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Suicidal and asking for money for food

Author:: Lawrence F. Kuklinski, BA; Matthew J. Davis, MD; David G. Folks; MD

Mr. L, age 59, attempts suicide by taking approximately 20 acetaminophen tablets of unknown dosage. He immediately comes to the emergency...

The incidence of midsubstance Achilles tendon ruptures is increasing in patients 30 years to 50 years of age, and more than 50% of these injuries...

The patient is positioned on a radiolucent table, and a mobile fluoroscopy unit is available. A tourniquet is applied to the upper thigh but...

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is considered a less invasive approach for the treatment of unicompartmental knee arthritis when compared...

The modern term orthopedics stems from the older word orthopedia, which was the title of a book published in 1741 by Nicholas Andry, a...

Author:: Edited by Jame Abraham; MD; FACP; report prepared by Jane de Lartigue; PhD

A fracture occurring after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is rare, and rarer still when it involves the harvest site of a bone—...

Author:: Edited by Jame Abraham; MD; FACP; report prepared by Jane de Lartigue; PhD

Author:: Eric M. Padegimas; MD; Benjamin Zmistowski; MD; Camilo Restrepo; MD; Joseph A. Abboud; MD; Mark D. Lazarus; MD; Matthew L. Ramsey; MD; Gerald R. Williams; MD; Surena Namdari; MD; MSC

Risk factors for dislocation after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) are not clearly defined. Prosthetic dislocation can result in poor...

The training model for orthopedic resident education has been transformed. Surgeon factors, patient expectations, financial and legal concerns,...

Author:: Adam J. Seidl; MD; Nicholas J. Lombardi; BS; Mark D. Lazarus; MD; Eric M. Black; MD; Mitchell G. Maltenfort; PhD; Matthew D. Pepe; MD; Luke S. Austin; MD

The rate of medical visits for rotator cuff pathology and the US incidence of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) have increased...