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

Open orthopaedic trauma rooms have alleviated historical pressure to operate at odd hours but trauma centers remain busy; the effect of suboptimal conditions on outcomes [...]

Trauma patients frequently have social challenges, among them alcohol intoxication, at the time of their injury. The fracture literature does not contain any thorough ana [...]

Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is an effective and widely used surgical treatment option for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) with favorable long-term results. St [...]

Intraoperative blood loss (IBL) in acetabular fracture care is rarely minor; accurate IBL prediction and measurement may improve intra and postoperative care in high bloo [...]

The rate of hip fractures has been steadily increasing over the past 3 decades, 5 fold in women and 1.5 times in men. For patients with hip fractures, there are several t [...]

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that elderly patients who sustain a hip fracture should be evaluated and treated for osteoporosis. Despite researc [...]

Our quality improvement (QI) initiative aimed to increase our institution’s rate of initiating osteoporosis therapy by developing and implementing an inpatient protocol f [...]