Association of Preoperative Body Weight and Weight Loss With Risk of Death After Bariatric Surgery.

Importance: Perception of weight loss requirements before bariatric surgery varies among patients, physicians, and health insurance payers. Current clinical guidelines do not require preoperative weight loss because of a lack of scientific support regarding its benefits.

Objective: To examine the association of preoperative body mass index (BMI) and weight loss with 30-day mortality after bariatric surgery.

Hip Pain in a High School Football Player: A Case Report.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the evaluation, diagnosis, and conservative treatment of a 15-year-old male high school football player with an avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity. BACKGROUND: Avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity is a rare and often missed diagnosis. A literature review offered limited information concerning the evaluation and conservative treatment of such an injury.