Volume 14, Issue 3, October 2018

Editorial

• Health Care Disparity Remains an Important Challenge for American Orthopedics 
  Charles N. Cornell, MD

Original Articles

• Implant Removal and Spacer Placement for Infected Shoulder Arthroplasty: Risk Factors for Repeat Procedures, Spacer Retention, and Mortality
  J. M. Cancienne, MD; Stephen F. Brockmeier, MD; James C. Carr 2nd, MD; Brian C. Werner, MD
• Disease Burden of Medial Epicondylitis in the USA Is Increasing: An Analysis of 19,856 Patients from 2007 to 2014
  Anthony J. Wiggins, BA; Jourdan M. Cancienne, MD; Christopher L. Camp, MD; Ryan M. Degen, MD, MSc, FRCSC; David W. Altchek, MD; Joshua S. Dines, MD; Brian C. Werner, MD
• Differences in Coracoid and Glenoid Dimensions Based on Sex, Race, and Age: Implications for Use of the Latarjet Technique in Glenoid Reconstruction
  Derrick M. Knapik, MD; Jameson Cumsky, BA; Joseph E. Tanenbaum, BA; James E. Voos, MD; Robert J. Gillespie, MD
• An Epidemiologic Perspective on Scaphoid Fracture Treatment and Frequency of Nonunion Surgery in the USA
  Christopher J. Dy, MD, MPH; Nikolas H. Kazmers, MD, MSE; Jack Baty, MS; Kerry Bommarito, PhD, MPH; Daniel A. Osei, MD, MSc
• A New Preoperative Planning Technique Can Reduce Radiation Exposure During the Performance of Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy
  Elad Spitzer, MD; Joseph J. Ruzbarsky, MD; John B. Doyle, BA; Kaitlyn L. Yin, BA; Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCS
• A Preliminary Comparison Suggests Poor Performance of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Versus Titanium Plates in Distal Femoral Osteotomy 
  Austin T. Fragomen, MD; Thomas H. McCoy Jr., MD; Fiona R. Fragomen
• Isokinetic Strength Testing Following Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures Predicts Time to Recovery and Return of Muscle Strength in the Injured Extremity: A Prospective Case Series
  Alexandra I. Goodwin, BA; Brittany E. Haws, BS; Ziyad O. Knio, BS; Per Kristian Moerk, DPT, PT; Anna N. Miller, MD, FACS
• Characterization of Re-admission and Emergency Department Visits Within 90 Days Following Lower-Extremity Arthroplasty
  Elina Huerfano, MD; Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle, MD; Kate Shanaghan; Federico Girardi, MD; Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, Jiabin Liu, MD
• Patient and Surgeon Expectations Prior to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  Mahmoud Michael Khair, MD; Hassan Ghomrawi, PhD, MPH; Sean Wilson, MD; Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC
• MRI Findings at the Bone-Component Interface in Symptomatic Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and the Relationship to Radiographic Findings
  Laura Jill Kleeblad, MD; Hendrik A. Zuiderbaan, MD, PhD; Alissa J. Burge, MD; Mark J. Amirtharaj, BS; Hollis G. Potter, MD; Andrew D. Pearle, MD
• The Quality of Online Resources Available to Patients Interested in Knee Biologic Therapies Is Poor
  Benedict U. Nwachukwu, MD, MBA; Ryan C. Rauck, MD; Cynthia A. Kahlenberg, MD; Chukwuma Nwachukwu, BS; William W. Schairer, MD; Riley J. Williams III, MD; David W. Altchek, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD

General Interest & Case Reports

• Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Adds Value for Surgical Colleagues
  Ameer M. Elbuluk, MD; Michael P. Ast, MD; Jeffrey D. Stimac, MD; Trevor R. Banka, MD; Matthew P. Abdel, MD; Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD
• Septic Shoulder Joint After Pneumococcal Vaccination Requiring Surgical Debridement
  Michael J. DeRogatis, MS; Lalitha Parameswaran, MD; Patrick Lee, PA-C; Theodore G. Mayer, MD; Paul S. Issack, MD, PhD
• Repair of a Proximal Hamstring Rupture in a 14-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report
  Patrick S. Buckley MD; Christopher C. Dodson MD

Review Articles

• Point-of-care Ultrasonography in Orthopedic Management of Hemophilia: Multiple Uses of an Effective Tool
  Hortensia De la Corte-Rodriguez, MD, PhD; E. Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan, MD, PhD; Víctor Jimenez-Yuste, MD, PhD
• Contingent Valuation Studies in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Health Economic Review
  Benedict U. Nwachukwu, MD, MBA; Claire D. Eliasberg, MD; Kamran S. Hamid, MD, MPH; Michael C. Fu, MD, MHS; Bernard R. Bach, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Todd J. Albert, MD
• Scapular Body Fracture in the Athlete: A Systematic Review
  Mithun Neral, MD; Derrick M. Knapik, MD; Robert J. Wetzel, MD; Michael J. Salata, MD; James E. Voos, MD
• Basic Science Research Trends in Orthopedic Surgery: An Analysis of the Top 100 Cited Articles
  Suresh K. Nayar, MD; Eric J. Dein, MD; Johnathan A. Bernard, MD, MPH; Bashir A. Zikria, MD, MSc; Andrea M. Spiker, MD

Evidence Based Review in Orthopedics

• Has Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty Made Tourniquet Use Obsolete?
  Christopher M. Brusalis, MD; Mathias P. G. Bostrom, MD; Shawn S. Richardson