Assessing students' perception of gender as a barrier in Orthopedic residency matching: A pilot survey study.

Background: Gender disparity in orthopedic residency programs is evident. Limited research investigates if gender attitudes deter women from applying to orthopedic surgery residency programs.

Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to a single medical school which explored medical students' perceptions regarding their gender's influence on matching into orthopedic surgery residency, alongside motivators and barriers for applying.

The Pregnant Arthroplasty Surgeon: A Women in Arthroplasty Committee Editorial.

Background: Women orthopaedic surgeons face unique challenges during their careers. There are extremely low numbers of women in the field, particularly in the specialty of adult reconstruction. Factors contributing to low numbers of women entering this subspecialty include increased perceived physical demand relative to other fields, occupational hazards during pregnancy such as exposure to radiation and polymethylmethacrylate bone cement, concerns for work-life balance, and limited number of women within the subspecialty.

The floating first metatarsal: a case report.

Complete dislocation of the first metatarsal represents an infrequent injury. The authors present the case of a 48-year-old man who sustained dislocation of the first metatarsal from both the metatarsophalangeal and tarsometatarsal joints in a motor vehicle accident. After open reduction, the first metatarsophalangeal joint was temporarily fixated with a Kirschner wire to maintain reduction, while the first metatarso-cuneiform joint was fixated with two cannulated screws.

Nonoperative treatment of hip fractures.

We retrospectively reviewed a population database and a case series to compare the mortality of operative and nonoperative treatment of hip fractures in patients with severe comorbidity. Nonoperative treatment of hip fractures (bed rest or early weight bearing) was administered based on medical assessment of perioperative risk. Comparison of 30-day mortality was performed between the nonoperatively and operatively treated groups.

Comparison of early and delayed fixation of subcapital hip fractures in patients sixty years of age or less.

Background: Subcapital hip fractures in younger patients are generally treated with internal fixation rather than with primary hemiarthroplasty, which is generally reserved for older, low-demand patients. Avascular necrosis can occur following this injury because of disruption of the femoral head blood supply. Some believe that emergent fracture reduction is necessary to minimize the risk of avascular necrosis.