BACKGROUND Over 320,000 hip fractures occur in North America each year and they are associated with a mortality rate ranging from 14% to 36% within 1 year of surgery. We assessed whether mortality and reoperation rates have improved in hip fracture patients over the past 31 years. METHODS 3 electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials on hip fracture management, publish...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Preoperative posterior tilt in undisplaced (Garden I-II) femoral neck fractures is thought to influence rates of reoperation. However, an exact method for its measurement has not yet been presented. We designed a new measurement for posterior tilt on preoperative lateral radiographs and investigated its association with later reoperation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A consecut...

BACKGROUND Between June 1968 and March 1977, Starr-Edwards cloth-covered ball valves were used for valve replacement on a routine basis. METHODS AND RESULTS Among the 66 operative survivors who underwent an isolated aortic or mitral valve replacement, 20 patients required reoperation 22 times because of valve dysfunction, thromboembolic complication, paravalvular leakage, hemolytic anemia, an...

BACKGROUND Femoral neck fractures with a vertical orientation have been associated with an increased risk for failure as they are both axial and rotational unstable and experience increased shear forces compared to the conventional and more horizontally oriented femoral neck fractures. The purpose of this study was to analyse outcome and risk factors for reoperation of these uncommon fractures....

© AME Medical Journal. All rights reserved. AME Med J 2017;2:55 amj.amegroups.com In this issue of the Clinical Spine Surgery, Radcliff et al. report on the results of five-year follow-up of reoperation rates in a prospective and randomized trial comparing 2-level lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) vs. fusion. 2-level lumbar TDR is a relatively novel procedure and its role in the surgical trea...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is considered the least invasive surgical option for the treatment of morbid obesity. Its initial popularity has been marred by recent long-term studies showing high complication rates. We sought to examine our experience with gastric banding and factors leading to reoperation. METHODS We reviewed retrospective data of 305 pati...