Debridement Technique for Single-Stage Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty.

Background: The incidence of revision shoulder arthroplasty continues to rise, and infection is a common indication for revision surgery. Treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in the shoulder remains a controversial topic, with the literature reporting varying methodologies, including the use of debridement and implant retention, single-stage and 2-stage surgeries, antibiotic spacers, and resection arthroplasty. Single-stage revision has been shown to have a low rate of recurrent infection, making it more favorable because it precludes the morbidity of a 2-stage operation.

Do preoperative scapular fractures affect long-term outcomes after reverse shoulder arthroplasty?

Background: Postoperative scapular stress fractures (SSFs) are a formidable problem after reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). Less is known about patients who have these fractures preoperatively. The primary aim of this study was to examine postoperative satisfaction in patients undergoing primary RSA who have preoperative SSF and compared to a matched cohort without preoperative fracture.

Complication rates following reverse and anatomic shoulder replacement in treatment of glenohumeral arthritis: a 10-year Medicare review study.

Background: We sought to compare the complication rates after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) and reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) for primary glenohumeral arthritis in a Medicare population.

Methods: Patients who underwent a shoulder arthroplasty were identified from the 5% subset of Medicare parts A/B between 2009 and 2019. Patients with less than 1-year follow-up were excluded.

Immediate outcomes of early versus late definitive fixation of acetabular fractures: A narrative literature review.

The ideal timing of acetabular fractures fixation remains contentious. Early immediate fixation was thought to increase the surgery duration and blood loss while facilitating earlier mobilization and shorter hospital stay; and vice versa for the late fixation after 7 days. The purpose of this review was to compare the impact of early (defined as within 48 hours) versus later definitive fixation of acetabular fractures on postoperative outcomes.

Trunk and lower extremity long-axis rotation exercise improves forward single leg jump landing neuromuscular control.

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries often involve sudden single leg loading with directional changes. Trunk and lower extremity (LE) load transfer and muscle power are directly coupled during these movements. The effect of trunk and LE long-axis rotation training on forward single leg drop jump landing and stabilization (FSLDJLS) was studied.

Physical therapy needs for patients with physical function injuries post-earthquake disasters: A systematic review of Chinese and Western literature.

Background And Purpose: Over the last 500 years, the most earthquakes with 10,000 or more fatalities and the most overall fatalities have occurred in China. Physical therapists must develop a better understanding of the patient and injury types that they are likely to treat post-earthquake disasters. This systematic review of Chinese and Western literature identified the primary patients treated by physical therapists post-earthquake disasters for injuries that negatively impacted physical function, activity, and participation.

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction-rehabilitation research methodological quality: a systematic review with world region comparisons.

Purpose: A systematic review and world region comparison of combined ACL reconstruction-rehabilitation studies was performed.

Methods: Studies that combined ACL surgical-rehabilitative management published between January 1990 and June 2014 were evaluated. The combined terms "rehabilitation" and "anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction" or "ACL reconstruction" were used to search the CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PEDro, and PubMed databases.

International knee documentation committee knee survey use after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a 2005-2012 systematic review and world region comparison.

Purpose: The purpose of this review was to evaluate International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) survey use after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with other surveys and determine evidence levels and methodologic study quality by world region.

Methods: The Medline database was searched from January 2005 through December 2012.

Results: We identified 421 studies and 33 surveys.