Beyond Single Accreditation: Exploring Factors Influencing Selection of Osteopathic Medical Students in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Match.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate DO orthopaedic surgery residents compared with their MD counterparts in traditionally allopathic programs, assessing research productivity, number of departmental DO faculty and alumni, and geographical ties to the residency program.

Methods: The Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database was used to retrospectively identify traditionally allopathic ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs for the 2023 to 2024 year. Residency program websites Scopus, PubMed, and Doximity were used to collect data.

Shouldering the load: A scoping review of incidence, types, and risk factors of shoulder injuries in weight-lifting athletes.

Lifestyles advocating for proper health and fitness have been trending in recent years, and as such, sports like weightlifting have become very popular worldwide. While these sports improve physical fitness and cardiovascular health, they carry an inherent risk for physical injuries, mainly to the shoulder. In this review, we aimed to explore the epidemiology of shoulder injuries in weightlifting using a systematic search of the literature.

Pre-Operative Traction in Femoral Fractures for Pain Management: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.

Objectives: This meta-analysis studies and assesses the pain relief effect of different pre-operative traction systems in proximal and femoral shaft fractures as this subject is still debated and no clear guidelines are established.

Methods: PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and Google Scholar (page 1-20) were searched until January 2024. The clinical outcomes collected consisted of pain scales following traction.

Robotic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy in octogenarians: a comparative propensity score analysis of perioperative outcomes.

Background: Compared to open pancreaticoduodenectomies (OPD), the robotic (RPD) approach decreases the rate of complication and the length of stay (LOS). However, it remains unknown if these benefits persist in octogenarians, who are at higher risk for perioperative morbidity and mortality.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-NSQIP database was performed to identify patients aged 80 years or older who underwent PD for pancreatic adenocarcinoma between 2015-2021.

The Prognostic Significance of Nativity, Enclave Residence, and Socioeconomic Status Among Hispanic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background: Residence in ethnic enclaves and nativity are both associated with survival in Hispanic patients with cancer, although their prognostic significance in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. We aimed to determine the association between nativity, neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES), and ethnic enclave residency with overall survival in Hispanic patients with HCC.

Methods: Hispanic patients diagnosed with HCC from 2004 to 2017 were identified in the Texas Cancer Registry.