The local delivery of antibiotics in the treatment of osteomyelitis has been used safely and
effectively for decades. Multiple methods of drug delivery have been developed for the …

Background We sought to understand the mortality rate of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)
of the hip undergoing 2-stage revision for infection. Methods Database search, yielding 23 …

Background Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are fraught with multiple complications
including poor patient-reported outcomes, disability, reinfection, disarticulation, and even death. …

Background: This study was proposed to investigate the changes in the utilization of knee
arthroscopy in an ambulatory setting over the past decade in the United States as well as its …

Background: Although early aseptic mechanical failure after total knee arthroplasty has been
reported in younger patients, it is unknown whether early revision due to periprosthetic joint …

Periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur above a total knee arthroplasty present a
challenging surgical problem for orthopedic surgeons. Numerous operative and nonoperative …

Background: It is unclear whether simultaneous-bilateral total knee arthroplasty is as safe as
staged-bilateral arthroplasty is. We are aware of no randomized trials comparing the safety …

The increase in systolic pressure with age, which is observed in some but not all human
populations, is believed to be a response to repeated symbolic stimuli arising from the social …

Objective To evaluate the recent epidemiology of hip fractures in the US. Methods We
identified hip fracture cases from the 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, which …

OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to determine the association between muscle cross-sectional
area and attenuation, as measured on routine CT scans, and mortality in older patients …