What Are Culturally Relevant Activities of Daily Living in the Asian-Indian Population? A Survey of 402 Patients With Knee Pain.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures are essential tools in assessing clinical outcomes. Although several patient-reported outcome measures such as the Oxford Knee Score and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score have been developed and validated, their applicability in the Asian-Indian population may be limited; key cultural differences including varying functional demands, ethnicity-specific necessities, and social expectations represent a unique collection of needs. Such differences include preferences toward ground-level activities and those favoring the manual completion of tasks.

A Novel Irrigant to Eliminate Planktonic Bacteria and Eradicate Biofilm Superstructure With Persistent Effect During Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: Numerous studies have examined the use of topical and irrigation-related adjuvants to decrease the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total hip arthroplasty. Many issues related to their use remain to be investigated. These include cost, antibiotic stewardship, bactericidal effect on planktonic bacteria, host cytotoxicity, necessity to irrigate/dilute potentially cytotoxic agents after their application, and impact on biofilm.

Robotic-Assisted Knee Arthroplasty (RAKA): The Technique, the Technology and the Transition.

Background: There has been an exponential increase in knee arthroplasty over the past 20 years. This has led to a quest for improvement in outcomes and patient satisfaction. While the last decade of last century proved to be the decade for Computer-Assisted Surgery (CAS) or Computer Navigation wherein the technology demonstrated a clear benefit in terms of improving mechanical axis alignment and component positioning, this decade is likely to belong to Robotics.

The impact of total joint arthroplasty on sexual function in young, active patients.

There is limited information regarding sexual function following total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA). A multicenter study of 806 THA, 542 TKA, and 181 control patients less than 60 years of age was conducted using an independent survey center to question subjects about their sexual function. Only 1.

Is administratively coded comorbidity and complication data in total joint arthroplasty valid?

Background: Administrative claims data are increasingly being used in public reporting of provider performance and health services research. However, the concordance between administrative claims data and the clinical record in lower extremity total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is unknown.

Questions/purposes: We evaluated the concordance between administrative claims and the clinical record for 13 commonly reported comorbidities and complications in patients undergoing TJA.

The association of a dysmorphic pelvis, absence of pubic rami, hip dysplasia, and genitourinary anomalies.

Background: There have been reports of children who had absence of the pubic rami, hip dysplasia, and genitourinary anomalies.

Case Report: We describe a 44-year-old woman with severe hip dysplasia, bilateral chronic congenital hip dislocations, abnormal development of the entire pelvis, and absence of the pubic rami in association with absence of the uterus.

Conclusion: We present an individual who has abnormal development of the entire pelvis, including absence of the pubic rami, and genitourinary anomalies.

Acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the leg in children: diagnosis and outcome.

Background: Currently, the most common clinical scenario for compartment syndrome in children is acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the leg. We studied the cause, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the leg in children.

Methods: Forty-three cases of acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the leg in forty-two skeletally immature patients were collected from two large pediatric trauma centers over a seventeen-year period.

Complications after pinning of supracondylar distal humerus fractures.

Background: Supracondylar distal humerus fractures are one of the most common skeletal injuries in children. The current treatment of choice in North America is closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation. Often surgeons leave the pins exposed beneath a cast but outside the skin.