The OrthoPodcast: Recent Episodes
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Hip Hemiarthroplasty: To Cement or Not to Cement? That is the Question! Eric Pang, MD Tim Wang, MD
Risk Factors for Failure Following Plate Fixation of Diaphyseal Clavicle Fractures Tim Wang, MD
Little Nugget: Retrospective Multivariate Analysis evaluating the risk factors for nonunion, failure, infection following ORIF of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures.
Further Resources Prognostic Factors for Reoperation After Plate Fixation of the Midshaft Clavicle. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26131565
Elbow Cross-Pinning for Persistent Post-Traumatic Instability
Tim Wang, MD
Introduction of a new technique to maintain a concentric reduction in instances of acute and sub-acute post-traumatic instability, as well as review of complications of Hinged External Fixation
Further Resources:
Complications of Hinged External Fixation Compared With Cross-pinning of the Elbow for Acute and Subacute Instability
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4048400/
Modern Perspectives on the Treatment of Clavicle Fractures
Tim Wang, MD
Julius Bishop MD
Review of the recent data and randomized trials, as well as an interview with an Orthopaedic Traumatologist, regarding the management of midshaft clavicle fractures.
Further Resources:
Treatment of acute midshaft clavicle fractures: systematic review of 2144 fractures: on behalf of the Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma Working Group.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16056089
Management of acute clavicle fractures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18803979
Risk factors for nonunion after nonoperative treatment of displaced midshaft fractures of the clavicle.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23824382
Operative versus nonoperative care of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419410
Cochrane in CORR®: Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating fractures of the middle third of the clavicle.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23740670
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20190103 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24184325
April 20, 2014 THE USE OF ANTIFIBRINOLYTICS IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Tim Wang, MD
ARTICLES: Eubanks. Antifibrinolytics in Major Orthopaedic Surgery. JAAOS 2010 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20190103
Dahuja et al. A Prospective Study on the Role of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Postoperative Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty and Its Effect on Coagulation Profile. J Arthroplasty 2014 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24184325