Cost consequence analysis of waiting for lumbar disc herniation surgery.

The economic repercussions of waiting for lumbar disc surgery have not been well studied. The primary goal of this study was to perform a cost-consequence analysis of patients receiving early vs late surgery for symptomatic disc herniation from a societal perspective. Secondarily, we compared patient factors and patient-reported outcomes.

Mortality Rate of Geriatric Acetabular Fractures Is High Compared With Hip Fractures. A Matched Cohort Study.

Objectives: Compare acute complication and mortality rates of geriatric patients with acetabular fractures (AFs) matched to hip fractures (HFs).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project.

Distal femoral varus osteotomy combined with tibial plateau fresh osteochondral allograft for post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the knee.

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the long-term survivorship and functional outcome of distal femoral varus osteotomy with fresh osteochondral allograft following failed lateral tibial plateau fracture surgery. We hypothesized that this procedure would be associated with a low rate of conversion to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at medium to long-term follow-up.

Methods: A consecutive series of 27 of distal femoral varus osteotomy combined with fresh osteochondral allograft following (27 patients) conducted between January 1981 and January 2005 for failed lateral tibial plateau fracture was retrospectively reviewed.