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The Dilemma of the Racist Patient

Publish date: December 7, 2015

Encounters with racist patients can be distressing, damage the physician-patient relationship, and threaten the collegial environment of the healt...

Publish date: October 29, 2015

We conducted a study to determine the overall incidence and long-term clinical and functional outcomes of patients with malunion after nonoperativ...

Publish date: November 19, 2014

Although rare, acute compartment syndrome remains a well-reported complication of the lithotomy position.

Publish date: March 3, 2014

We conducted a study to compare postoperative infection and nonunion rates in tibial intramedullary nails (IMNs) placed through either uninjured k...

Publish date: January 27, 2014

Due to rising medical costs, the purpose of this study was to investigate the spending patterns of orthopedic surgeons across the United States an...

Publish date: November 1, 2013

Limited information exists to define standard tibial radiographs. The purpose of this study was to define new landmarks on the proximal tibia for ...

Publish date: February 1, 2012

Defensive medicine is defined as medical practices that may exonerate physicians from liability without significant benefit to patients. No s...