A qualitative study of strategies to improve occupational well-being in physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.

Background: Physiatry is a specialty with high rates of burnout. Although organizational strategies to combat burnout are key, it is also important to understand strategies that individual physiatrists can use to address burnout.

Objective: To identify changes that resulted in improvement of occupational well-being of physiatrists over a 6- to 9-month period.

BrAIST-Calc: Prediction of Individualized Benefit From Bracing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Study Design: Prospective multicenter study data were used for model derivation and externally validated using retrospective cohort data.

Objective: Derive and validate a prognostic model of benefit from bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Summary Of Background Data: The Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST) demonstrated the superiority of bracing over observation to prevent curve progression to the surgical threshold; 42% of untreated subjects had a good outcome, and 28% progressed to the surgical threshold despite bracing, likely due to poor adherence.

The Effect of Implant Density on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion: Results of the Minimize Implants Maximize Outcomes Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be treated with instrumented fusion, but the number of anchors needed for optimal correction is controversial.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter, randomized study that included patients undergoing spinal fusion for single thoracic curves between 45° and 65°, the most common form of operatively treated AIS. Of the 211 patients randomized, 108 were assigned to a high-density screw pattern and 103, to a low-density screw pattern.

Delayed Post-Operative Neurological Deficit After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Possible Association With Post-Operative Anemia.

Background: To present a patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who developed a significant neurological deficit after posterior spinal fusion, in association with anemia on postoperative day two.

Case Report: A 14-year-old otherwise healthy female underwent a T3-L3 instrumented posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis which was uneventful. Immediate post-operative clinical examination was unremarkable but at postoperative day three the patient developed generalized lower extremity weakness with inability to stand and an urinary retention needing continuous intermittent catheterization program.

Occupational Characteristics Associated With Professional Fulfillment and Burnout Among US Physiatrists.

Introduction: Multiple national studies suggest that among physicians, physiatrists are at increased risk for occupational burnout.

Objective: The aim of the study is to identify characteristics of the work environment associated with professional fulfillment and burnout among US physiatrists.

Design: Between May and December 2021, a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach was used to identify factors contributing to professional fulfillment and burnout in physiatrists.

Occupational Characteristics Associated with Professional Fulfillment and Burnout Among U.S. Physiatrists.

Introduction: Multiple national studies suggest that, among physicians, physiatrists are at increased risk for occupational burnout.

Objective: To identify characteristics of the work environment associated with professional fulfillment and burnout among U.S.

Delayed Onset Post-Operative Neurologic Deficit in a Patient With Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: A Case Report.

Background: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are lysosomal storage disorders characterized by abnormal deposition of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in tissues. In type VI MPS, otherwise known as Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, the defect is in the enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase. Thoracolumbar kyphosis results from GAG deposition, leading to incompetence of posterior ligamentous structures as well as poor trunk control.

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip From Birth to Adolescence: Clear Indications and New Controversies.

It is important to be knowledgeable about the latest information on the diagnosis and the evidence-based management of developmental hip dysplasia and dislocation from birth through adolescence. The focus should be on the effect of the problem; normal growth and development of the hip joint; and the pathoanatomy, natural history, and long-term outcomes of developmental dysplasia of the hip, hip subluxation, and dysplasia. Many controversies exist in the management of this complex spectrum of disorders.

Leading an Organization in the 21st Century: The Importance of Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility, and Good Governance.

The concept of environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and good governance (ESG) is now well established in the corporate world and in for-profit organizations. However, it is not a concept that has reached medical and surgical association boardrooms in a meaningful way. It is important to define the concept of physician and corporate author expertise and objectives of ESG, provide a rationale for using ESG within orthopaedic organizations, and identify specific areas (primarily the "S" and the "G") where the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and other groups can align with this strategy.

Do Pediatric Hospitals Improve Operative Efficiency?

Background: In recent years there has been a push towards developing free standing pediatric facilities to provide care specifically towards pediatric patients. The purpose of this study was to determine if moving pediatric cases from a general hospital to a dedicated pediatric facility improved the quality and efficiency of surgical procedures.

Methods: A retrospective review of pediatric patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) was performed.

Achieving Shoulder Balance Using Medial and Lateral Radiological Measures in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Background: Research has shown that postoperative shoulder imbalance is a common problem after spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The best radiographic predictor has not yet been determined and results are inconsistent. This study was to investigate whether using medial and lateral shoulder parameters can effectively achieve postoperative shoulder balance.

How and When to Transition to the Next Phase: Reflections.

With Americans living longer, many physicians and surgeons have extended their medical and surgical practice life beyond the traditional 65-year-old retirement age. As retirement is inevitable, planning for that eventuality, which in early practice years appears unnecessary, is in fact an exercise which will pay dividends at the time of retirement. Two senior orthopaedic surgeons provide insight on the 2 main issues concerning retirement: how to prepare for retirement while in active practice, and factors to consider as to the timing of that major life event.

Health Literacy in Clubfoot: A Quantitative Assessment of the Readability, Understandability and Actionability of Online Patient Education Material.

Background: Parents often access online resources to educate themselves when a child is diagnosed with clubfoot and/ or prior to treatment initiation. In order to be fully understood by the average adult American, online health information must be written at an elementary school reading level. It was hypothesized that current available online resources regarding clubfoot would score poorly on objective measures of readability (syntax reading grade-level), understandability (ability to process key messages), and actionability (providing actions the reader may take).

Outcomes and Complications in Management of Congenital Myopathy Early-Onset Scoliosis.

Background: Congenital myopathies (CMs) are complex conditions often associated with early-onset scoliosis (EOS). The purpose of this study was to investigate radiographic outcomes in CM patients undergoing EOS instrumentation as well as complications. Secondarily, we sought to compare these patients to a population with higher prevalence, cerebral palsy (CP) EOS patients.

Early-Onset Scoliosis Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods.

The recently developed magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) system has gained popularity because it limits additional surgical lengthening procedures and promises reduction of the complication rate previously reported for the traditional growing rods. A retrospective single-center study was performed. Demographic and complications data were recorded.

Closed Vs. Open Reduction/Salter Innominate Osteotomy for Developmental Hip Dislocation After Age 18 Months: Comparative Survival at 45-Year Follow-up.

Background: Despite widespread use of single-stage open reduction and pelvic osteotomy for treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) after walking age, this aggressive strategy remains controversial. We directly compared dislocated hips treated with closed reduction (CR) to those treated with open reduction and Salter innominate osteotomy (OR/IO) to estimate the relative hazard of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and the THA-free survival time.

Methods: In a series of patients 18 to 60 months of age, 45 patients (58 hips) underwent CR and 58 patients (78 hips) were treated with OR/IO and followed to a minimum 40 years post-reduction.

Obtaining Imaging Cost and Quality Information in Femoroacetabular Impingement: The Patient Experience.

Background: Recent changes in healthcare have placed increased emphasis on price transparency, quality measures, and improving the patient experience. However, limited information is available for patient cost of obtaining a hip MRI and factors associated with cost variability. For a patient with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), this study sought to report (1) the availability of pricing and quality information for a hip magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the state of Iowa, (2) the time investment required to obtain pricing and quality information, and (3) factors that influence hip MRI cost, quality and the time investment required for patients to obtain cost and quality information.