Background Eight novel virtual surgery electives (VSEs) were developed and implemented
in April–May 2020 for medical students forced to continue their education remotely due to …

Background: The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act has expanded Medicaid eligibility
in recent years. However, the provisions of the act have not translated to improved Medicaid …

Background: A lack of access to care is predictably associated with negative outcomes in foot
and ankle surgery. Despite recent advances in telecommunication technologies, the field …

Background Recent studies suggest increased complications when surgery closely follows
corticosteroid injection. The purpose of this study was to understand the occurrence of …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Arthrodesis is important for the success of posterior cervical
fusion (PCF), however, there exists limited data regarding the safety and efficacy of bone …

Purpose The aims of this systematic review were to examine the use of radiolunate (RL) or
radioscapholunate (RSL) arthrodesis as surgical management for patients with advanced …

With her untamed baby curls and swept-up braids, this tired Black medical student is seen
removing a thin mask at the end of the day. Through this scene, my classmate Nile Harris’ …

Purpose Preoperative opioid use has been shown to be associated with poor outcomes
following different upper-extremity surgeries. We aimed to examine the relationship between …

The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted our sense of normalcy and forced a reckoning of our
priorities and sense of self-preservation. Because of the pandemic, the Association of American …

Purpose This study assessed the relationship of core muscle sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and
L1 attenuation to the 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5), discharge disposition, and post-…