Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Nov 2021
Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Long-term Direct Medical Costs in Patients with Hip Fractures and a Matched Cohort: A Large-database Study.
Previous studies on medical costs in patients with hip fractures have focused on medical costs incurred for a short period after the injury. However, patients often had comorbidities before their hip fractures that would have affected medical costs even had they not sustained a fracture. Consequently, these studies may have overestimated the costs associated with hip fractures and did not characterize the duration of increased medical costs adequately. Without knowing this crucial information, it is difficult to craft thoughtful health policy to support these patients' needs. ⋯ Level II, economic analysis.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Nov 2021
Does the Use of Sanders Staging and Distal Radius and Ulna Classification Avoid Mismatches in Growth Assessment with Risser Staging Alone?
Although Risser stages are visible on the same radiograph of the spine, Risser staging is criticized for its insensitivity in estimating the remaining growth potential and its weak correlation with curve progression in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Risser staging is frequently accompanied by other skeletal maturity indices to increase its precision for assessing pubertal growth. However, it remains unknown whether there is any discrepancy between various maturity parameters and the extent of this discrepancy when these indices are used concurrently to assess pubertal growth landmarks, which are important for the timing of brace initiation and weaning. ⋯ Level III, diagnostic study.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Nov 2021
How Large a Study Is Needed to Detect TKA Revision Rate Reductions Attributable to Robotic or Navigated Technologies? A Simulation-based Power Analysis.
Robotic and navigated TKA procedures have been introduced to improve component placement precision in the hope of improving implant survivorship and other clinical outcomes. Although numerous comparative studies have shown enhanced precision and accuracy in placing components, most comparative studies have not shown that such interventions result in improved implant survival. Given what we know about effect sizes from large arthroplasty registries, large cohort studies, and large randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we wondered how large randomized trials would need to be to detect such small differences, and if the number is very high, what that would tell us about the value of these treatments for preventing revision surgery. ⋯ Given that the NNTs to avoid revisions at various time points are predicted to be high, it would require correspondingly low system costs to justify broad adoption of TA-TKA based on avoided revision costs alone, though we speculate that technology assistance could perhaps prove to be cost effective in the care of patients who are at an elevated risk of revision.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Nov 2021
Institutional Experience and Orthoplastic Collaboration Associated with Improved Flap-based Limb Salvage Outcomes.
Flap-based limb salvage surgery balances the morbidity and complexity of soft tissue transfer against the potential benefit of preserving a functional limb when faced with a traumatized extremity with composite tissue injury. These composite tissue injuries are well suited for multidisciplinary management between orthopaedic and plastic surgeons. Thus, it makes intuitive sense that a collaborative, orthoplastic approach to flap-based limb salvage surgery can result in improved outcomes with decreased risk of flap failure and other complications, raising the question of whether this orthoplastic team approach should be the new standard of care in limb salvage surgery. ⋯ Level III, therapeutic study.