Are ChatGPT's Free-Text Responses on Periprosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Reliable and Useful?

Background: This study aimed to evaluate ChatGPT's performance on questions about periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the hip and knee.

Methods: Twenty-seven questions from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection were selected for response generation. The free-text responses were evaluated by three orthopedic surgeons using a five-point Likert scale.

[Sterile puncture of large joints].

Objective: Puncture of large joints is performed for diagnostic purposes on the one hand and for the treatment of joint pathologies on the other. Puncture can be used for rapid pain relief by relieving effusions or intra-articular hematomas. The obtained puncture specimen allows immediate visual assessment and subsequent microscopic-cytological and microbiological evaluation in the laboratory.

[Claims following distal Radius Fractures].

Background: As distal radius fractures as well as diagnostic and therapeutic options vary widely, there is an enormous potential for deficient convalescence and subsequent patient dissatisfaction. The aim of this study is the evaluation of malpractice in distal radius fracture management, which could help to draw conclusions regarding optimization and prevention as well as raising patient satisfaction and minimizing subsequent costs.

Material And Methods: Files and patient data of all distal radius fracture complaints regarding one public hospital operator in a period between 2007 and 2017 were reviewed and subjected to descriptive statistics.

Kinematic and Kinetic Gait Parameters Can Distinguish between Idiopathic and Neurologic Toe-Walking.

The differentiation between mild forms of toe-walking (equinus) in cerebral palsy (CP) and idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) is often clinically challenging. This study aims to define kinematic and kinetic parameters using 3D gait analysis to facilitate and secure the diagnosis of "idiopathic toe-walking". We conducted a retrospective controlled stratified cohort study.

Leg length measures appear inaccurate in the early phase following total hip arthroplasty.

The aims of this study were to (1) assess reliability of leg length discrepancy (LLD) measurements at different anatomical landmarks, (2) longitudinally investigate LLD in patients within the first year following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and to (3) correlate changes in LLD with functional outcome. Ninety-nine patients with short stem THA (53.3% males, mean age: 61.