Mar 14, 2022

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome in patients with medically refractory epilepsy who had undergone resective or ablative surgery for suspected insulo-opercular epileptogen...

Mar 14, 2022

Patients increasingly consult social media regarding aesthetic surgery. Given the popularity of fat transfer operations, this study assesses the quality and reliability of patient information availabl...

Mar 14, 2022

Optimal cosmetic results after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) improve patient satisfaction. The suture scaffold technique (SST) is a breast reconstruction technique that all breast surgeons can perfo...

Mar 14, 2022

Breast cancer is the most frequent non-skin cancer in women and bone is its most common site of metastasis. The patella, as the largest sesamoid bone in the human body, is a rare site for cancer metas...

Mar 14, 2022

"Lock-in" programs are used by health insurers to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes that can result from overutilization of opioids and other controlled substances. We estimated the association betw...

Mar 14, 2022

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) with additional intraoperative redosing compared to single-dose preoperative surgical antibiotic...

Mar 14, 2022

Over the past twenty years explicit gender bias towards women in surgery has been replaced by more subtle barriers, which represent indirect forms of discrimination and prevents equality.The aim of ou...

Mar 11, 2022

For a study, the researchers sought to determine if intraoperative staff changes and surgical case orders could predict intraoperative timing extensions after spine surgery for spondylotic disorders. ...

Mar 11, 2022

For a study, the researchers sought to assess early postoperative problems linked with bone morphogenic protein (BMP) in posterior cervical fusion (PCF) and determine if BMP caused adverse early clini...

Mar 11, 2022

For a study, the researchers sought to support treatment and healthcare funding decisions by providing an up-to-date systematic assessment of peer-reviewed research evaluating the cost-effectiveness o...

Mar 11, 2022

Diabetes mellitus (DM) was a well-known risk factor for poor results after cervical spine surgery. In diabetic patients, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), a proxy for long-term glycemic management, was a helpfu...

Mar 10, 2022

Suture buttons for coracoid fixation are gaining popularity to avoid the problems associated with screws during the Latarjet operation. However, good shoulder stability and return to sport necessitate...

Mar 10, 2022

PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) has proven to be a reliable and efficient gathering of data in patients with rotator cuff injuries. This study aimed to establish thre...

Mar 10, 2022

This study aimed to examine the mobility and muscle activity of the thoracohumeral (TH) and glenohumeral (GH) joints. About 13 patients were enrolled and assessed following latissimus dorsi transfer (...

Mar 10, 2022

Cutibacterium is typically found in deep tissue culture specimens collected during revision shoulder arthroplasty. Positive cultures can be challenging to interpret clinically. A multi-institutional s...

Mar 09, 2022

Severe glenoid bone loss (SGBL) creates substantial technical difficulties. Alternative screw placement may be required for adequate glenoid implant fixation. While bone volumes for the spine and late...

Mar 09, 2022

Total shoulder arthroplasty may be recommended for Parkinson’s disease and shoulder osteoarthritis patients. However, the short- and long-term outcomes of total shoulder arthroplasty in this populat...

Mar 09, 2022

Surgical therapies for elbow arthritis include open débridement and Outerbridge and Kashiwagi débridement arthroplasty (OK procedure), although little is known regarding long-term outcomes. This stu...

Mar 09, 2022

While professional baseball players' shoulder and elbow injuries have been extensively researched, little is known regarding the prevalence and significance of pectoralis muscle injuries in this popul...

Mar 08, 2022

For Cutibacterium Acnes (C. Acnes) elimination, preoperative skin preparations for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) are not standardized. The bacterial burden of C. Acnes’s demonstration on the ski...