Ausgabe 1/2017
Inhalt (32 Artikel)
Why do surgeons continue to perform unnecessary surgery?
Philip F. Stahel, Todd F. VanderHeiden, Fernando J. Kim
Current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical fixation of closed long bone fractures: a survey of 297 members of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Itai Gans, Amit Jain, Norachart Sirisreetreerux, Elliott R. Haut, Erik A. Hasenboehler
The impact of economic rationalization, prioritization and rationing on job satisfaction, motivation and team cohesion in hospitals: a survey among retired physician executives in Germany
Joerg Schnoor, Elmar Braehler, Mohamed Ghanem, Christoph E. Heyde
Changes in safety climate and teamwork in the operating room after implementation of a revised WHO checklist: a prospective interventional study
Sofia Erestam, Eva Haglind, David Bock, Annette Erichsen Andersson, Eva Angenete
Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation as a rare complication from head positioning in otologic surgery: Report of two cases in young children
Hiroshi Sakaida, Koji Akeda, Akihiro Sudo, Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Introducing the “Bone-Screw-Fastener” for improved screw fixation in orthopedic surgery: a revolutionary paradigm shift?
Philip F. Stahel, Nicholas A. Alfonso, Corey Henderson, Todd Baldini
Comparing the speed of irrigation between pulsatile lavage versus gravity irrigation: an Ex-vivo experimental investigation
Lily R. Mundy, Mark J. Gage, Richard S. Yoon, Frank A. Liporace
Should nurses be allowed to perform the pre-operative surgical site marking instead of surgeons? A prospective feasibility study at a Swiss primary care teaching hospital
Judit Schäfli-Thurnherr, Annette Biegger, Christopher Soll, Gian A. Melcher
A new patient safety smartphone application for prevention of “forgotten” ureteral stents: results from a clinical pilot study in 194 patients
Wilson R. Molina, Rodrigo Pessoa, Rodrigo Donalisio da Silva, McCabe C. Kenny, Diedra Gustafson, Leticia Nogueira, Mark E. Leo, Michael K. Yu, Fernando J. Kim
Safety and efficacy of resistive polymer versus forced air warming in total joint surgery
Melanie F. Sandoval, Paul D. Mongan, Michael R. Dayton, Craig A. Hogan
Empty polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) show slow radiographic fusion that reduces clinical improvement: results from the prospective multicenter “PIERCE-PEEK” study
Olaf Suess, Martin Schomaker, Mario Cabraja, Marco Danne, Theodoros Kombos, Michael Hanna
Does partial coating with titanium improve the radiographic fusion rate of empty PEEK cages in cervical spine surgery? A comparative analysis of clinical data
Andreas Kotsias, Sven Mularski, Björn Kühn, Michael Hanna, Olaf Suess
The “Aachen fall prevention App” – a Smartphone application app for the self-assessment of elderly patients at risk for ground level falls
Peter Rasche, Alexander Mertens, Christina Bröhl, Sabine Theis, Tobias Seinsch, Matthias Wille, Hans-Christoph Pape, Matthias Knobe
A retrospective cohort study of adverse events in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery
Joel J. Gagnier, Hal Morgenstern, Patrick Kellam
Induction of immune gene expression and inflammatory mediator release by commonly used surgical suture materials: an experimental in vitro study
Alistair M. Lock, Ryan Gao, Dorit Naot, Brendan Coleman, Jillian Cornish, David S. Musson
Predisposing factors for recurrence of chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis: a retrospective observational cohort study from a tertiary referral center in Brazil
Luciana Souza Jorge, Alceu G. Chueire, Patricia Silva Fucuta, Mauricio N. Machado, Maria Gabriele L. Oliveira, Marcelo A. Nakazone, Mauro José Salles
Surgical site infection and its associated factors following cesarean section: a cross sectional study from a public hospital in Ethiopia
Kelemu Abebe Gelaw, Amlaku Mulat Aweke, Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn, Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie, Liknaw Bewket Zeleke
Modified technique of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for segmental correction of lumbar kyphosis: a safe alternative to osteotomies?
Sebastian Weckbach, Heiko Reichel, Michael Kraus, Tugrul Kocak, Friederike Lattig
Delayed recognition of an ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fracture leading to preventable subsequent complications: a case report
Sönke Labza, Isabella Fassola, Benedict Kunz, Wolfgang Ertel, Senat Krasnici
Musculoskeletal Echinococcus infection as a rare first presentation of hydatid disease: case report
A. Marzouki, A. Naam, S. Abdulrazak, B. Soumaré, K. Lahrach, F. Boutayeb
Evaluation of a multimodal pain therapy concept for chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study in 21 patients
Dirk Zajonz, Johannes K. M. Fakler, Anna-Judith Dahse, Fujiaoshou Junping Zhao, Melanie Edel, Christoph Josten, Andreas Roth
The role of pre-reduction MRI in the management of complex cervical spine fracture-dislocations: an ongoing controversy?
Sergiu Botolin, Todd F. VanderHeiden, Ernest E. Moore, Herbert Fried, Philip F. Stahel
Risk factors for surgical site infections in obstetrics: a retrospective study in an Ethiopian referral hospital
Teshager Mamo, Tilaye Workneh Abebe, Tesfaye Yitna Chichiabellu, Antehun Alemayehu Anjulo
Incidence, root cause, and outcomes of unintentionally retained intraabdominal surgical sponges: a retrospective case series from two hospitals in Togo
Boyodi Tchangai, Mazamaesso Tchaou, Iroukora Kassegne, Kpatekana Simlawo
Length of stay, costs, and complications in lumbar disc herniation surgery by standard PLIF versus a new dynamic interspinous stabilization technique
Manuel Segura-Trepichio, David Candela-Zaplana, José Manuel Montoza-Nuñez, Antonio Martin-Benlloch, Andreu Nolasco
The 10th anniversary of patient safety in surgery
Philip F. Stahel, Wade R. Smith, Ernest E. Moore, Philip S. Mehler, Sebastian Weckbach, Fernando J. Kim, Nathan Butler, Hans-Christoph Pape, Ted J. Clarke, Martin A. Makary, Pierre-Alain Clavien
Surgical retrieval of a swallowed denture in a schizophrenic patient: a case report
Johannes Dörner, Herbert Spelter, Hubert Zirngibl, Peter C. Ambe
Predicting hepatic failure with a new diagnostic technique by preoperative liver scintigraphy and computed tomography: a pilot study in 123 patients undergoing liver resection
Naokazu Chiba, Motohide Shimazu, Kiminori Takano, Go Oshima, Koichi Tomita, Toru Sano, Masaaki Okihara, Yosuke Ozawa, Kosuke Hikita, Takahiro Gunji, Yuta Abe, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Shigeyuki Kawachi
Exploring unnecessary invasive procedures in the United States: a retrospective mixed-methods analysis of cases from 2008-2016
James M. DuBois, John T. Chibnall, Emily E. Anderson, Heidi A. Walsh, Michelle Eggers, Kari Baldwin, Kelly K. Dineen
A rare case of Candida parapsilosis osteomyelitis: a literature review and proposed treatment algorithm
John Michael Yingling, Li Sun, Richard Yoon, Frank Liporace
A retrospective comparison of intraoperative CT and fluoroscopy evaluating radiation exposure in posterior spinal fusions for scoliosis
Jacob Riis, Rebecca R. Lehman, Robert A. Perera, John Ryan Quinn, Patricia Rinehart, Hans Robert Tuten, Victoria Kuester