Patient-Reported Outcomes After Intramedullary Nailing of Oncologic Impending or Pathologic Fractures With Carbon Fiber or Titanium Implant.

Introduction: Despite the benefits of intramedullary nailing (IMN) of impending or pathologic fractures in oncologic patients, literature on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is scarce in patients treated with carbon fiber (CF) nails. Our study compared postoperative PROs after IMN with CF or titanium implants.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study of patients treated at our institution with CF or titanium nails for impending or pathologic fractures from metastatic bone disease.

Titanium vs. carbon fiber-reinforced intramedullary nailing for humeral bone tumors.

Background: Multiple techniques have been described to treat humeral diaphyseal bone tumors requiring curettage or excision. Recent studies have suggested that carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) intramedullary nails (IMNs) may be preferable to titanium IMNs for patients with musculoskeletal tumors due to CFR-PEEK's high tensile strength, radiolucency, a modulus of elasticity closer to native bone, and improved postoperative surveillance/radiation dosing. In this study, we describe the rate of fixation failure for both CFR-PEEK and titanium humeral IMNs when used for humeral diaphyseal bone tumors requiring curettage or excision.

The Healthcare Experience of Autistic Patients in Orthopaedic Surgery and Closely Related Fields: A Scoping Review.

Orthopaedic and related care has the potential to present unique obstacles for patients with a range of autism manifestations. In this review, we aim to describe and analyze the literature on autistic patients' experience within orthopaedics and closely related fields. This literature search utilized the PubMed, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases.

C-reactive Protein-to-albumin Ratio in Spinal Epidural Abscess: Association with Post-treatment Complications.

Introduction: Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a complex medical condition with high morbidity and healthcare costs. Clinical presentation and laboratory data may have prognostic value in forecasting morbidity and mortality. C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) demonstrates promise for the prediction of adverse events in multiple orthopaedic and nonorthopaedic surgical conditions.

Optimizing Spinal Anesthesia in Same-Day Discharge Knee Arthroplasty Patients: Mepivacaine Versus Ropivacaine.

Background: Short-acting spinal anesthetics are playing an increasing role in same-day discharge total joint arthroplasty though their direct comparison remains to be studied. Therefore, this study aims to compare two formulations of spinal anesthesia regarding time to discharge following knee arthroplasty surgery.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 207 patients who underwent unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA, n = 172) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA, n = 35) from May 2018 to December 2020 at a single institution and were discharged the same day.

Gender Disparity Trends in Authorship of Hand Surgery Research.

Purpose: Despite an overall trend towards gender parity, women continue to remain underrepresented in surgical fields. Until recently, women's representation in hand surgery literature was largely unexplored. The objective of this study was to examine how authorship gender trends among academic hand surgeons have evolved between 2006 and 2019.

Disparities Among Leading Publishers of Arthroplasty Research.

Background: Despite the importance of diversity in advancing scientific progress, diversity among leading authors in arthroplasty has not been examined. This study aimed to identify, characterize, and assess disparities among leading authors in arthroplasty literature from 2002 to 2019.

Methods: Articles published between 2002 and 2019 from 12 academic journals that publish orthopedic and arthroplasty research were extracted from PubMed.

Trends in Gender Disparities in Authorship of Arthroplasty Research.

Background: Despite efforts to address gender disparities in medicine, female representation in orthopaedics lags behind that of other fields, and little work has evaluated gender disparities within the subspecialty of arthroplasty surgery. The objective of this study was to analyze female authorship trends in arthroplasty research from 2002 to 2019.

Methods: Articles published from 2002 to 2019 in 12 clinical orthopaedic and arthroplasty journals were extracted from PubMed.