From our February issue, a retrospective study suggests that 1-stage revision total knee arthroplasty may be a viable treatment option for patients with periprosthetic joint infection presenting with a sinus tract. #orthotwitter

Do your orthopedic patients take perioperative essential amino acid (EAA) supplements? Should they? Pooled data from a systematic review of level-I studies supports EAA use across several orthopedic subspecialties. #Medtwitter Learn more:

🔔 Top cited article alert – "Higher Adherence to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Programs Is Associated With Lower Injury Rates: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression". #Orthotwitter

RT @BrianChalmersMD: How do we define a “good doctor/surgeon?” How do patients find this info? Hospital reputation? Volume? Google/social r…

Celebrate Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day by reading our article from 2022 – Factors Associated With Increasing Length of Stay for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty. #MedTwitter

Many metrics come into play when patients are evaluating physician quality. But which ones matter most? @DrAdamBitterman and @BrianChalmersMD discuss the difficult-to-measure qualities that comprise a relationship based on trust.

#Medtwitter - Retrospective study of @APTA_official clinical practice guidelines for neck pain asked: Do #PTs with CPG training perform the recommended exams to classify patients? How often are patients with neck pain properly classified? Learn more:

This systematic review found that the integration of psychosocial interventions into care protocols for TKA offers benefits including improved patient satisfaction & quality of life & reduced health care costs. #InternationalQualityOfLifeMonth

#MedTwitter – Don't miss out, our February issue is available online.

#OpenAccess – Authors recommend the use of standardized adverse event reporting tools specific to orthopedic trauma literature in RCTs on clavicle fracture used for AAOS clinical practice guidelines #orthotwitter

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that the Barricaid device reduces symptomatic reherniation rates but doesn't improve clinical outcomes for patients undergoing diskectomy for lumbar disk herniation. #orthotwitter #SpineSurgery Learn more:

In honor of International Mentoring Day, read our article where authors recommend that research mentors for female residents be used to address the gender disparity they found in research productivity among orthopedic residents. #Orthotwitter

#orthotwitter – A rare case of a giant expansile schwannoma in a 63-year-old woman that arose from the fifth lumbar root with L5 vertebral body destruction.

This retrospective cohort study found that in patients with predominant back pain, minimally invasive decompression alone had significantly less MCID achievement rates in VAS back at <6 months and ODI at >6 months. #Orthotwitter

RT @HSS_ARJR_CJRC: Members of our #SNFCJRC team collaborated on the paper “Evaluating and Treating Patients With a Recalled Exactech Knee R…

Authors of a retrospective analysis propose an equation for restoring anatomic femoral head height in patients with femoral neck fracture undergoing hip arthroplasty -- LTCa = (LTCr/FHDr) × FHDa. #orthotwitter

#MedTwitter – There may be a relationship between bone-mineral density and the composition of the gut microbiome in patients who undergo spinal fusion surgery. Check out our article "A Pilot Study of the Gut Microbiota in Spine Fusion Surgery Patients":

Registration for our #webinar "Peripheral Nerve Injury: Best Practices in Diagnosis, Surgery, and Rehabilitation" is open! #MedEd #orthotwitter Join us on March 4 to learn more:

Most read article of the past 6 months! An international meeting explored differences in US & Colombian medical models, geographies, health systems, and economies, seeking to identify what will be of greatest value in the future of patient-centered care.

'Tis the season? A systematic review of orthopedic injuries resulting from e-scooter use found that 36% of injuries sustained were upper extremity fractures. #orthotwitter