Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgeon Marketing: Do Claims Align With the Literature?

Background: Robotic total knee arthroplasty (R-TKA) utilization and marketing continue to rise. We examined the marketing on surgeon websites regarding R-TKA benefits and sought to determine if the claims were supported by existing literature.

Methods: A Google search identified 10 physician websites from each of the 5 largest U.

Technical Trick: Traction Table-Assisted Lateral Decubitus Patient Positioning in Cephalomedullary Nailing of Geriatric Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures.

Cephalomedullary nail fixation of geriatric intertrochanteric femur fractures is, and will continue to be, performed by most orthopaedic surgeons. The influence of technical factors on outcome is clear, and it is imperative that orthopaedic surgeons use contemporary strategies to achieve adequate reduction and fixation. The lateral patient position on a traction table potentially confers several advantages which surgeons can use to achieve quality outcomes even in patients who have challenging body morphology and/or fracture anatomy.

Complications of primary total hip arthroplasty in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with femoral head osteonecrosis.

Background: Femoral head osteonecrosis (FHON) is a well-recognised complication in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a reliable solution to FHON and has provided functional improvement and pain relief in these patients. Higher complication rates, in particular infections, have been reported in the series of THAs done in the HIV-positive patients.

Does Size Matter for Cephalomedullary Nails in Geriatric Intertrochanteric Fractures?

Objectives: To evaluate the need for reoperation of geriatric intertrochanteric hip fractures treated with 10-mm cephalomedullary nails versus those treated with nails larger than 10 mm.

Design: Retrospective review at a single institution.

Setting: Level I trauma center.