective counseling. The objective in this study was to test the effect of a computerized support tool to enhance brief physician-delivered health lifestyle counseling to patients with increased metabolic risk factors during two usual care visits.