Semisupine Positioning for Proximal Humerus ORIF Using Arthroscopic Shoulder Distractor.

Advances in implant technology have improved the orthopaedic surgeon's ability to successfully treat proximal humerus fractures. However, obtaining and maintaining anatomic reduction throughout surgery remains difficult. Failure to do so can compromise surgical outcomes leading to poor clinical results.

The Haitian Orthopaedic Residency Exchange Program.

Unlabelled: After a devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, multiple South Carolinian orthopaedic teams, funded by the South Carolina Orthopedic Association (SCOA), developed an exchange program for Haitian residents.

Methods: SCOA teams have sequentially logged their patient experiences since 2015 for a total of six updates per year. These logs were reviewed in detail to evaluate clinical results in terms of case volumes, cases performed, follow-up obtained, and complications.

A prospective analysis of clinical detection of defective wrapping by operating room staff.

Surgical instrument trays are wrapped for sterilization, and these wraps are inspected by operating room personnel for defects before using the instruments. In this study, we intentionally damaged wraps, and these wraps were evaluated by operating room personnel. Examiners correctly identified a wrapper's sterile integrity with an overall 56.