BACKGROUND: The rates of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) of the hip and knee have increased
in North America over the last decade. While initially designed for elderly patients (>70 …

Objective Most of the evidence regarding complications following total hip arthroplasty (THA)
and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is based on studies of patients with osteoarthritis (OA), …

PURPOSE: The objective of this systematic review was to determine the efficacy of anatomic
Bankart repair in patients with a first-time shoulder dislocation compared with either …

Importance Although wait times for hip fracture surgery have been linked to mortality and are
being used as quality-of-care indicators worldwide, controversy exists about the duration of …

Importance Surgeon sex is associated with differential postoperative outcomes, though the
mechanism remains unclear. Sex concordance of surgeons and patients may represent a …

Objective To examine the effect of surgeon sex on postoperative outcomes of patients
undergoing common surgical procedures. Design Population based, retrospective, matched …

Background Because individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) avoid physical activities that exacerbate
symptoms, potentially increasing risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, we …

Objectives To identify a cut point in annual surgeon volume associated with increased risk of
complications after primary elective total hip arthroplasty and to quantify any risk identified. …

Background Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated
with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed …

Objective Most of the evidence regarding complications following total hip arthroplasty (THA)
and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are based on patients with osteoarthritis (OA); less is …