Long-term Results of Spine Stapling for AIS to Skeletal Maturity and Beyond.

Background: We looked at long-term follow-up of spine stapling with Nitinol Staples. This was a cohort of all adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients with curves at high risk to progress based on curve magnitude, premenarchal status in all females, failure of brace treatment, and skeletal immaturity.

Methods: This is a single surgeon retrospective review of consecutive AIS patients treated with Nitinol staples for progressive scoliosis.

Preoperative Glycemic Control Predicts Perioperative Serum Glucose Levels in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Background: Diabetic patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) with postoperative hyperglycemia >200 mg/dL have increased the risk of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). We investigated the correlation between preoperative hemoglobin A1c (A1c) and postoperative hyperglycemia in diabetic patients undergoing TJA.

Methods: A retrospective review of 773 diabetic patients undergoing TJA was conducted.