Publications by authors named "C Leigh Ledford"
Background: The direct anterior approach (DAA) is a popular approach for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, the contemporary outcomes for DAA THA need further elucidation. Therefore, we aimed to describe implant survivorship, complications, and clinical outcomes after DAA THA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The 1985 Hames Consortium convened family medicine researchers to identify outstanding questions in their practice.
Method: In this descriptive review, we collected, codified, and analyzed available literature to describe the availability of evidence to answer these questions.
Results: Of 136 total questions, researchers rated 33 questions as not at all answered (24.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is certainly going to have a large, potentially huge, impact on the practice of family medicine. The specialty is fortunate to have leading experts in the field to guide us along the way. One such team of forward thinkers provides insights into where AI can take the specialty.
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- Case reports are crucial for medical learners, helping them engage in scholarship and needing a structured framework for effective writing.
- An analysis of 1,005 case reports from 2010 to 2019 revealed that 67% were valid case reports, mostly classified as diffusion cases, indicating they educate on known conditions rather than introduce new ones.
- Authors aiming to publish case reports should be aware that how they frame their work significantly impacts its publishability based on the nature of their contribution to medical literature.