Publications by authors named "R J Hoyer"
Background: Core curricula do not include courses on how to find employment after hand fellowships. Little data exists in literature regarding job selection in hand surgery. This study's purpose was to provide information to future hand surgeons on ways of finding a job that meets their expectations and to elucidate factors that should be considered before deciding on a hand practice.
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- Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), such as pembrolizumab, are being increasingly used to treat renal cell carcinoma (RCC) but can lead to serious immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including neurologic issues like myasthenia gravis (MG).
- A case study discusses a 69-year-old male who developed pembrolizumab-induced MG alongside orbital myositis and myocarditis after starting treatment for his kidney cancer; symptoms worsened rapidly, leading to hospitalization.
- While treatment included stopping pembrolizumab and administering high-dose steroids and IVIG, complete recovery from MG symptoms is rare, stressing the need for careful monitoring for such complications in ICI therapy.
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of training background on the frequency and indications of elbow arthroplasty performed by early-career surgeons.
Methods: A review of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part II Oral Examination Case List database from 2010 to 2021 was completed. The number of cases performed by surgeons from each individual training background were calculated and compared with the total number of surgeons who completed each fellowship during the study period.