ChatGPT Can Often Respond Adequately to Common Patient Questions Regarding Femoroacetabular Impingement.

Objective: This study aims to analyze the ability of ChatGPT to answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding FAI. We hypothesize that ChatGPT can provide accurate and thorough responses when presented with FAQs regarding FAI.

Design: Ten FAQs regarding FAI were presented to ChatGPT 3.

Protection against Clostridioides difficile disease by a naturally avirulent strain.

Clostridioides difficile is a leading cause of healthcare infections. Gut dysbiosis promotes C. difficile infection (CDI) and CDIs promote gut dysbiosis, leading to frequent CDI recurrence.

Patellar tendon restoration techniques: a systematic review of outcomes for repair and reconstruction methods.

Purpose: This systematic review aims to delineate the various methods to repair or reconstruct the patellar tendon using the available literature.

Methods: MEDLINE and PubMed electronic databases were searched for English language clinical studies involving patellar tendon rupture repair or reconstruction that reported patient-reported outcome scores (PROS) between January 1st, 1953 and June 17th, 2021. Data was extracted on full text articles to collect functional outcome scores and rupture category, including acute, chronic, post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Degradation of lubricating molecules in synovial fluid alters chondrocyte sensitivity to shear strain.

Articular joints facilitate motion and transfer loads to underlying bone through a combination of cartilage tissue and synovial fluid, which together generate a low-friction contact surface. Traumatic injury delivered to cartilage and the surrounding joint capsule causes secretion of proinflammatory cytokines by chondrocytes and the synovium, triggering cartilage matrix breakdown and impairing the ability of synovial fluid to lubricate the joint. Once these inflammatory processes become chronic, posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) development begins.

Intraoperative Subperiosteal Elevation of the Ulnar Nerve Is a Safe and Effective Way to Minimize Postoperative Ulnar Neuritis in Distal Humerus Fractures.

Objectives: To describe subperiosteal elevation of the ulnar nerve and compare to anterior transposition and in situ decompression techniques.

Design: Retrospective comparative study.

Setting: Urban Level 1 trauma center.

Protection against disease by a naturally avirulent strain.

strains belonging to the epidemic BI/NAP1/027 (RT027) group have been associated with increased transmissibility and disease severity. In addition to the major toxin A and toxin B virulence factors, RT027 strains also encode the CDT binary toxin. Our lab previously identified a toxigenic RT027 isolate, ST1-75, that is avirulent in mice despite densely colonizing the colon.

Capsular Management at the Time of Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Varies With Geography and Surgeon Subspecialty Training: A Cross-Sectional, Multinational Surgeon Survey.

Purpose: To perform a multinational survey and identify patterns in capsular management at the time of hip arthroscopy.

Methods: An anonymous, nonvalidated survey was distributed by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; Arthroscopy Association of North America; European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy; International Society for Hip Arthroscopy; and Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, and Knee Surgery. The questions were broken down into 6 categories: demographic characteristics, capsulotomy preference, traction stitches, capsular closure, postoperative rehabilitation, and postoperative complications.

Complement system dysregulation in synovial fluid from patients with persistent inflammation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.

Introduction: Patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury are at high risk of posttraumatic osteoarthritis and their response to reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation vary. Proteins identified in the orchestration of the acute inflammatory response may be predictive of patient outcomes.

Objective: An unbiased, bottom-up proteomics approach was used to discover novel targets for therapeutics in relation to dysregulation in the orchestration of inflammatory pathways implicated in persistent joint inflammation subsequent to joint trauma.

Association Between Social Media Activity and Ratings on Physician Review Websites Among Orthopaedic Surgeons With an Active Online Media Presence.

Background: Social media has the potential to play a substantial role in the decision-making of patients when choosing a physician for care.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether an association exists between physician social media activity and patient satisfaction ratings on physician review websites (PRWs) as well as number of reviews. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant association between physician social media utilization and patient satisfaction ratings.

The Effects of Opioid Dependency Use on Postoperative Spinal Surgery Outcomes: A Review of the Available Literature.

There is a lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of long-term opioid therapy in patients with chronic, noncancer pain. Despite these findings, opioids continue to be the most commonly prescribed drug to treat chronic back pain and many patients undergoing spinal surgery have trialed opioids before surgery for conservative pain management. Unfortunately, preoperative opioid use has been shown repeatedly in the literature to negatively affect spinal surgery outcomes.

Higher success rate observed in reconstruction techniques of acute posterolateral corner knee injuries as compared to repair: an updated systematic review.

Purpose: There remains controversy regarding the optimal surgical treatment for acute complete (grade III) posterolateral corner (PLC) injuries. The purpose of this article is to systematically review the contemporary literature regarding surgical options and subsequent outcomes of acute grade III PLC injuries.

Methods: A systematic review was performed using the following search terms: posterolateral corner knee, posterolateral knee, posterolateral instability, multi-ligament knee, and knee dislocation.