The Association of Sacro-Femoro-Pubic Angle and Postoperative Dislocation Following Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: Spino-pelvic orientation may affect dislocation risk following total hip arthroplasty (THA). It can be measured on lateral lumbo-pelvic radiographs. The sacro-femoro-pubic (SFP) angle, measured on an antero-posterior (AP) pelvis radiograph, is a reliable proxy for pelvic tilt, a measurement of spino-pelvic orientation measured on a lateral lumbo-pelvic radiograph.

Reliability and Reproducibility of Sacro-Femoro-Pubic Angle Measurements on Anteroposterior Pelvis Radiographs.

Background: The sacro-femoro-pubic (SFP) angle is a surrogate measurement for pelvic tilt obtained on anteroposterior (AP) pelvis radiographs. It is unknown whether the SFP angle can be measured reliably by senior surgeons and trainees alike.

Methods: We conducted an intrareader and interreader reliability study using preoperative AP pelvis radiographs.

Patient Satisfaction With Nonopioid Pain Management Following Knee Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and/or Chondroplasty.

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of nonopioid pain management following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and/or chondroplasty and to assess patients' attitudes regarding their need for opioid pain medication following these procedures. Patients who underwent a knee arthroscopy procedure for either partial meniscectomy and/or chondroplasty from July 2016 to January 2017 by a single surgeon at a single institution were included. Medical records were reviewed, and demographics were recorded.

Inconsistencies between abstracts and manuscripts in published studies about lumbar spine surgery.

Study Design: Systematic review.

Objective: To perform a comparison of randomized controlled trial (RCT) abstracts and manuscripts published in recent spinal literature.

Summary Of Background Data: RCTs represent the "gold standard" upon which evidence-based treatment decisions are made.

Epithelioid hemangioma of the spine: a case series of six patients and review of the literature.

Background Context: Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) of bone is a benign vascular tumor that can be locally aggressive. It rarely arises in the spine, and the optimum management of EH of the vertebrae is not well delineated.

Purpose: The report describes our experience treating six patients with EH of the spine in an effort to document the treatment of the rare spinal presentation.

Evidence-based analysis of adjacent segment degeneration and disease after ACDF: a systematic review.

Background Context: Follow-up studies of patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion (ACDF) have demonstrated varying degrees of radiographic degeneration at adjacent levels, with most cases being asymptomatic (adjacent segment degeneration, ASDeg) and far fewer being symptomatic (adjacent segment disease, ASDz). Controversy remains as to whether these conditions are related to altered biomechanics or represent the natural history of cervical spondylosis at the adjacent segment.

Purpose: To provide an evidence-based analysis of the peer-reviewed literature on clinical studies of ASDeg and ASDz after ACDF.