BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant primary neoplasm of bone. Orthopedic procedures are essential components in the multidisciplinary treatment of osteosarcoma. Limb-salvaging procedures offer adequate disease control comparable to the results obtained by amputations. This review discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of amputations and the limb-salvagi...

OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the concordance between injury diagnoses (head injury (HI), probable HI, or orthopedic injury) for children visiting an emergency department for an injury using two DATA SOURCES an injury surveillance system (Canadian Hospitals Injury Research and Prevention Program, CHIRPP) and a physician billing claims database (Regie de l'assurance maladie de Quebec, RAMQ), and...

Background: Injury represents a growing global health crisis. Uganda, like much of Sub-Saharan Africa, faces little pre-hospital and medical infrastructure, severe shortages of healthcare workers and a large and growing disease burden from injury. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of injured patients admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda and determine thei...

The positive results of the performance of zirconia for orthopedics devices have led the dental community to explore possible esthetical and mechanical outcomes using this material. However, questions regarding long-term results have opened strong and controversial discussions regarding the utilization of zirconia as a substitute for alloys for restorations and implants. This narrative review p...

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the response in orthopedic surgery coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic across United States by surveying surgeons about their care setting, timing restrictions on elective surgery, use telehealth, and estimated economic impact. METHODS: A survey distributed via REDCap through state organizations between April July 2020. 22-questi...

INTRODUCTION Although more than 30 million patients in the United States undergo ambulatory surgery each year, it remains unclear what percentage of these patients receive a perioperative nerve block. We reviewed data from the 2006 National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery to determine the demographic, socioeconomic, geographic, and clinical factors associated with the likelihood of nerve block pla...

OBJECTIVE To compare patient safety in major orthopedic procedures between an orthopedic hospital in Italy, and 26 US hospitals of similar size. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of administrative data from hospital discharge records in Italy and Florida, USA, 2011-13. Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) developed by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research were used to identify inpatient adve...