Femke M.A.P. claessen

Massachusetts General Hospital, Hand Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

[ 1 ] - Unplanned Operations and Adverse Events after Surgery for Diaphyseal Fracture of the Clavicle

Background: We used a database of patients treated at three hospitals to study the primary null hypothesis that thereare no factors associated with unplanned reoperations or adverse events after surgical repair for diaphyseal claviclefracture. Additionally we addressed the following secondary study questions: 1. What is the prevalence of unplannedreoperations or adverse events...

[ 2 ] - What Predicts Outstanding Orthopedic Residents among the Program?

Purpose: An oversupply of qualified applicants leads to intense competition for the limited number of first year orthopedic residency positions. Therefore program directors can be more selective in choosing their future residents. However, it is unclear if there are resident characteristics that correspond with trainee performance. Methods: We asked 1. What resident characteristics are as...

[ 3 ] - Radiographic Predictors for Short-term Functional Outcome after Radial Head Arthroplasty in Patients with Persistent Symptoms after Treatment for Radial Head

Background: Evaluation of the accurate position after radial head arthroplasty remains a challenge for surgeons.Standard radiographs are used to evaluate the position of the implant, however, results regarding radiographicdeficiencies on clinical outcome are not consistent. In this retrospective study our main aim was to determine if subtleradiographic deficiencies after radia...

[ 4 ] - Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid Preiser Disease

No consensus regarding optimal treatment or etiology of Preiser disease exists. We described the epidemiology,classification and treatment characteristics of 18 patients with Preiser disease. Patients with changes related to previoustrauma, and without radiographs were excluded. Based on the radiographs at diagnosis, we classified 13 scaphoids asHerbert Lanzetta stage II, four...