Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jul 2015
Twenty Percent of Patients May Remain Colonized With Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Despite a Decolonization Protocol in Patients Undergoing Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty.
Staphylococcus aureus is the most commonly isolated organism in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) are on the rise, and many programs have instituted decolonization protocols. There are limited data on the success of S aureus nasal decolonization programs and their impact on PJI. ⋯ Level III, therapeutic study.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jul 2015
Observational StudyTime Seeing a Hand Surgeon Is Not Associated With Patient Satisfaction.
Previous studies, predominantly in the primary care setting, identified time spent with the physician as an important predictor of satisfaction. It is unknown if the same holds true in hand surgery. ⋯ Level II, prognostic study.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jul 2015
The 50 Most-cited Articles in Orthopaedic Surgery From Mainland China.
Citation analysis has been widely used to evaluate the impact of articles in medical and surgical specialties. Although China is the most populous country in the world, and although more than 50,000 orthopaedic surgeons practice there, to our knowledge no formal citation analysis of Chinese orthopaedic articles has been performed. ⋯ The 50 most-cited articles that we identified should be considered influential, although a large gap remains between mainland China and the global orthopaedic community in terms of citations per article. Nevertheless, insofar as the most-recent decade of our survey generated the most articles in this top-50 list, we would characterize mainland China's effect on musculoskeletal research as increasing, and as funding increases to programs in mainland China, we anticipate this trend will continue in the future.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jul 2015
Multicenter StudyA History of Treated Periprosthetic Joint Infection Increases the Risk of Subsequent Different Site Infection.
After the successful treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), patients may present with degenerative joint disease in another joint with symptoms severe enough to warrant arthroplasty. However, it is not known whether patients with a history of treated PJI at one site will have an increased risk of PJI in the second arthroplasty site. ⋯ Level III, prognostic study.