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PaPathophysiology of Avascular Necrosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36244704/ Mil Ortho

Pathophysiology of Avascular Necrosis - PubMed Avascular necrosis is a complicated, multifactorial disease with potentially devastating consequences. Although the underlying root cause is a lack of appropriate vascular perfusion to affected bone, there are often varying patient-specific, anatomic-specific, and injury-specific predispositions. Th...

Lower Reoperation and Higher Return-to-Sport Rates After Biceps Tenodesis Versus SLAP Repair in Young Patients: A Systematic Review https://arthroscopysportsmedicineandrehabilitation.org/article/S2666-061X(22)00119-5/fulltext #.Y8TLT

Lower Reoperation and Higher Return-to-Sport Rates After Biceps Tenodesis Versus SLAP Repair in Young Patients: A Systematic Review To evaluate patient-reported outcomes, return to sport, and adverse events after SLAP repair versus biceps tenodesis (BT) in a young patient population undergoing treatment of SLAP tears.

A New Normal: Trends of Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Injuries Nationwide During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A New Normal: Trends of Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Injuries Nationwide During the COVID-19 Pandemic BackgroundThe widespread societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic connote public health and epidemiological changes for orthopedic injuries. The epidemiology of upper extremity injuries and the effects of the pandemic on these nationwide trends is poorly ...

Post-operative Immobilization in Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Outcomes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36594975/

Post-operative Immobilization in Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Outcomes - PubMed The purpose of this analysis is to determine the effect of length of immobilization following total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) for rheumatoid arthritis on the outcomes, complications, and survival of the implant. A review of TEA literature was performed. Post-operative motion was categorized into thre...

The Association of H-index and Academic Rank Among Full-time Academic Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

The Association of H-index and Academic Rank Among Full-time Academic Foot and Ankle Surgeons Affiliated with Fellowship Programs - PubMed The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between Hirsch index (h-index) and academic rank among foot and ankle surgeons affiliated with American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) fellowship programs. The total number of publications, academic rank, years in practice, fell...

Arthroscopic Remplissage Combined With Bankart Repair Results in a Higher Rate of Return to Sport in Athletes Compared With Bankart Repair Alone or the Latarjet Procedure.

Arthroscopic Remplissage Combined With Bankart Repair Results in a Higher Rate of Return to Sport in Athletes Compared With Bankart Repair Alone or the Latarjet Procedure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - William H. Davis, Jake A.... Background: Traumatic anterior shoulder instability affects athletes at a higher rate compared with the general population. In recent years, indications for art...

The Epidemiology of Hand and Finger Lacerations in United States Emergency Departments. Nailed It Ortho

The Epidemiology of Hand and Finger Lacerations in United States Emergency Departments Hand and finger lacerations presenting to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) are common, although the burden of these injuries is not well understood.

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Ten-Year Trends in Level of Evidence in Hand Surgery. Milorthekiller Orthobullets Nailed It Ortho

Ten-Year Trends in Level of Evidence in Hand Surgery - Reid E. Tompkins, Michael M. Polmear, Kyle J. Klahs, John P. Scanaliato, Leon J. Nesti, John C. Dunn, 2022 Background: The purposes of this study were to analyze the trends in Oxford level of evidence (LOE), LOE of most-cited articles, and association between LOE and...

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Bone Morphogenic Protein for Upper Extremity Fractures: A Systematic Review. Mil Ortho Orthobullets Nailed It Ortho Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bone Morphogenic Protein for Upper Extremity Fractures: A Systematic Review - Alexis B. Sandler, John P. Scanaliato, Sorana Raiciulescu, Leon Nesti, John C. Dunn, 2021 Purpose This review discusses success, time to healing, and complications of bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) 7 and 2 in treating upper extremity nonunions. Met...

Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Scaphoid Nonunion: A Systematic Review. Mil Ortho Orthobullets It Ortho

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Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 Use for the Surgical Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Mil Ortho Nailed It Ortho Reed Ortho Residency

Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 Use for the Surgical Treatment... : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -2 to further characterize bone morphogenic protein-2 use in the hand and wrist. Methods: Retrospective review of scaphoid fractures treated surgically in one region of the Military Health System from 2009 to 2019 was conducted to identify cases using bone morphogenic protein-2. Fracture healing was...

Lower Extremity Combat Sustained Peripheral Nerve Injury in: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Nailed It Ortho

Lower Extremity Combat Sustained Peripheral Nerve Injury in ... : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open s to describe CSPNI and report outcomes after evaluation and treatment. We hypothesize that a shorter time to evaluation will improve outcomes. Methods: A database including all active duty service members who sustained a CSPNI and were treated by the PNC between 2004 and 2009 was used. Service memb...

Primary Double-Pulley SLAP Repair in a Military pop w Type II SLAP Lesions Results in Improved Outcomes + Low Failure Rates at Minimum 6yr FU. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Amiens SC - Association

Primary Double-Pulley SLAP Repair in an Active-Duty Military Population With Type II SLAP Lesions Results in Improved Outcomes and Low Failure Rates at Minimum Six Years of Follow-up To report mid-term outcomes of active-duty patients younger than the age of 35 years with shoulder type II SLAP lesions following our technique for double-pulley SLAP repair (DPSR).

Arthroscopic Posterior Labral Repair in Active-Duty Military Patients: A Reliable Solution for an At-Risk Population, Regardless of Anchor Type. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons TASCS Nailed It Ortho Ambulatory Surgery Center Association https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03635465221111568 #.Yzd0Jfu2UoU.twitter

Traumatic Finger Amputations: Epidemiology and Mechanism of Injury, 2010-2019. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Traumatic Finger Amputations: Epidemiology and Mechanism of Injury, 2010-2019 - Kayleigh N. Renfro, Michael D. Eckhoff, Gilberto A. Gonzalez Trevizo, John C. Dunn, 2022 Background: Traumatic finger amputations are a common and well-known hand injury, yet there are few studies addressing long-term epidemiologic data and associat...

Not every elbow fracture benefits from surgery: Nonoperative Management of Olecranon Fractures https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558944720944261 #.YkdIo9mB52A.twitter Las Palmas Medical Center University Medical Center of El Paso TASCS Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Nonoperative Management of Olecranon Fractures in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review - Christina A. Alvara, Griffin Biedron, John C. Dunn, 2022 Background: Despite increased utilization of conservative measures for displaced olecranon fractures in elderly patients, in whom operative fixation may be comp...

Viking Disease (Dupuytren’s Contracture) can be treated with an injection, but is this the best option? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558944720974119 #.YkdIhnZUQOE.twitter Las Palmas Medical Center University Medical Center of El Paso TASCS

Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture With Collagenase: A Systematic Review - Alexis B. Sandler, John P. Scanaliato, Thomas Dennis, Gilberto A. Gonzalez Trevizo, Sorana Raiciulescu, Leon Nesti, John C. Dunn, 2021 This systematic review investigates complications and recurrence of Dupuytren’s contracture in metacarpophalangeal joints (MCPJs) and/or proximal interphalangea...

Response to Letter to the Editor by Drs George and Power on Supercharge End-to-Side Nerve Transfer: A Systematic Review.

Response to Letter to the Editor by Drs George and Power on Supercharge End-to-Side Nerve Transfer: A Systematic Review - John C. Dunn, Leon J. Nesti, 2021 If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box.

Time is tissue when it comes to the ulnar nerve: Supercharge End-to-Side Nerve Transfer: Systematic Review. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558944719836213 #.YkdISBvwdrU

Supercharge End-to-Side Nerve Transfer: Systematic Review - John C. Dunn, Gilberto A. Gonzalez, Isaac Fernandez, Justin D. Orr, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Leon J. Nesti, 2021 Background: To decrease the time to reinnervation of the intrinsic motor end plates after high ulnar nerve injuries, a supercharged end-to-side (SETS) anterior ...

BMP has risks but can aid in bone healing: Bone Morphogenic Protein for Upper Extremity Fractures https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558944721990805 #.YkdIK7uzRM4.twitter Las Palmas Medical Center University Medical Center of El Paso Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bone Morphogenic Protein for Upper Extremity Fractures: A Systematic Review - Alexis B. Sandler, John P. Scanaliato, Sorana Raiciulescu, Leon Nesti, John C. Dunn, 2021 Purpose This review discusses success, time to healing, and complications of bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) 7 and 2 in treating upper extremity nonunions. Met...

Scaphoid fractures are best treated by fellowship-trained hand surgeons https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15589447211006861 #.YkdIDGlw7gU.twitter American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Las Palmas Medical Center@WBAMCOrthoRes University Medical Center of El Paso TASCS Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Advice From A Certified Hand Therapist: Why Bite Injuries To The Hand And Arm Are Serious.

Advice From A Certified Hand Therapist: Why Bite Injuries To The Hand And Arm Are Serious According to Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, dog bites are known as the most common type of animal bite in the United States, accounting for 60-90% of all bite wounds.

Elbow dislocations can lead to long term elbow instability https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558944720917763 #.YkdHyPkStew.twitter Las Palmas Medical Center@WBAMCOrthoRes University Medical Center of El Paso TASCS Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoBorder Therapy Services

Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow: A Systematic Review - Austin Fares, Nicholas Kusnezov, John C. Dunn, 2022 Background: Posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) is a common form of recurrent elbow instability. The aim of this systematic review is to present the outc...

There is a simple solution for complex wrist fractures: the Dorsal Bridge Plate https://www.jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-5023(20)30765-6/fulltext #.YkdHAMG54Bw.twitter Las Palmas Medical Center University Medical Center of El Paso TASCS Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dorsal Bridge Plate for Distal Radius Fractures: A Systematic Review This study presents patient demographics, injury characteristics, outcomes, and complications associated with dorsal bridge plating (DBP) in the treatment of distal radius fractures.

Bent Finger Due to Mallet Finger or Fracture.

Bent Finger Due to Mallet Finger or Fracture If your finger won't straighten out, you may have an injury known as a mallet finger or a mallet fracture. This type of injury often occurs when your finger gets jammed. This may impact the finger tendon, a flexible band of tissue that connects muscle to bone.

Battlefield peripheral nerve injuries have large zones of injury and are difficult to reconstruct https://www.jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-5023(20)30470-6/fulltext #.YkdGyCfIM4I.twitter Kerecis axogen TASCS Las Palmas Medical Center University Medical Center of El Paso Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Combat-Sustained Peripheral Nerve Injuries in the United States Military Combat-sustained peripheral nerve injuries (CSPNIs) are often the result of high-energy blast mechanisms and are increasing in frequency and severity among US forces engaged in contemporary warfare. The purpose of this study was to describe CSPNIs and report outcomes after evaluation in a military m...

How to Treat a Sprained or Dislocated Finger.

How to Treat a Sprained or Dislocated Finger Finger sprains and dislocations are common hand injuries. A sprain happens when the tough tissue that supports a joint is stretched too far. This tissue, called a ligament, can be partially or completely torn.

Severe Obesity Is Not Associated with Worse Functional Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair https://www.arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-8063(22)00150-5/fulltext #.YkdGe1Jg9ls.twitter TASCS Las Palmas Medical Center Border Therapy Services University Medical Center of El Paso

Severe Obesity Is Not Associated With Worse Functional Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair The purpose of this study is to investigate the outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a severely obese population (body mass index [BMI] > 0 kg/m2) compared to a healthy weight population (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2).

Nano-Improvements to Rheumatoid Arthritis Stem Cell Therapy Show Success.

Nano-Improvements to Rheumatoid Arthritis Stem Cell Therapy Show Success An article published in the journal Biomaterials shows that CuS@MnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized with a short bacteriophage-selected mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) targeting peptide allowed the MSCs to take up these NPs. NP-modified MSCs produced greatly improved therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA...

Shoulder instability in young active patients: Double-Pulley Remplissage in Active-Duty Military https://www.arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-8063(21)00817-3/fulltext #.YkdGXC_JOVo.twitter TASCS Las Palmas Medical Center Border Therapy Services University Medical Center of El Paso Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Double-Pulley Remplissage in Active-Duty Military Population With Off-Track Anterior Shoulder Instability Results in Improved Outcomes and Low Recurrence at Minimum 4-Year Follow-Up To report mid-term outcomes of active-duty patients with anterior shoulder instability following our technique for double-pulley remplissage (DPR) with concomitant anterior labral repair.

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Biomechanical Comparison of Elbow Stability Constructs.

Biomechanical Comparison of Elbow Stability Constructs Despite surgical stabilization of complex elbow trauma, additional fixation to maintain joint congruity and stability may be required. Multiple biomechanical constructs include static external fixator (SEF), hinged external fixator (HEF), Internal Joint Stabilizer (IJS), or a hinged elbow orthosis (...

Biceps Tenodesis as an Attractive Alternative to SLAP Repair for Patients Younger Than 35 Years https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03635465211049373 #.Ykc-evkD4os TASCS Las Palmas Medical Center Border Therapy Services University Medical Center of El Paso Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Biceps Tenodesis as an Attractive Alternative to Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior (SLAP) Repair for Type II SLAP Lesions in Active-Duty Military Patients Younger Than 35 Years - Nata Parnes, John C. Dunn, Hunter Czajkowski, Michael J. DeFranco,... Background: Biceps tenodesis has been suggested as a superior surgical technique compared with isolated labral repair for superior labral anterior-posterior (SL...