Outcomes of operatively managed periprosthetic distal femur fractures compared to fractures in patients with native knees.

Introduction: With the increasing incidence of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is an expected rise in rate of periprosthetic fractures in the coming years. It is unclear how the outcomes of patients with distal femur fractures (DFF) and a total knee arthroplasty compare to patients of the same age group with native knees (NK).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was completed for distal femur fractures treated with surgical fixation from January 2019-March 2021.

Return to Sport after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review.

Objective: Perform a systematic literature review regarding return to sport (RTS) outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (aRCR) for full-thickness rotator cuff tears (FTRCTs).

Data Sources: Systematic review of all articles in PubMed, Medline, and Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE) was conducted in April 2022 using a combination of keywords: "rotator cuff repair," "RCR," "complete," "full-thickness," "tear," "RCT," "injury," "shoulder," "arthroscopic," "return to sport," "RTS," "sport," "return to play," and "athlete." Cohorts were included from all articles reporting RTS after aRCR for FTRCTs.

Association of Preoperative Opioid Use With Postoperative Opioid Use and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Ankle Fracture Fixation Patients.

Background: Ankle fracture surgery is a common procedure with many patients receiving opioid medications for postoperative pain control. Whether there are factors associated with higher medication quantities or patient-reported outcomes, however, remains largely unknown.

Methods: Patients with isolated, rotational ankle fractures who underwent surgical fixation between January 2018 and March 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.