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  Today's Top Story Study: Solid Organ Transplant Increases Risk of 90-day THA Complications A study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty found that patients with solid organ transplant (SOT) are at increased risk of 90-day medical complications after total hip arthroplasty (THA) compared to patients without SOT. However, this increased risk was not found for two-year surgical complications or revision. For this study, 3,103 patients with SOT were matched to 6,196 controls. Compared to controls, patients [...]

Today's Top Story Study: Frequency of Articular Impaction in Geriatric Olecranon Fractures Articular impaction is common in geriatric olecranon fractures, according to a study published in the Sept. 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ®. Of 63 patients whose fractures were managed via ORIF (open reduction internal fixation), 31 (49.2 percent) demonstrated associated intra-articular impaction. Articular impaction was not associated with significant differences in postoperative complications (35.5 percent versus 32.3 percent) or revision (32.3 percent versus [...]

  Today's Top Story Study: Complications and Costs for IM Nails versus Sliding-hip Screws for IT Fractures A retrospective study published in the Sept. 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ® found increased medical complications, readmissions, and costs for intramedullary nails (IMN) versus sliding hip screws (SHS) for intertrochanteric (IT) hip fractures. IT fractures from 2007 to 2017 from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery database were evaluated. Most cases were managed via IMN (92.4 percent). [...]

  Today's Top Story Study: Risk Factors of Blood Transfusion after Total Joint Arthroplasty Factors associated with blood transfusion after total joint arthroplasty include lower preoperative hematocrit, a history of bleeding disorders, and preoperative transfusion, according to a retrospective study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty. A national database was queried for primary and revision total hip and total knee arthroplasties between 2011 and 2019. Overall transfusion rates decreased from 21.4 percent to 2.5 percent during the [...]

  Today's Top Story Systematic Literature Review for Truncal, Lower Extremity Injuries in MLB Players A systematic review published in the August issue of the Journal of the AAOS: Global Research & Reviews ® evaluated current literature regarding truncal and lower-extremity orthopaedic injuries among MLB players. Forty-one studies met inclusion criteria. Research primarily reviewed hip and pelvis (16 percent), thigh (15 percent), truncal (14 percent), knee (13 percent), and ankle injuries (11 percent). Twenty-two percent used data from [...]