Does Transitioning to a Brace Improve HRQoL After Casting for Early Onset Scoliosis?

Background: Serial casting is favored for the initial treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS), but there is concern about significant morbidity and caregiver burden. Studies have examined the utility of bracing as an alternative to casting, but little is known about differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between treatments. We hypothesized that patients with a diagnosis of idiopathic EOS experience an improvement in HRQoL when transitioning from serial casting to bracing as measured by the 24-Item Early Onset Scoliosis Questionnaire (EOSQ).

Women in Orthopaedic Surgery: Population Trends in Trainees and Practicing Surgeons.

Background: American medical schools have gradually achieved balance in the sex of medical graduates over the past 4 decades. However, orthopaedic surgery has remained disproportionately male-dominated. Our aim was to quantify this discrepancy across surgical specialties at the residency training and academic faculty levels.

Which Proximal Humerus Fractures Should Be Pinned? Treatment in Skeletally Immature Patients.

Most proximal humerus fractures in skeletally immature individuals are treated nonoperatively with excellent functional results. Extensive remodeling of the proximal humerus and the wide arc of motion of the glenohumeral joint accommodate a large degree of fracture displacement and angulation. The treatment of severely displaced fractures and/or severely angulated fractures continues to be debated.

Minimally invasive staging of endometrial cancer is feasible and safe in elderly women.

Study Objective: To compare the surgical outcome of elderly and younger patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic surgical staging of endometrial cancer.

Design: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting: University-affiliated hospital.