Measuring medical education and curriculum during orthopedic surgical residency.

Background: Evaluating residency programs requires objective assessment tools, but few are readily available. The purpose of this study was to measure education by correlating resident test scores with several measurements of educator performance.

Materials And Methods: The study group included residents and educators from a single residency program.

Sciatic nerve entrapment in the upper thigh caused by an injury sustained during World War II at the battle of Anzio. Case report.

The authors present an unusual case of sciatic nerve entrapment due to a World War II shrapnel injury to the left thigh suffered during the battle of Anzio in 1943. The patient presented for evaluation of left lower-extremity pain in the sciatic nerve distribution. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine revealed a disc bulge at L5-S1 that would not explain severe sciatica.

Thumb amputations from team roping.

Background: Thumb injuries during team roping have elements of both avulsion and crush, resulting in a poor prognosis for replantation success.

Purpose: To review 19 cases of thumb amputation from team roping at our institution since 1983.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Long-term follow-up of surgical release of the A(1) pulley in childhood trigger thumb.

Trigger thumb is an uncommon problem in infants and children. The authors reexamined 21 patients (30 thumbs) who underwent a release procedure, with an average follow-up of 181.3 months (15.