Background Despite increased popularity of the direct anterior approach (DAA) for total hip
arthroplasty (THA), current practice trends and specific driving factors leading to adoption are …

Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication after hip and
knee arthroplasty. Intrawound vancomycin has been described extensively in the spine …

… MD 1,a ; Patel, Nick N. MD 2 ; Boden, Allison L. BA 2 ; Kakar, Sanjeev MD 3 … Hamann N,
Heidemann J, Heinrich K, Wu H, Bleuel J, Gonska C, Brüggemann GP. Stabilization …

Suspensory femoral fixation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts with fixed loop button
and variable loop button devices has gained popularity for ACL reconstruction. This study …

Ultrasonography is an inexpensive, fast, and reliable imaging technique widely used to assess
the Achilles tendon. Although significant data exists regarding pathologic tendon changes…

Materials and Methods After obtaining institutional review board approval for this study, we
retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients (age, 10-18 years) who underwent …

Introduction: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare but potentially
devastating condition if not appropriately identified and managed. A few case series exist …

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an uncommon and potentially lethal
microangiopathy that carries a >90% mortality rate if not treated urgently and appropriately. …

Anterior elbow dislocations in the pediatric population represent rare and sometimes difficult
injuries to manage. Associated olecranon fractures are even more uncommon with limited …

Background: Gross trunnion failure (GTF) after total hip arthroplasty is a rare complication
and has only been reported in a few case series. Some of the associated risk factors have …