Telling the truth to patients before hip fracture surgery.

Background: Hip fracture repair surgery carries a certain mortality risk, yet evidence suggests that orthopedic surgeons often refrain from discussing this issue with patients prior to surgery.

Aim: This study aims to examine whether orthopedic surgeons raise the issue of one-year post-surgery mortality before hip fracture repair surgery and to explore factors influencing this decision.

Method: The study employs a cross-sectional design, administering validated digital questionnaires to 150 orthopedic surgeons.

Mortality, Survival, and Readmissions During a 12-Month Follow-Up After Hip Fracture: Inpatient Rehabilitation Versus Home Rehabilitation.

Purpose: This study compared readmissions, survival, and mortality during a 12-month follow-up period of inpatient rehabilitation and home rehabilitation for older persons who had experienced a hip fracture.

Methods: This work was retrospective cohort research. Between January 1 and December 30, 2019, the medical records of 280 elderly patients who were admitted to a hospital with a hip fracture were analyzed.

Injury and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence in Women in Israel: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Intimate partner violence is a growing public health concern worldwide, and nurses are uniquely positioned to help identify and refer patients for services. Yet, intimate partner violence injury patterns and characteristics often go unrecognized.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore injury and sociodemographic characteristics associated with intimate partner violence in women presenting to a single emergency department in Israel.

Knowledge of the Mpox virus and conspiracy beliefs and their association with self-confidence in managing the virus among Israeli orthopedic surgeons.

In 2022, the Mpox viral outbreak signaled a global public health emergency. Infectious disease management and prevention are crucial tasks for healthcare workers. In their line of work, orthopedic surgeons could come across cases of the Mpox virus.

Israeli Female Physicians' Motives for Choosing Orthopedics as Their Specialty Choice.

Background: Orthopedics is not a popular field of specialization among female medical students. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine factors related to women's choice of orthopedics as their field of specialty, compared to those who chose other fields.

Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 149 female medical residents from Israel-33 specializing in orthopedics and 116 in other fields-completed a questionnaire.

Knowledge, attitudes, detection, and reporting practices of elder abuse among orthopedists.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to explore orthopedists' level of knowledge regarding laws and directives related to the detection and reporting of elder abuse, their attitudes towards the detection and reporting of elder abuse, detection and reporting practices, and the associations between these variables.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 145 orthopedists employed in various Israeli hospitals-senior orthopedists, orthopedic residents, and orthopedic interns-completed a questionnaire.

Results: The orthopedists had a medium level of knowledge and held positive attitudes on the detection and reporting of elder abuse, but the actual number of cases they detected and reported was low.

Age-related Differences in Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Discectomy.

Introduction: Lumbar discectomy is a common and effective treatment for symptomatic disk herniation. It has been suggested that lumbar discectomy in older patients may result in poorer clinical outcomes and lesser satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to assess age-related difference in patient reported outcomes of patients undergoing lumbar discectomy for chronic low back and radicular pain.

[ROBOTIC TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY].

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common operations performed in the orthopaedic surgery field. TKA is usually performed as a result of primary osteoarthritis which causes pain and a major decrease in the patient's quality of life. TKA is considered a successful operation with a success rate of 80-85%.

Awareness, Knowledge, and Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Among Orthopedic Surgeons in Israel.

This study examines factors associated with screening of female patients for intimate partner violence (IPV) by orthosurgeons in a sample of 100 Israeli orthosurgeons. Findings reveal positive attitudes toward screening female patients but a significant lack of knowledge. Arab orthosurgeons held slightly more negative attitudes toward screening for IPV and had a more prominent lack of knowledge regarding screening for IPV, compared to their Jewish counterparts.