Although women account for approximately half of the medical students in United States, they represent only 13% orthopaedic surgery residents and 4% members American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Furthermore, a smaller relative percentage pursue careers than any other subspecialty. Formal investigations regarding gender discrepancy choice are lacking.(1) What reasons do surgeons cite why chose this specialty? (2) perceptions think might deter from pursuing field? (3) role does early...

Fractures of the scaphoid must be treated promptly to minimize risk malunion and nonunion. Although most fractures have been reported heal well with cast immobilization, advances in surgical techniques greatly changed decision-making process for treatment. It is worthwhile review different management options acute fractures.

As demand for orthopaedic care increases, the community must preserve access to skilled physicians. Workplace hazards and related injuries or conditions contribute musculoskeletal (MSK) stress on surgeons, which can lead undesirable medical leaves of absence early retirement. The purpose this study was identify characterize work-related non-work-related MSK that affect surgeons differential injury patterns among male female surgeons. This hypothesized would be exacerbated by work, correlate...

Adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries can have devastating effects on upper extremity function. Although neurolysis, nerve repair, and grafting been used to treat the plexus, transfer makes use of an undamaged supply motor input over a relatively short distance reinnervate denervated muscle. A review several recent innovations in surgery for is illustrated with surgical cases performed at this institution.

As a well-defined animal transplantation model, the mini-pig potentially is well-suited for large studies of fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation. This study was done to determine histologic characteristics and function proteoglycan synthesis articular cartilage after refrigeration in basal media as much 6 weeks. Osteochondral sections 10 knees were refrigerated various at 4 degrees C 1 42 days slaughter. Four hundred twenty samples evaluated by 35S uptake 260 evaluations....

Tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and the arthritides are clinical problems commonly encountered in daily orthopaedic practice. Systemic anti-inflammatories, physical therapy, local corticosteroid injections all used as nonoperative treatments of these conditions. anti-inflammatory agents agents, however, can be associated with adverse effects that render them intolerable to some patients. As a preliminary study assessing feasibility injection nonsteroidal medication, histological biomechanical...

Unlike any other diarthrodial joint in the human body, "wrist joint" is composed of numerous articulations between eight carpal bones, distal radius, ulna, and five metacarpal bones. The bones articulate with each as well bases. Multiple theories explaining intercarpal motion have been proposed; however, controversy exists concerning degree direction individual within two rows during different planes motion. Recent investigations suggested that traditional explanations bone may not entirely...

Differences in female and male patient perception of care satisfaction following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) knee (TKA) were assessed via Hospital Consumer Assessment Healthcare Providers Systems survey, demographic, clinical data.After institutional review board approval, a retrospective the survey responses at private, academic, level-I trauma center was performed from January 2011 to December 2013. Inclusion criteria THA TKA patients who 18 years or older returned survey.Overall,...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Pittsburgh, Kaufmann Building, Suite 1010, 3741 Fifth Avenue, PA 15213.

Abstract BACKGROUND: In an earlier report from the current study center regarding surgical treatment for patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of hand, it was concluded that repeat resection or amputation improves outcomes. Since then, authors have aggressively sought to achieve negative margins, using standard modified amputations when needed, and performing resections margins they were not achieved at time initial surgery. The review conducted determine whether this approach resulted in...

Management of pediatric femur fractures using flexible intramedullary nail fixation is widely accepted. Few complications have been reported in the literature; these include primarily malunions and nonunions. The authors present two cases a previously unreported complication-acute synovitis knee following intra-articular penetration joint by migration nail.

Management of pediatric femur fractures using flexible intramedullary nail fixation is widely accepted. Few complications have been reported in the literature; these include primarily malunions and nonunions. The authors present two cases a previously unreported complication—acute synovitis knee following intra-articular penetration joint by migration nail.

Summary: This case report is about a patient with self-induced hot water burns several hours after an infraclavicular block ropivacaine for scaphoid fracture operation. was honest what happened. However, some patients are too embarrassed to admit they did themselves. The injury may be misdiagnosed by the emergency department physician or surgeon because history incomplete. resulting burn, which can lead fingertip loss when severe, erroneously as ischemic lidocaine epinephrine local...