Background The preselection of patients with suspicion an inflammatory rheumatic disease is not easy for general practitioners and orthopedists. In countries a limited number practicing rheumatologists waiting lists are often long, since full rheumatologic examination needs long consultation time. Objectives To test the performance early triage strategy identification diseases. Methods Prior to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the approaches and procedures used by Brazilian orthopedic surgeons in treatment and rehabilitation of acromioclavicular dislocation of the shoulder. METHODS A questionnaire comprising eight closed questions that addressed topics relating to treatment and rehabilitation of acromioclavicular dislocation was applied to Brazilian orthopedic surgeons over the three days of t...

Looking at the published studies about artificial intelligence in orthopedics, it is seen that fracture recognition and joint degeneration classification systems from X-ray are very popular. The main reason for this situation orthopedists often decide to only look x-ray diagnosis of these diseases. In addition, easier processing radiography compared magnetic resonance imaging computed tomograph...

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus, referred to as coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), with its sentinel case in Wuhan,China, in December 2019, has spread rapidly around the globe. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization(WHO) declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic, which led to most countries implementing social distancingprotocols. Most non-essential medical practice...

SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND The annual number of joint replacement operations in Germany is high. The introduction of an arthroplasty register promises an important contribution to the improvement of the quality of patient's care. RESEARCH QUESTIONS The presented report addresses the questions on organization and functioning, benefits and cost-benefits as well as on legal, ethical and social aspect...

ABSTRACT Objective: to validate a lumbar spine endoscopic flavectomy simulator using the construct method and assess acceptability of in medical education. Methods: thirty students ten video-assisted surgery experienced orthopedists performed an procedure simulator. Time, look-downs, lost instruments, respect for stipulated edge ligamentum flavum, regularity incision, GOALS checklist (Global Op...

BACKGROUND Nearly 20 years ago it was shown that patients are exposed to unnecessary preoperative testing that is both costly and has associated morbidity. To determine whether such unnecessary testing persists, we performed internal and external surveys to quantify the incidence of unnecessary preoperative testing and to identify strategies for reduction. METHODS The medical records of 1000 ...