Orthopedics

Questions discussed in this category

What is your typical duration and route of treatment for a lytic lesion in the metaphysis of a long bone secondary to MSSA, i.e., a Brodie abscess, following debridement in an immunocompetent patient?

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What is your approach to managing post-operative dysphagia following C-spine surgery?

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When do you consider using aspirin 81 mg PO BID for VTE prophylaxis over other agents in patients with a fracture, considering recent trial data?

O'Toole et al., PMID 36652352

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Do you routinely use higher-dose VTE prophylaxis in patients admitted with traumatic orthopedic injuries undergoing surgery?

For example, would you recommend using enoxaparin 30 mg BID instead of 40 mg QD?

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Would you try combination ketorolac and cortisone injections in a patient with severe knee OA who refuses surgery and had partial responses to injections of cortisone and ketorolac separately?

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Papers discussed in this category

Osteoarthritis and cartilage open, 2023 Feb 06

Genicular artery embolization for treatment of knee osteoarthritis pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

The New England journal of medicine, 2023 Jan 19

Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture.

JAMA, 2022 Aug 23

Effect of Aspirin vs Enoxaparin on Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The CRISTAL Randomized Trial.

Scientific reports, 2025 Jun 03

Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty.

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