Characterizing Negative Online Reviews of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Background: The growing focus on subjective patient experiences has created an increase in popularity for physician rating websites. The purpose of this study was to characterize extremely negative reviews of pediatric orthopaedic surgeons.

Methods: Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons were randomly selected using the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America comprehensive list of surgeons.

Motion laboratory gait analysis and orthopedic resident education: preliminary results.

Gait analysis in the pediatric and adult orthopedic patient populations can adjunct the diagnosis and treatment of a multitude of musculoskeletal conditions. Understanding of normal and abnormal gait biomechanics is an important aspect of orthopedic residency; yet, there is great variability in the time residency programs dedicate to gait analysis education. The purpose of this study was to investigate if formal gait analysis education during residency improves an orthopedic resident's understanding of normal and pathologic gait.

The modified Dunn procedure for unstable slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a multicenter perspective.

Background: The modified Dunn procedure has rapidly gained popularity as a treatment for unstable slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), but limited data exist regarding its safety and efficacy. The purpose of this study was to present results and complications following this procedure in a large multicenter series.

Methods: We reviewed the outcomes of all patients who had been treated with the modified Dunn procedure by five surgeons from separate tertiary-care institutions.

The Dega osteotomy: a versatile osteotomy in the treatment of developmental and neuromuscular hip pathology.

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of the Dega osteotomy in the treatment of hip pathology resulting from both developmental dysplasia (DDH) and neuromuscular disease (NM).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the results of one surgeon's operative experience with the Dega osteotomy for the treatment of DDH and NM. Forty-four patients (50 hips) with an average length of follow-up of 53 months were identified.

Clinical outcome in total hip arthroplasty using a cemented titanium femoral prosthesis.

Between 1988 and 1993, 118 total hip arthroplasties were carried out using cemented titanium alloy stems with modular cobalt-chrome heads. At a mean follow-up of 66.2 months, the overall clinical failure rate as a result of aseptic loosening of the femoral stem was 11.