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Ronald A. Navarro, MD, Regional Coordinating Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and President of the California Orthopaedic Association discusses the role of orthopaedic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Who decides what are “elective” versus timely surgeries? Should orthopods be repurposed for other duties in their health systems? And if so, how? How should private practices balance health concerns with both the need to provide care and keep their business solvent? Finally, what will be the fallout after the pandemic is over and how will we ramp back up?

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Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery at Columbia University and the Och Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian breaks down the complexities of the assessment and management of adult spinal deformity. He discusses classic patient presentations, tips for assessment and indications, keys to success with surgical management, and the biggest challenges facing those who manage these difficult cases.

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Asif Ilyas, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson University and Program Director of Hand Surgery at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia explains what we should do when we encounter a patient with a humeral fracture and a radial nerve palsy. He discusses the findings from the literature, common myths and misconceptions, his approach to managing these injuries, and the biggest challenges we face.

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Scott Kozin, M.D., Chief of Staff at Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, explains his pearls for assessment and management of the newborn brachial plexus injury. A world-renowned expert in the field, he explains how he got started in this field, the basics of newborn brachial plexus injury, common myths, what the data shows, his management approach, and what the future may hold.

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Leslie Barnes, M.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Temple University discusses common myths, truths, diagnosis, and management pearls for patients with the Frozen Shoulder. What are the appropriate nonsurgical treatments, and what are the mainstays of surgical management?

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Hesham Abdelfattah, M.D., discusses the indications, fixation options including newer methods like IM screws, classic scenarios in which different treatment options are optimal, and his preferred surgical techniques.

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Interview with Mark Brengelman, JD, MA, Attorney at Law. What are some common ways that healthcare workers could violate HIPAA without realizing it? Is it ever ok to use your personal email, iMessage, or WhatsApp to discuss cases with other surgeons? What are the best ways for orthopaedic surgeons to connect with their patients electronically without compromising patient privacy?

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Interview with Joseph J. Thoder, M.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Hand Surgery at Temple University Hospital. Dr. Thoder has over 30 years of experience managing distal radius fractures and related injuries, and has been teaching and training other surgeons as well. In this podcast interview, he explains his top 5 management tips that orthopaedic surgeons and residents should consider in order to improve their results.

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Ronald A. Navarro, M.D., FAAOS, FAOA, Regional Coordinating Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente discusses ethnicity and outcomes in orthopaedic surgery with Saqib Rehman, M.D. What are the associations, and do they differ by procedural type? What are the implications of the data for our patients and health systems? Which future investigations are needed to better understand this issue and should we be investigating this at all?

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Fractures from civilian firearm injuries are seen commonly in urban trauma centers, but are also seen in hospitals everywhere and we still don’t have great guidelines to assist in management. For those surgeons who manage these occasionally, it is important to understand the basic principles, but also to realize what misconceptions are out there. Saqib Rehman, M.D. explains the top 10 misconceptions that should be dispelled.

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