Total hip and knee arthroplasties are effective surgical interventions for relieving hip pain
and improving physical function caused by arthritis. Although the majority of patients …

OBJECTIVES: To determine evidence-based best practices for elderly hip fracture patients
from the time of hospital admission to 6 months postfracture. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, …

Ninety-five patients with fractures of the tibial plateau have been reviewed. The fractures
were grouped, according to the X-ray pattern, into five fracture types. Treatment was grouped …

Our objectives were to better define the rates and determinants of in‐hospital and 1‐year
mortality after hip fracture. We studied a population‐based cohort of 3981 hip fracture patients. …

Background As utilization rates for total joint arthroplasty increase, there is a hesitancy to
perform this surgery on very old patients. The objective of this prospective study was to …

Background: The optimum regimen of epoetin alfa for prevention of allogeneic blood
transfusion is unknown. Objective: To determine whether a modified regimen of epoetin alfa …

Subtrochanteric femoral fractures with and without bony contact were simulated in cadaver
specimens, fixed with one of seven different types of intramedullary or plate implants, and …

Background: The impact of posterior cruciate ligament-substituting and posterior cruciate
ligament-retaining devices on the range of motion of the knee following primary total knee …

Background: Hip fractures, common in the elderly population, result in significant morbidity
and mortality. A study was undertaken to determine how an evidence based clinical pathway (…

Background: Conventional wisdom suggests high-quality care for most patients with hip
fractures is surgical fixation within 24 hours to reduce mortality and complications, although …