Methamphetamine is an illicit psychoactive stimulant with well recognized effects on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and central nervous systems. The impacts of methamphet [...]

Sleep is vital to human mood, cognition, and dexterity. There is plentiful literature studying sleep deprivation in general surgeons, especially related to cognitive perf [...]

Tourniquets are widely accepted as "safe" for up to two hours of continued intraoperative use, despite risks and scant literature supporting this duration. Clinical outco [...]

Our objective was to compare quantity and quality of sleep in orthopedic surgery residents as they begin a new post graduate year (PGY) level. On the first day of July ea [...]

Below knee amputations (BKA) are a relatively common procedure in orthopedic patients with advanced pathology of the lower extremities due to infection, trauma, and neopl [...]

Acetabular fractures are complex injuries where force vector influences the resulting fracture pattern. There is an undescribed but anecdotally observed connection betwee [...]

Pelvic ring injuries in children at times require stabilization with percutaneous iliosacral (IS) screws. Iliac cortical density (ICD) is a critical fluoroscopic landmark [...]

Patients with poor diabetic control who sustain lower extremity fractures present a challenge due to a high risk of complications; we believe but do not know whether wors [...]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many programs were forced to discontinue or rapidly transition traditional in-person clinical experiences to remote forums for medical stude [...]

Across the US 15% of adults report recent use of marijuana. Such non-prescribed drug use may impact fracture care and multi-modal pain strategies, but we have little esti [...]