The Future of Scientific Publishing

Asif M Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS

Just as our transmittal of knowledge has begun rapidly transitioning away from live lectures, textbooks, and encyclopedias in place of online and digital resources, so too are we witnessing the transition of scientific publishing.

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Current Concepts

Treatment of Sports Injuries in Orthopedic Surgery: Recent Advances

Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan, MD PhD

This article reviews the most recent advances in the literature regarding orthopedic surgery for sports injuries. For large-to-massive rotator cuff tears, non-surgical treatment yielded superior results at three months to surgical treatment, although surgical treatment provided better results ...

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Research Articles

Readability of Persian Oxford Elbow Score Using Health Literacy Questionnaire

Maryam Emadzadeh, MD, Niloufar Vaziri, BS, Denise Eygendaal, MD PhD, Zahra Ahmadi, MS, Amir R. Kachooei, MD PhD

Readability and understanding of the questions by patients are determining factors in choosing a patient-rated outcome measure. This can be done using Flesh Reading Ease Score (FRES) in English. In place of this software in other languages, we aimed to assess the readability ...

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Surgical Techniques

Surgical Exposures of the Distal Radius for Fracture Fixation

Meagan Wu, MA, Asif M. Ilyas, MD MBA

Distal radius fractures are among the most common orthopedic injuries. Various open reduction and internal fixation techniques, including volar and dorsal plating, intramedullary nailing, and fragment-specific fixation, have been established for operative management of more complex ...

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Current Concepts

Trigger Finger: Evaluation, Management, and Outcomes

Tiffany N. Bridges, DO, Erin Ohliger, MD, Justin M. Kistler, MD

Trigger finger is a common hand condition with a lifetime prevalence of 2-3% of the adult population. It is a common cause of hand disability. Management begins conservatively with observation, orthotic immobilization and corticosteroid injections. Joint blocking...

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Research Articles

Does Having a Beard Matter? An Analysis of Orthopaedic Surgical Site Infection Rates in Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard McEntee, MD, Santiago Rengifo, MS, David Pedowitz, MD, Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA

Post-operative infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in outpatient orthopaedic surgery. Orthopaedic surgical site infections have been estimated to occur in up to 5.6% of patients...

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Surgical Techniques

Olecranon Fracture Fixation: Surgical Technique

Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan, MD PhD

Olecranon fractures are a relatively common orthopedic injury that comprises approximately 10% of all upper extremity fractures.1 Due to their intra-articular nature and instability secondary to the deforming forces of the triceps at its insertion, these injuries generally warrant ...

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Case Reports

Upper Extremity Soft Tissue Wound Related to Xylazine-laced Fentanyl Intravenous (IV) Drug Abuse: A Case Report

Santiago Rengifo, MS, Asif M. Ilyas, MD MBA, Richard Tosti, MD

A 35-year-old male abusing intravenous (IV) xylazine-laced fentanyl presented with bilateral forearm wounds. His wounds extended from the wrist to the proximal forearm with exposed muscles and tendons. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics, multiple surgical debridements...

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