Foreword
Shepard R Hurwitz, MD, is a Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Executive Director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. His professional activities include affiliations with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF). He is Past President of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association (EOA) and the Southeastern Fracture Consortium Foundation (SEFS). He received both his undergraduate degree and medical school education from Columbia University in New York City. He completed his surgical residency at the University of Virginia, his orthopaedic residency at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center), and post-doctoral fellowships in Foot and Ankle Surgery and orthopaedic trauma at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
elcome to this edition of US Musculoskeletal Review. The Editors hope you find the array of contributions to be informative and worthy of referencing when updating the practice of caring for patients with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. The information provided concerns evaluation/diagnosis, treatment, evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation, and outcomes of prevalent musculoskeletal conditions.
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Parvizi, of Thomas Jefferson University, a leading clinician-scientist in the field of infections associated with arthroplasty, provides an excellent special report. Parvizi has researched the topics of prosthetic infections and the microbiology of biofilms and foreign body facilitation of host infections. In this article he writes about prevention of infection as a strategy.
Another fascinating contribution is made by Rishiraj et al., who discuss concepts that are considered ways to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Furthermore, the potential role of functional knee braces is also explored.
Also included is a series of review articles that both update current understanding of basic mechanisms and provide insight into recent standards of treatment with expected outcome. The first is by Lee et al., on the topic of low-intensity laser light in treating painful extremities. Beier, from the University of Western Ontario, outlines the therapeutic implications of newer insights into the degeneration of articular cartilage. Silverman, from Harvard Medical School, writes about the current landscape of osteoporosis—risk, evaluation, and treatment. From the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Children's Hospital is an article about juvenile rheumatoid arthritis by Ilowite. Foster, from the Orthopaedic Spine Specialists of Western Pennsylvania, writes about applications of ceramics in the treatment of spinal conditions. Pearson, from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, reviews the state of evidence and the treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Lin, et al. write about the effect diabetes mellitus has on bone in terms of homeostasis, regeneration, and possible roles for insulin as therapy. Lin is a clinician-scientist with a long record of investigations into the role of diabetes and insulin on the responses of bone to repair and regeneration. Elsewhere, in the Connective Tissue Injury Section, Smith and Thomopoulos provide an update on the practical aspects of tissue engineering as it may affect the repair of a damaged tendon–bone interface.
This edition of US Musculoskeletal Review has a great deal of interest to clinicians caring for patients with disorders of the spine, hip, and knee plus those with systemic conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis. We know that the information is accurate and timely and I trust you will enjoy this outstanding issue. n
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