Frustrations in Providing Orthopaedic Trauma Care: An OTA Member Survey Study.

Objectives: To determine sources of frustration for surgeons and how they might affect job satisfaction within the orthopaedic trauma community.

Methods: A 25-question survey regarding potential common causes of frustration, operating room (OR) utilization, and career satisfaction was electronically distributed to the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) membership.

Results: Four hundred seventy-one surgeons participated in the survey (response rate 27.

Split Brachioradialis Tendon Causing Wartenberg Syndrome in a Professional Baseball Pitcher.

Wartenberg syndrome can occur when external factors compress the superficial radial nerve. It can also be due to anatomic variations, such as a split brachioradialis tendon entrapping the nerve. This case report describes a unique example of a professional baseball player diagnosed with Wartenberg syndrome who was later found to have a split brachioradialis tendon during surgical management.