Prospectively Collected Comparison of Outcomes Between Surgically and Conservatively Treated Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Study Design: Retrospective review of a prospectively collected multicenter registry.

Objective: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in an operative cohort of patients (OP) and compare them with a matched nonoperative cohort (NON).

Summary Of Background Data: Historically, the surgical outcomes of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) have been radiographically evaluated.

Imaging and Laboratory Workup for Hand Infections.

Hand infections can lead to significant morbidity if not treated promptly. Most of these infections, such as abscesses, tenosynovitis, cellulitis, and necrotizing fasciitis, can be diagnosed clinically. Laboratory values, such as white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and recently, procalcitonin and interleukin-6, are helpful in supporting the diagnosis and trending disease progression.

Length of stay and 30-day readmissions after isolated humeral shaft fracture open reduction and internal fixation compared to intramedullary nailing.

Introduction: Open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) and intramedullary nailing (IMN) have similar union rates for treating humerus shaft fractures, but IMN leads to increased incidence of shoulder impingement and reoperation. The difference in 30-day readmission rate and length of stay (LOS) between these procedures is unknown. The objective of the study was to compare 30-day unplanned readmissions and length of stay between humeral shaft fractures fixed with either ORIF or IMN.

Predictors of the need for critical care after total joint arthroplasty: an update of our institutional risk stratification model.

Based on our previously published risk stratification model, 295 (19%) of a consecutive series of 1594 TJA patients were triaged to the ICU. However, only 67 patients (22%) required intensive care interventions. We identified 5 independent multivariate predictors (P < 0.