Is There Unconscious Bias in the Orthopaedic Residency Interview Selection Process?

Objective: Orthopaedic surgery has historically been a white male-dominated field. Given the diverse patient population presenting to providers with musculoskeletal pathology, it is thought that it would be beneficial for the orthopaedic workforce to more closely mirror this patient population. This study aims to elucidate whether unconscious bias may have an effect on the scoring of applications for residency interview selection.

Predicting adjacent infections in pediatric septic arthritis: Do predictive criteria extrapolate across geographic regions?: Predicting Periarticular Infection in the Southeast.

Purpose: This study aims to assess previously determined predictive criteria for presence of adjacent infection in septic arthritis within a Southeastern United States (US) pediatric population.

Results: The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the Rosenfeld criteria were: 91.7%, 22.

Anterior Glenoid Reconstruction With Distal Tibial Allograft: Biomechanical Impact of Fixation and Presence of a Retained Lateral Cortex.

Background: Glenoid reconstruction with distal tibial allograft (DTA) is a known surgical option for treating recurrent glenohumeral instability with anterior glenoid bone loss; however, biomechanical analysis has yet to determine how graft variability and fixation options alter the torque of screw insertion and load to failure.

Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that retention of the lateral cortex of the DTA graft and the presence of a washer with the screw will significantly increase the maximum screw placement torque as well as the load to failure.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

Opioid requirements in primary versus revision reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the inpatient pain medication use of patients who had a revision shoulder arthroplasty procedure performed and compare them to a cohort of patients who had a primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) performed to determine whether revision shoulder arthroplasty requires more pain medication..

Methods: A retrospective review was performed on patients undergoing revision arthroplasty (n = 75) and primary rTSA (n = 340).

Benzoyl Peroxide is Cost-Effective for Preventing Infection by in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.

Purpose: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) in decreasing postoperative infections through a mathematical model in the setting of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR).

Methods: A break-even equation compared the costs associated with perioperative BPO use and postoperative infection following an arthroscopic RCR. The postoperative infection rate used for calculations was 0.

Utility of Allograft Talus as a Source for Grafting of Concurrent Humeral and Glenoid Defects Associated With Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: An Anthropometric Analysis.

Purpose: To compare morphologic data of the talus using magnetic resonance images with previously reported values of the humeral head and the glenoid as a potential graft source for both the humeral head as well as glenoid reconstruction in the setting of concomitant glenoid and humeral head defects.

Methods: All magnetic resonance images of the ankle were reviewed for assessment of the morphology and variation of the talus among individuals. Patients with post-traumatic, osteoarthritic, or surgical changes to the distal tibia about the mid- or hind- foot, or patients with incomplete medical records were excluded.

Routine postoperative laboratory tests are unnecessary after primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Background: Obtaining postoperative laboratory studies after primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a common practice. However, justification of this practice remains unclear. This study assesses the utility of routine postoperative laboratory studies in RSA.

Use of the Contralateral Glenoid for Calculation of Glenoid Bone Loss: A Cadaveric Anthropometric Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if there are significant side-to-side anthropometric differences between paired glenoids.

Methods: Forty-six matched-pair cadaver glenoids were harvested, and their glenoid heights (GHs) and glenoid widths (GWs) were measured with digital calipers. The glenoid surface area was calculated using the standard assumption that the inferior two-thirds of the glenoid is a perfect circle.