Prophylactic Radiotherapy for Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification After Periacetabular Fractures: A Review of Efficacy and Associated Conditions.

Prophylactic radiotherapy (XRT) is a commonly used treatment to decrease heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with traumatic hip injuries. We conducted a retrospective review of patients at risk for HO who underwent XRT. Of the patients reviewed, 27.

The 50 Most Cited Papers Concerning Open Fractures.

The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the top 50 most cited papers regarding open fractures. The ISI Web of Knowledge database was used to conduct a search query during May 2020 for articles pertaining to open fractures. The query used multiple Boolean operative combinations.

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Ankle Injuries in the National Football League.

Background: Traumatic ankle injuries are commonly complicated by persistent symptoms and the development of chronic ankle instability.

Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of ankle injuries in the National Football League (NFL) and investigate the effects that ankle injuries have on performance metrics in the years after injury.

Study Design: Descriptive epidemiologic study.

Electric scooters as a source of orthopedic injuries at a Level-I trauma center.

Introduction: Electric scooter rentals are offered by major ridesharing companies as a new and alternative method for urban travel in major metropolitan areas. The correlation between motorized electric scooter rental services and orthopedic injuries has not been well scrutinized. The purpose of our study is to evaluate orthopedic injuries sustained by motorized scooter riders and their potential correlation with patient demographics and associated injuries.

A Comparison of Two-Year Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Clinical Outcomes Using All-Soft Tissue Quadriceps Tendon Autograft With Femoral/Tibial Cortical Suspensory Fixation Versus Tibial Interference Screw Fixation.

Purpose: To contribute to future quadriceps tendon harvest and fixation guidelines in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by comparing 2-year patient-reported subjective knee outcome scores and incidence of graft-related complications between the shorter harvest all-inside tibial-femoral suspensory fixation (TFSF) approach versus the longer harvest standard tibial interference screw fixation technique.

Methods: Patients who underwent primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with all soft tissue quadriceps tendon autograft from January 2017 to May 2019 were identified for inclusion. Patients were matched into 2 cohorts of 62 based on reconstruction technique.

Rehabilitation Protocols for Superior Capsular Reconstruction Are Variable: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To screen manuscripts that discuss rehabilitation protocols for patients who underwent superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) to elucidate whether a standard rehabilitation algorithm exists for SCR.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (i.e.

Pediatric injuries related to electric scooter use: a national database review.

Electric scooter (e-scooter) use and resulting injuries have grown exponentially since expansion into ridesharing in 2017. No study has described pediatric e-scooter injuries and focused on their impact in an adolescent cohort. Our primary purpose was to describe the epidemiology of admitted pediatric e-scooter injuries and compare them with existing literature on adults.

Primary Versus Secondary Radiotherapy for Heterotopic Ossification Prevention About the Elbow.

Objectives: To examine the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy for the prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO) about the elbow.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Level 1 trauma center.

The Fifty Most-Cited Articles Regarding SLAP Lesions.

Purpose: To identify and evaluate the top 50 most-cited articles pertaining to SLAP tears.

Methods: The ISI Web of Knowledge database was used to conduct a query for articles pertaining to SLAP tears. Our query was conducted in April 2020 with multiple Boolean operative combinations performed by 2 independent reviewers.

Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 50 Most Commonly Cited Studies.

Background: Unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an accepted treatment option for unicompartmental femorotibial degeneration and is gaining in popularity. The goal of this review is to evaluate the top 50 most cited articles pertaining to UKA to better help surgeons understand the trends, identify influential articles, and navigate this body of literature more effectively.

Methods: The Institute for Scientific Information Web of Knowledge database was used to identify all articles related to UKA.

Intra-articular Calcaneus Fractures: Current Concepts Review.

Calcaneal fractures are the most common fracture of the tarsal bones and represent 1% to 2% of all fractures. Roughly 75% of these fractures include intra-articular involvement of the posterior facet of the calcaneus. Intra-articular calcaneal fractures are challenging injuries to manage for both patients and surgeons given their association with both early and late complications.

Diagnosis of Traumatic Ankle Arthrotomies Using Saline Load Tests, Methylene Blue, and Radiopaque Tracer: A Cadaveric Study.

Background: The objective of this study was to define the volume (mLs) needed for a positive saline load challenge test in anterolateral (AL), anteromedial (AM), posterolateral (PL), or posteromedial (PM) ankle arthrotomy wounds using normal saline (NS) and methylene blue (MB). Another objective was to evaluate the use of fluoroscopy and iodinated contrast in the diagnosis of ankle arthrotomies.

Methods: Four cadaveric ankle specimens underwent standardized arthrotomy creation in either the AL, AM, PL, or PM portion of each specimen.

MRI Evaluation of Posterior Capsular Dehiscence After Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Introduction: To our knowledge, no previous study has evaluated the use of MRI to diagnose posterior capsule dehiscence after posterior approach total hip arthroplasty (THA) with capsular repair and its association with postoperative posterior hip dislocation.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent posterior approach THA with capsulotomy repair was performed. Patients were identified who subsequently underwent MRI, and these studies were evaluated for signs of posterior capsular disruption.

An Elevated Metrorail as a Source of Orthopedic Injuries and Death at a Level-I Trauma Center.

Background: Elevated Metrorail systems differ from conventional trains by their slower speeds and collisions with pedestrians predominantly occurring at accessible stations or platforms. Here, the orthopedic implications of pedestrians struck by a Metrorail are evaluated, as were the correlations of substance abuse and psychiatric history on injury and death.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study at a single Level-1 trauma center of patients requiring admission with orthopedic injuries following Metrorail impact from 1/2004-2/2017.

Energy conserving thermoregulatory patterns and lower disease severity in a bat resistant to the impacts of white-nose syndrome.

The devastating bat fungal disease, white-nose syndrome (WNS), does not appear to affect all species equally. To experimentally determine susceptibility differences between species, we exposed hibernating naïve little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) and big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) to the fungus that causes WNS, Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). After hibernating under identical conditions, Pd lesions were significantly more prevalent and more severe in little brown myotis.