Capability After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Is Strongly Associated With Preoperative Symptoms of Depression.

Background: Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) aims to improve the level of capability (ability to perform valued life activities) associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, some evidence suggests a substantial proportion of patients remain dissatisfied with their outcomes after this procedure. We sought to better understand the association between mental health, specifically symptoms of depression, with postoperative outcomes.

Effect of a Question-Building Intervention on Patient Activation in Integrated Musculoskeletal Care.

Patient activation, the propensity for patients to engage in adaptive health behaviors, is a modifiable factor associated with health outcomes and treatment compliance. The authors evaluated the effect of a question-building intervention (QBI) on patient activation among patients with musculoskeletal symptoms and a low baseline level of activation. Patients seeking treatment for musculoskeletal pain were recruited at the beginning of their outpatient clinic appointment, and they completed the Patient Activation Measure 10-item version (PAM-10) and a demographic questionnaire.

PROMIS PF correlates with HOOS, JR in patients with hip pain.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly integrated into reporting requirements tied to reimbursement. There may be advantages to computer adaptive tests that apply to many different anatomical regions and diseases, provided that important information is not lost.

Questions: 1) Does the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function (PROMIS PF) computer adaptive test correlate with the Hip injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS, JR: a hip-specific PROM); 2) Is there any difference in the amount of variation explained by various factors (e.

Pyriform Costal Cartilage Graft Improves Cleft-Side Alar Asymmetry in Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty.

Objective: The asymmetry of a retrusive cleft-side ala positioned posterior, lateral, and inferior relative to the noncleft ala is exacerbated by ipsilateral deficiency of the pyriform aperture. We describe use of pyriform costal cartilage grafts for enhanced structural foundation and alar symmetry in secondary cleft rhinoplasty.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Global Contributions to Aesthetic Surgery Journal Over the Past Decade.

Background: The Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ) is a world-renowned publication with valuable contributions from around the globe.

Objectives: To better characterize the journal's evolving representation of global contributions to aesthetic surgery, the authors examined the author affiliations of all articles published in ASJ over the last decade.

Methods: A PubMed search was performed for all journal articles published in ASJ from January 2008 to August 2018.