Postoperative Brace Use After Hip Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review.

Background: Although hip bracing after hip arthroscopy is relatively common, it is not an evidence-based practice; no comparative studies or clinical trials exploring its effectiveness exist.

Purpose: We sought to summarize the rates of and indications for hip bracing after hip arthroscopy, surgeons' preferences on braces, and the types of braces used.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, Embase, and Medline databases to identify studies that examined hip bracing following hip arthroscopy.

Assessing Sarcoma Awareness Among the General Population in Minnesota: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study from the Minnesota State Fair in 2015 and 2022.

Sarcomas are commonly misdiagnosed, and treatment delays negatively impact patient outcomes. The purpose of this study is to explore patient threshold for and timeline to medical evaluation, to identify providers most likely to be contacted first, and to assess general sarcoma knowledge in Minnesota's general population. Voluntary participants were recruited at the 2015 and 2022 Minnesota State Fair to complete a three-part survey.

Feasibility and acceptability of multidisciplinary team training in health coaching: Case study in adolescent rheumatology.

The central importance of the biopsychosocial model of chronic disease is increasingly recognised in the management of long-term conditions (LTC), which are often associated with chronic pain, fatigue and disability. Despite the physical and mental health impact, 'struggle' to maintain self-efficacy, gap in effective transition to adult pathways and long term consequences of poor disease control and lifestyle choices in young people with LTCs, innovation in this age range is rarely reported in generic journals. This paper explores the feasibility and acceptability of health coaching with young service users to increase engagement and self-management, achieved through multidisciplinary team (MDT) training in Adolescent Rheumatology.

Syndromic Involvement of Patients Presenting With Congenital Upper Limb Anomalies: An Analysis of 4,317 Cases.

Purpose: This study investigated the patterns of syndromic involvement for patients with congenital upper limb anomalies (CULAs). We hypothesize that patients with CULAs will present with predictable syndromic patterns.

Methods: This retrospective study queried the multicenter Congenital Upper Limb Differences (CoULD) Registry.

Does the Option to Keep Explanted Orthopaedic Trauma Implants Influence Patient Satisfaction and Perception of Care? Results of a Survey Study.

Objective: Orthopaedic trauma implants may be electively explanted after fracture healing; reasons include symptomatic implants, cosmetic/functional concerns, or personal expectations. Certain institutions provide the option to keep implants after removal, although this has been retracted in others. This study examines patients' desire for return of implants, reasons for desiring return, and influence of return on perceptions of care.

A Case Series Evaluating Postoperative Complications of Foot and Ankle Surgeries in Adult Patients With Neuromuscular Disease.

Background: Patients with neuromuscular diseases such as cerebral palsy (CP) are living longer because of advances in medicine, yielding a larger number of adult patients that could benefit from corrective surgery. However, some surgeons are hesitant to offer surgery to these patients because of concern for postoperative complications. A paucity of literature exists that describes complications in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery for neuromuscular diseases.

Relationship between ethnicity and multidisciplinary intervention for young people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Introduction: There is growing recognition of the impact of societal factors on health throughout a patient's lifespan. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the impact of racial disparity on health outcomes.

Aims: We aimed to investigate the association between ethnicity and the multidisciplinary team (MDT) interventions for young people (YP) with complex care needs.

Resection of Posttraumatic Rib Synostoses Resolves Pulmonary Insufficiency: A Case Report.

Case: A 30-year-old woman underwent open reduction and internal fixation for multiple segmental rib fractures status post a motor vehicle collision. A year later, the patient presented with extensive intercostal heterotopic ossification associated with multilevel, hemithoracic, rib synostoses compromising her ventilation. The patient subsequently underwent synostoses excision and hardware removal.

An overview of 3D printing and the orthopaedic application of patient-specific models in malunion surgery.

As the emerging technology of three-dimensional (3D) printing impacts several facets of medicine, innovative techniques and applications are increasingly being incorporated into clinical workflows. Specifically, 3D printing technology has allowed for the individualization of patient care through the creation of printed surgical guides, patient-specific anatomical models, and simulation practice models. In this paper, we review the broad applications of 3D printing in orthopaedic surgery.

In Situ Reconstruction of a Painful Sternal Z-Deformity Nonunion in a Severely Osteoporotic and Kyphotic Patient: A Case Report.

Case: An osteoporotic and kyphotic 72-year-old woman presented with sternal pain, severe chest instability, and shortness of breath secondary to a traumatic sternal nonunion resulting from an unhealed sternal fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident several months earlier. One-year functional and radiographic outcomes are presented with complete resolution of symptoms.

Conclusion: Consideration for treatment with multiplanar, contourable, locked plating, augmented by autogenous graft, is warranted in the setting of sternal deformity and nonunion, particularly in the setting of osteoporosis and other sagittal plane deformity.

Intensity of activation and timing of deactivation modulate elastic energy storage and release in a pennate muscle and account for gait-specific initiation of limb protraction in the horse.

The equine biceps brachii (biceps) initiates rapid limb protraction through a catapult mechanism. Elastic strain energy is slowly stored in an internal tendon and is then rapidly released to protract the forelimb. The muscle fibres are short, have little scope for length change and can therefore only shorten slowly compared with the speed at which the whole muscle must shorten, which makes them poor candidates for driving rapid limb protraction.