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Men with fractured hips performed worse on several mental assessment tests and had higher mortality rates than women with fractured hips, according to research recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Older patients had lower revision and conversion to total hip arthroplasty rates following hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures compared with younger patients. In addition, investigators found fewer periprosthetic fractures with the use of cemented stems and similar outcomes between...

Adolescents with symptomatic, large chondral lesions treated with autologous chondrocyte implantation experienced significant improvements in knee-specific function and health-related quality of life scores, according to results.

Investigators of this early follow-up study found solid organ transplant patient survivorship was not affected by total knee arthroplasty.

Investigators discovered that the load-sensing variability between the trial implant and final implant measurements was greater in the lateral compartment compared with the medial compartment during total knee arthroplasty.

Nitinol dynamic compression staples may provide unique benefits in a wide variety of foot surgeries. Accordingly, this author shares his experience with staple fixation in recent cases involving an active duty military population. 

Investigators of this study that compared inpatient and outpatient open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures found a reduced risk of certain 30-day medical morbidities with outpatient procedures and no differences in surgical morbidity, reoperations and readmissions.

Paragon 28 announced the launch of the Baby Gorilla Mini Plating System, a small bone fixation system designed for use in the foot and ankle.

In the 12 months preceding total knee arthroplasty, women experienced significantly greater utilization of knee osteoarthritis-related health care than men, according to results.

Poor thigh muscle strength was associated with incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis in women, according to a press release and results of a recently published study.