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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 FracturesTim Wang, MDJulius Bishop MDReview 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/16056089Management of acute clavicle fractures.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18803979Risk factors for nonunion after nonoperative treatment of displaced midshaft fractures of the clavicle.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23824382Operative versus nonoperative care of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419410Cochrane 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/20190103http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24184325

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