Background: Comorbidities before and complications following hip fracture surgery can
impact the return of function. We hypothesized that the American Society of Anesthesiologists (…

Background The Program Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)
continually tries to improve the quality of the scientific program at AAOS meetings. …

Geriatric acetabular, pelvis, and subtrochanteric femur fractures are poorly understood and
rapidly growing clinical problems. The purpose of this study was to describe the …

Segmental long bone defects resulting from injury or surgical intervention are difficult
problems to manage. Amputation, external fixators, vascularized fibular grafts, acute limb …

Tibial plateau fractures are common in the elderly population following a low-energy mechanism.
Initial evaluation includes an assessment of the soft tissues and surrounding ligaments…

Introduction Concomitant plate fixation as an adjunct to intramedullary nailing (IMN) of
proximal third tibia fractures is a proven technique. Benefits include its role as a minimally …

In sports medicine, diagnosis and treatment of partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
continue to be difficult. Partial tears of the ACL are common, representing 10% to 28% …

Treatment of subtrochanteric fracture remains a challenge, but evolution of strategy has
allowed for reliable results with low complications. Although several fixation options exist, …

Background: Presentations at the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons (AAOS) are often used to guide clinical practice, although many corresponding …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the outcomes of patients with elbow heterotopic ossification (HO)
who underwent surgical intervention. Our goal was to elucidate differences in outcome of …