Warm Saline Irrigation Protocol Decreases Cement Curing Time in Hip Arthroplasty.

Cementation in hip arthroplasty is a common and reliable technique for achieving a stable bone-component interface. However, there are significant costs to the patient, surgeon, and hospital related to the use of cement. It has been previously demonstrated that increasing ambient room temperature and femoral component temperature decreases cement curing time.

An analysis of cost and complications for patients sustaining a second, contralateral hip fracture within 1 year.

Introduction: Hip fractures are an increasingly common occurrence among the aging population. With increased life expectancy and advancements in medicine, patients sustaining a hip fracture are at an increasing risk of sustaining a contralateral hip fracture. Efforts are being made to better understand the environment of these hip fractures so that secondary prevention clinics and guidelines can be made to help prevent recurrent osteoporotic hip fractures.

Results of single-incision distal biceps tendon repair for early-career upper-extremity surgeons.

Background: The purpose of this investigation was to assess surgical outcomes after distal biceps tendon (DBT) repair for upper-extremity surgeons at the beginning of their careers, immediately following fellowship training. We aimed to determine if procedure times, complication rates, and clinical outcomes differed during the learning curve period for these early-career surgeons.

Methods: All cases of DBT repairs performed by 2 fellowship-trained surgeons from the start of their careers were included.

Tibial Baseplate-Cement Interface Debonding in the ATTUNE Total Knee Arthroplasty System.

Background: Acrylic bone cement is the most common method of fixation for primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Several studies have described good short-term outcomes; however, there have been reports of early failures due to tibial baseplate debonding at the implant-cement interface of The ATTUNE Knee System (DePuy Synthes, West Chester, PA). We examined the causes and rates of revision in patients who underwent TKA with this system to identify factors associated with this mode of early failure.

Risk of reoperation after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in children and adolescents.

Objective: To examine the incidence and risk factors of any-cause reoperation after primary ACLR in children and adolescents.

Design: Retrospective Cohort.

Setting: Electronic medical records from a large tertiary care, single institution integrated healthcare delivery system.