Purpose: We tested whether residents would improve in fluoroscopy knowledge and ability after using an inexpensive novel pelvis model and educational website.
Methods: Twenty-four orthopaedic residents were recruited from three United States residency programs and randomised into two groups with equal numbers of juniors and seniors. The OrthoAcademy group received educational materials from a website ( www.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg
December 2024
Introduction: The importance of web resources for educating orthopaedic trauma patients is well recognized. Yet these resources often exceed the sixth-grade reading level and are too complex for most patients to understand. This study examines the readability of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) pediatric trauma-related educational content compared with similar materials from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative marijuana use and complications following tibia shaft fracture fixation.
Methods: Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Two academic Level I trauma centers.
IEEE Trans Dependable Secure Comput
January 2024
The use of blockchain technology has been proposed to provide auditable access control for individual resources. Unlike the case where all resources are owned by a single organization, this work focuses on distributed applications such as business processes and distributed workflows. These applications are often composed of multiple resources/services that are subject to the security and access control policies of different organizational domains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The artificial intelligence language model Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT) has shown potential as a reliable and accessible educational resource in orthopaedic surgery. Yet, the accuracy of the references behind the provided information remains elusive, which poses a concern for maintaining the integrity of medical content. This study aims to examine the accuracy of the references provided by ChatGPT-4 concerning the Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure (ABCDE) approach in trauma surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis retrospective cohort study aims to investigate the clinical outcomes of Girdlestone resection arthroplasty (GRA) in injection drug users with septic hip arthritis. Patients who underwent primary GRA for septic hip arthritis secondary to injection drug use at two academic trauma centers from 2015 to 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient demographics, surgical details, and follow-up outcomes, including patient-reported outcome measures, were collected and analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFhttps://ota.org/education/ota-online-resources/video-library-procedures-techniques/distal-clavicle-fracture-repair.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe modern management of open fractures was established after the foundational work of Gustilo and Anderson, but we continue to strive to determine the optimal treatment of open fractures to diminish the risk of infection. The ideal timing of antibiotics, presentation to the operating room, and timing of procedures such as flap coverage continue to be investigated with incremental changes recommended over the years. This article aims to provide the most recent review of the literature regarding the timing and management of both upper and lower extremity open fractures, pediatric open fractures, current topics of controversy, and the data supporting current treatment recommendations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The incidence of infection in open tibial shaft injuries varies with the severity of the injury with rates ranging from roughly 2% for Gustilo-Anderson type I to nearly 43% for type IIIB fractures. As with all fractures, timely antibiotics administration in the emergency department (ED) is an essential component of fracture management and infection prevention. This study identifies factors associated with the expedient administration of antibiotics for open tibial shaft fractures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
July 2024
Purpose: The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) models like ChatGPT offers potential for varied applications, including patient education in healthcare. With gaps in osteoporosis and bone health knowledge and adherence to prevention and treatment, this study aims to evaluate the accuracy of ChatGPT in delivering evidence-based information related to osteoporosis.
Methods: Twenty of the most common frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to osteoporosis were subcategorized into diagnosis, diagnostic method, risk factors, and treatment and prevention.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the protective factors of psychological vulnerability in Rescue 1122 workers and to find out the difference in work mattering, coping, grittiness, and psychological vulnerability between rescue workers of fire service and ambulance service department with vicarious traumatization.
Method: A cross-sectional design was used in this study. A sample of 112 male rescue workers was collected from Rescue 1122 department, including participants from the ambulance service (n = 56) and fire service (n = 56) departments through a purposive sampling technique.
Introduction: Web-based resources serve as a fundamental educational platform for orthopaedic trauma patients; however, they are frequently written above the recommended sixth-grade reading level, and previous studies have demonstrated this for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) web-based articles. In this study, we perform an updated assessment of the readability of AAOS trauma-related educational articles as compared with injury-matched education materials developed by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA).
Methods: All 46 AAOS trauma-related web-based ( https://www.
Introduction: Publicly available AI language models such as ChatGPT have demonstrated utility in text generation and even problem-solving when provided with clear instructions. Amidst this transformative shift, the aim of this study is to assess ChatGPT's performance on the orthopaedic surgery in-training examination (OITE).
Methods: All 213 OITE 2021 web-based questions were retrieved from the AAOS-ResStudy website (https://www.
➤ Hospitalist comanagement of patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery is a growing trend across the United States, yet its implementation in an academic tertiary care hospital can be complex and even contentious.➤ Hospitalist comanagement services lead to better identification of at-risk patients, optimization of patient care to prevent adverse events, and streamlining of the admission process, thereby enhancing the overall service efficiency.➤ A successful hospitalist comanagement service includes the identification of service stakeholders and leaders; frequent consensus meetings; a well-defined standardized framework, with goals, program metrics, and unified commands; and an occasional satisfaction assessment to update and improve the program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes after operative repair of ballistic femoral neck fractures. To better highlight the devastating nature of these injuries, we compared a cohort of ballistic femoral neck fractures to a cohort of young, closed, blunt-injury femoral neck fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).
Methods: Retrospective chart review identified all patients presenting with ballistic femoral neck fractures treated at three academic trauma centers between January 2016 and December 2021, as well as patients aged ≤50 with closed, blunt-injury femoral neck fractures who received ORIF.
IEEE Internet Things J
February 2024
Current Internet of Things (IoT) devices provide a diverse range of functionalities, ranging from measurement and dissemination of sensory data observation, to computation services for real-time data stream processing. In extreme situations such as emergencies, a significant benefit of IoT devices is that they can help gain a more complete situational understanding of the environment. However, this requires the ability to utilize IoT resources while taking into account location, battery life, and other constraints of the underlying edge and IoT devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutritional psychiatry suggests that diet quality impacts one's mental health (MH). The relationship between food/nutrition and MH may be particularly salient for immigrants/refugees who often experience high risk for household food insecurity and MH challenges. An innovative collaborative community-based participatory research and integrated knowledge translation approach was adopted to explore food/nutrition needs as they relate to MH among Arab immigrants/refuges (AIR) in Ontario, Canada.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOutcomes of the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) nail have been reported for femur and tibial fractures, but its use in tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (TTCA) is not well studied. Radiographic and clinical outcomes of TTCA using the SIGN database in patients with > 6 months of radiographic follow up were analyzed. Rates of tibiotalar (TT) fusion and subtalar (ST) fusion at final follow up were assessed by two independent reviewers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Young adulthood is a transitional period where adults are faced with new social and psychological roles. So, in order to matter and to form relationship with others, they become vulnerable to set exaggerated high standards for themselves and others, which can eventually lead them to experience loneliness.
Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the relationship of perfectionism, mattering with loneliness in young adults of Gen-Z after controlling for covariates.
We report the case of a 53-year-old male who developed polycompartment syndrome (PCS) secondary to cardiogenic shock. After suffering a cardiac arrest, a self-perpetuating cycle of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and vital organ damage led to abdominal compartment syndrome (AbCS), which then contributed to the precipitation of extremity compartment syndrome (CS) in bilateral thighs, legs, forearms, and hands. This report is followed by a review of the literature regarding the pathophysiology of this rare sequela of cardiogenic shock.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Gluteal compartment syndrome (GCS) is a rare but devastating condition with a paucity of literature to help guide diagnosis and management. This study aims to identify and describe the risk factors and patient characteristics associated with GCS to facilitate early diagnosis.
Methods: This is a retrospective case series of patients undergoing gluteal compartment release between 2015 and 2022 at an academic Level I trauma center.
J Orthop Trauma
October 2023
Objective: To correlate patient-specific and surgeon-specific factors with outcomes after operative management of distal intra-articular tibia fractures.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: 3 Level 1 tertiary academic trauma centers.
Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
February 2023
Purpose: Existing methods to improve the accuracy of tibiofibular joint reduction present workflow challenges, high radiation exposure, and a lack of accuracy and precision, leading to poor surgical outcomes. To address these limitations, we propose a method to perform robot-assisted joint reduction using intraoperative imaging to align the dislocated fibula to a target pose relative to the tibia.
Methods: The approach (1) localizes the robot via 3D-2D registration of a custom plate adapter attached to its end effector, (2) localizes the tibia and fibula using multi-body 3D-2D registration, and (3) drives the robot to reduce the dislocated fibula according to the target plan.