Medical Malpractice Trends in Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Medical malpractice lawsuits can place significant economic and psychologic burden on a provider. Orthopedic surgery is one of the most common subspecialties involved in malpractice claims. There is currently no study examining malpractice lawsuits within foot and ankle surgery.

Effects of race on blood loss in spinal fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Objective: Posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be associated with significant blood loss. It has been suggested that blood loss is greater in different racial groups. The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in blood loss between African American and Caucasian patients undergoing PSF for AIS.

Fusions ending above the sagittal stable vertebrae in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: does it matter?

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To validate whether fusions that end proximal to the sagittal stable vertebrae are at risk for developing distal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Posterior spinal fusion is routinely used for the treatment of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Resource Utilization for Patients With Distal Radius Fractures in a Pediatric Emergency Department.

Importance: Improvement of clinician understanding of acceptable deformity in pediatric distal radius fractures is needed.

Objective: To assess how often children younger than 10 years undergo a potentially unnecessary closed reduction using procedural sedation in the emergency department for distal radial metaphyseal fracture and the associated cost implications for these reduction procedures.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cross-sectional study included 258 consecutive children younger than 10 years who presented to a single, level I, pediatric emergency department and who had a distal radius fracture with or without ulna involvement between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2017.