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A study published in the April issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety suggests that integrating patient partners into ambulatory care quality improvement (QI) teams may help improve patients’ experience with care. The researchers conducted focus...

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A research letter from a study conducted in the United Kingdom and published in the March 27, 2018, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that close contact casting or surgical treatment of unstable ankle fracture may offer equivalent ankle function...

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A study published online in the journal Orthopedics examines trends in Medicare reimbursement for orthopaedic procedures. The researchers reviewed the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Current Procedural Terminology code values for common orthopaedic and nonorthopaedic...

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According to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, malnutrition identified by increasing severity of hypoalbuminemia may be associated with poorer outcomes in the 30 days following hip fracture surgery. The researchers reviewed data on...

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Findings from a preliminary study published in the March 21 JBJS suggest that vancomycin powder may be effective for reducing risk of surgical site infection (SSI) following surgery for early-onset scoliosis, even when previous surgeries have been performed without...

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According to a study published in the March issue of the journal Arthroscopy, arthroscopic treatment may not reduce or delay the need for arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis (OA) but could help relieve symptoms compared to conservative treatment. The researchers conducted...

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According to a study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty, use of the Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment (OARA) screening tool may help identify candidates for safe and early discharge following total hip arthroplasty (THA). The researchers conducted a...

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Data from a study published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine suggest that hip arthroscopy may reduce the economic burden on society linked to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The researchers reviewed data from a private insurance database on 32,143...

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According to a study published online in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, a culture of unprepared skin taken preoperatively may help predict Propionibacterium load among revision shoulder arthroplasty patients. The authors conducted a prospective study of 60...

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