Dementia and Hip Fractures: A Comprehensive Review of Management Approaches.

» The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic, and the number of dementia cases in the United States is expected to double to 10 million by 2050.» Patients with dementia are at 3× higher risk of hip fractures and have higher morbidity and mortality after hip fractures.» Hip fracture patients with dementia benefit from early analgesia and timely surgical fixation of fracture.

Cemented total knee arthroplasty provides greater knee range of motion at 2 years than cementless technique.

Introduction: Optimal fixation method between cemented, cementless, and hybrid techniques for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is still debated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cemented versus cementless TKA.

Methods: We reviewed 168 patients who underwent a primary TKA at a single academic institution between January 2015 and June 2017.

A comparison of outcomes for above-knee-amputation and arthrodesis for the chronically infected total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.

Introduction: Several strategies have been shown to have some efficacy in the chronically infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA): chronic antibiotic suppression, a second two-stage revision, arthrodesis, and above-the-knee amputation (AKA). We conducted a systematic review to determine the efficacy of these treatments in patients who had previously received a two-stage revision.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed which investigated PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases.

Association Between Parental Understanding of Pitch Smart Guidelines and Youth Baseball Player Injuries.

Background: Injuries continue to rise among youth baseball players despite extensive research into prevention and the availability of throwing guidelines such as Pitch Smart. More research is needed to understand whether adherence to the current guidelines decreases injuries.

Purpose: To understand the degree to which parents are aware of the Pitch Smart guidelines, whether parents adhere to the guidelines, and whether adherence results in decreased injuries in youth baseball players.

Patient dissatisfaction following total knee arthroplasty: external validation of a new prediction model.

Tools designed to predict patient satisfaction following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have the potential to guide patient selection. Our study aimed to validate a model that predicts patient satisfaction following TKA. Phone surveys were administered to 203 patients who underwent TKA between 2009 and 2016 at the University of Illinois.

Internal Validation of a Predictive Model for Satisfaction After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: As the number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures continues to rise in the context of bundled payment models, patients dissatisfied postoperatively that require additional care will impose additional cost to the healthcare system. The purpose of this study is to internally validate a predictive model for postoperative patient satisfaction after TKA.

Methods: In total, 484 consecutive primary TKA patients between January 2014 and January 2016 were included.