The Effect of Malnutrition on Postoperative Complications Following Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures.

Purpose: Malnutrition is known to negatively affect outcomes after arthroplasty, hip fracture, and spine surgery. Although distal radius fracture surgery may be considered in a similar patient cohort, the effect of malnutrition in this scenario is unknown. We hypothesized that admission serum albumin level, as a marker for malnutrition, would correlate with the rate of postoperative complications following surgery for distal radius fracture.

Misdiagnosis and Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Considering the Distal Biceps Tendon.

Radial tunnel syndrome (RTS) has long been a difficult therapeutic and diagnostic entity for upper extremity surgeons. The presentation is vague and the diagnosis is typically one of exclusion. Multiple clinical entities are known to mimic RTS, but little attention has been paid to the distal biceps.

Use of a 5-Item Modified Frailty Index for Risk Stratification in Patients Undergoing Surgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures.

Purpose: Compared with cast treatment, surgery may expose patients with distal radius fractures to undue risk. Surgical intervention in this cohort may offer less benefit than previously thought and appropriate patient selection is imperative. The modified Frailty Index (mFI) predicts complications after other orthopedic surgeries.

MRI of the Achilles tendon: a comprehensive review of the anatomy, biomechanics, and imaging of overuse tendinopathies.

The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body; it plays an important role in the biomechanics of the lower extremity. It can withstand great forces, especially during sporting exercises and pivoting. The pathologies related to the Achilles tendon are diverse and many carry undesirable consequences.