Elevating Orthopaedic Excellence Through Professional Coaching.

» Increased professional, personal, and emotional stress can have compounding negative effects on physicians, which can be detrimental to teamwork dynamics, workplace environment, productivity, and personal well-being. Orthopaedic surgery, in particular, is a medical specialty that demonstrates high workplace demands, elevated rates of burnout, and low workplace diversity.» Professional coaching can help combat these challenges and facilitate professional success by providing an outlet for discussion and planning toward one's career development and goals.

Promoting Wellness Among Orthopaedic Surgeons.

» Wellness encompasses multiple dimensions of well-being, including physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health. Prioritizing physician wellness is crucial for ensuring high-quality patient care and reducing the risks of burnout, depression, and other mental health issues. Poor wellness among physicians not only affects their personal and professional lives but also has a ripple effect on patient care.

Obstacle Course Races Present a Risk of Musculoskeletal, Knee, and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Especially in High-Impact Landing Maneuvers and Female Athletes: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To determine the incidence rate (IR) of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and associated musculoskeletal injuries in recreational and/or military-training obstacle course races (OCRs) and to determine whether there are any risk factors or features of OCRs impacting the rate of ACL injury in race participants.

Methods: This systematic review was performed in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. Studies were identified using the following electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Scopus.

Beyond Single Accreditation: Exploring Factors Influencing Selection of Osteopathic Medical Students in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Match.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate DO orthopaedic surgery residents compared with their MD counterparts in traditionally allopathic programs, assessing research productivity, number of departmental DO faculty and alumni, and geographical ties to the residency program.

Methods: The Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database was used to retrospectively identify traditionally allopathic ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs for the 2023 to 2024 year. Residency program websites Scopus, PubMed, and Doximity were used to collect data.

Athlete advocacy: an examination of existing reporting frameworks and next steps.

The 2017 USA Gymnastics (USAG) scandal, which revealed that Dr. Larry Nassar, head team physician for US gymnastics, sexually abused countless gymnasts, is one of the most widely recognized cases of sexual abuse in youth sports. Not only did Nassar abuse elite US gymnasts, but he also abused many student-athletes at Michigan State University.

The Role of Virtual Reality in Training Orthopaedic Surgery Residents.

» Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used across surgical specialties in training, offering a safe, immersive environment for skill development.» Studies show that VR significantly improves surgical performance making it an effective training tool for orthopaedic residents; however, effects may be more pronounced in junior trainees and may not be seen in senior trainees or attendings.» As VR technology evolves, it promises broader applications in surgical training, though further research is needed to establish its superiority over traditional methods.

Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in patients who undergo knee arthroscopy: a systematic review.

Background: Knee arthroscopy is one of the most common procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons. A potentially life-threatening complication following this procedure is deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT prophylaxis can be obtained both mechanically (e.

A 15-Year Bibliometric Analysis of Sports Medicine Studies in : A Systematic Review.

Background: Orthopaedic sports medicine is among the most popular subspecialties. Understanding the trends in sports medicine research over time can offer insight into progress and innovation within the field. The purpose of this study was to assess both the quality of the current literature and trends in gender diversity and inclusion by evaluating publishing characteristics of sports medicine studies in The from 2007 to 2021.

Representation Matters: A Higher Percentage of Women Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Is Associated With an Increased Number of Women Residents.

Introduction: Orthopaedic surgery has been recognized as one of the least diverse surgical specialties. Previous studies have demonstrated that women are heavily underrepresented within orthopaedic surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether orthopaedic surgery residency programs with a higher presence of women faculty had a higher proportion of women residents.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) prophylaxis after distal biceps repair.

Hypothesis And Background: A potential complication of distal biceps repair is heterotopic ossification (HO), which impacts both limb function and overall patient outcomes. Common HO prophylaxis methods include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or localized radiation therapy. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine an effective means of providing HO prophylaxis following distal biceps repair.

The Impact of Mentoring on Academic Career Success in Surgical Subspecialties: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: As of 2019, women comprise 52.4% of medical school matriculants, make up more than one-third of the active physician workforce, and nearly half of residents and fellows. Although the number of women physicians continues to increase, many surgical subspecialities, including orthopaedic surgery, have not seen a substantial increase in the percentage of women physicians.

Sex specific considerations in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete: State of the art.

The increased participation of females in sports has been accompanied by an increase in the rate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The literature has identified risk factors for noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes, including anatomic, hormonal, biomechanical, neuromuscular, and environmental factors. This review will provide an overview of sex-specific considerations when managing female athletes with ACL injuries.

Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Are Less Represented as Head Team Physicians in Collegiate Athletic Programs.

Purpose: To evaluate National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) head team physicians (HTPs), focusing on gender as it relates to divisional variability, medical specialty, and research productivity.

Methods: In December 2022, the NCAA member directory was utilized to obtain HTP information from the top 5 conferences within Divisions I, II, and III (DI, DII, and DIII, respectively). Division I schools were selected from the previously established "Power 5" conferences.

Demographics and Characteristics of Vice Chairs in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Programs: A Descriptive Study.

Introduction: The Vice-chair (VC) position is gaining popularity in academic orthopaedic surgery departments; however, there is a paucity of information regarding qualifications and career advancements associated with this role. The purpose of this study was to define the characteristics of current orthopaedic surgery department VCs.

Design: Descriptive study following a retrospective web-based search utilizing the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA) database and orthopaedic surgery residency program websites.

Sex, Race, and Ethnicity of Faculty and Department Chairs in Orthopaedic Surgery and Comparable Fields: 2015 to 2022.

Introduction: The field of orthopaedic surgery has disproportionately low numbers of women and underrepresented in medicine (URM) groups. Although the representation of women and URM in orthopaedics has increased over the past several years, the growth has not kept up with other surgical specialties.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of data presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) regarding US medical school faculty and department chair makeup in 2018 to 2022 and 2015 data from the AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Sciences reports.

Biomimetic Proteoglycans Strengthen the Pericellular Matrix of Normal and Osteoarthritic Human Cartilage.

In osteoarthritis (OA), degradation of cartilage pericellular matrix (PCM), the proteoglycan-rich immediate cell microniche, is a leading event of disease initiation. This study demonstrated that biomimetic proteoglycans (BPGs) can diffuse into human cartilage from both normal and osteoarthritic donors and are preferentially localized within the PCM. Applying immunofluorescence (IF)-guided AFM nanomechanical mapping, we show that this localization of BPGs increases the PCM micromodulus of both normal and OA specimens.

Injuries in Male and Female Wrestlers.

» With historical exclusion from the sport and lack of research on the subject, there is a paucity of data regarding the injury incidence, treatment, and recovery of female wrestlers as compared with their male counterparts.» Data demonstrate that female wrestlers are more likely to experience sprains/strains, whereas male wrestlers experience more concussions and fractures.» Variations in behavior and physiology including risk-taking habits and ligament laxity may contribute to differences in injury incidence between male and female wrestlers.

Recommendations for postpartum athletes returning to sport: the past, present, and future.

Introduction: There is a growing percentage of elite female athletes who choose to start a family during their athletic careers. Current guidelines to manage postpartum elite athletes returning to sport are weakly rooted in athlete-centered evidence and/or are restricted by small sample sizes. The purpose of this review was to collect and compare existing protocols and guidelines for elite athletes returning to sport following childbirth and to highlight the current culture surrounding postpartum athletes.

Gender Disparity in Authorship Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residents.

Background: Gender disparity remains pervasive in orthopaedic surgery, which affects the research pursuits of orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose of this study was to characterize gender-related authorship trends of orthopaedic surgery residents, including evaluation of gender-concordant publication rates.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional analysis of US orthopaedic surgery residency programs was performed.

Medical advisability of softball youth pitching recommendations on the internet.

Objective: Developing softball pitchers are prone to injury due to the repetitive throwing motion. Many children and parents use the internet as a source of medical advice, but this information may not always be aligned with medical guidelines. The purpose of this study was to assess the medical advisability of injury prevention guidelines for developing softball pitchers on websites using Google as the primary search engine.

Harmonization of Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Data of the Pediatric Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Cord at 3T Using Longitudinal ComBat.

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the spinal cord has been extensively used to identify biomarkers for spinal cord pathology. Previously, the longitudinal ComBat (longComBat) technique was examined to reduce scanner effects in multi-site, multi-scanner spinal cord DTI data. This study aimed to assess its effectiveness on longitudinal scans using a single-scanner pediatric dataset, including healthy and spinal cord injury (SCI) subjects.

Effective Use of Twitter by Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Journals Can Result in Increased Impact Factor.

Purpose: To determine whether activity on Twitter was correlated with increasing impact factor (IF) among 6 orthopaedic sports medicine journals.

Methods: Twitonomy software was used to collect account activity for the ; ; ; ; and . Data from 2000 to 2020 were collected.

Risk Factors for Shoulder Injuries in Female Athletes Playing Overhead Sports: A Systematic Review.

Context: Sports involving overhead motions put substantial biomechanical demands on the shoulder and may result in injuries.

Objective: To determine risk factors (RFs) for shoulder injuries in female athletes who play overhead sports and evaluate strategies to reduce shoulder injuries in these athletes.

Data Sources: A systematic electronic search was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines.

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Websites: Assessing Information Gaps and Opportunities for Attracting Applicants.

Introduction: The quality and volume of information on orthopaedic surgery residency program websites are helpful for informed decision making of prospective applicants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the content on orthopaedic surgery residency program websites and identify areas for improvement.

Methods: In November 2023, 203 orthopaedic surgery residency programs were reviewed using the Association of American Medical Colleges Residency Explorer tool.