A case series of recurrent myotendinous rotator cuff tears repaired and augmented with dermal allograft: clinical outcomes at two years.

Unlabelled: When rotator cuff tears occur after a primary repair at the footprint, they often fail medially at the myotendinous junction, also called type II tears. These are difficult tears to treat, and little research has been published on how to address tears at the myotendinous junction and the clinical outcomes of the revised repairs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of type II rotator cuff tears repaired with a dermal allograft augmentation.

Implementation of an Antibiotic Therapy Protocol for Open Fractures in the Emergency Department.

Context: Well established in the Emergency Department (ED) literature is that the most important factor in decreasing subsequent infection rate in open fractures is the time to first administration of antibiotics. As such, the authors developed a new ED open fracture antibiotic protocol to facilitate more expeditious antibiotic administration and appropriate choice of antibiotics.

Methods: During Phase 1 of this project, the authors identified the 2012 - 2016 historical length of time from presentation of an open fracture to the possible initiation of antibiotic therapy at their institution.

ON-Q infusion pump linked to increased hospital stay after total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate immediate postoperative pain control modalities after total knee arthroplasty at the author's specific institution and compare those modalities with patient satisfaction, rehabilitation status, and length of hospital stay.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 101 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty from 2013 to 2016 was performed. Data was collected including the pain control modality, total pain medication consumption, physical therapy progress, length of hospital stay and Visual Analog Scores.