Hip Hemiarthroplasty: To Cement or Not to Cement? That is the Question! Eric Pang, MD Tim Wang, MD

Risk Factors for Failure Following Plate Fixation of Diaphyseal Clavicle Fractures Tim Wang, MD
Little Nugget: Retrospective Multivariate Analysis evaluating the risk factors for nonunion, failure, infection following ORIF of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures.
Further Resources Prognostic Factors for Reoperation After Plate Fixation of the Midshaft Clavicle. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26131565

Elbow Cross-Pinning for Persistent Post-Traumatic Instability

Tim Wang, MD

Introduction of a new technique to maintain a concentric reduction in instances of acute and sub-acute post-traumatic instability, as well as review of complications of Hinged External Fixation

Further Resources:

Complications of Hinged External Fixation Compared With Cross-pinning of the Elbow for Acute and Subacute Instability

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4048400/

Modern Perspectives on the Treatment of Clavicle Fractures

Tim Wang, MD

Julius Bishop MD

Review of the recent data and randomized trials, as well as an interview with an Orthopaedic Traumatologist, regarding the management of midshaft clavicle fractures.

Further Resources:

Treatment of acute midshaft clavicle fractures: systematic review of 2144 fractures: on behalf of the Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma Working Group.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16056089

Management of acute clavicle fractures.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18803979

Risk factors for nonunion after nonoperative treatment of displaced midshaft fractures of the clavicle.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23824382

Operative versus nonoperative care of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419410

Cochrane in CORR®: Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating fractures of the middle third of the clavicle.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23740670

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20190103
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24184325

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460685http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24430413

April 20, 2014
THE USE OF ANTIFIBRINOLYTICS IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Tim Wang, MD

ARTICLES:
Eubanks. Antifibrinolytics in Major Orthopaedic Surgery. JAAOS 2010
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20190103

Dahuja et al. A Prospective Study on the Role of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Postoperative Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty and Its Effect on Coagulation Profile. J Arthroplasty 2014
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24184325