Volume 2 Issue 1

Note from the Editors
Ronald W. Lindsey, MD, Zbigniew Gugala, MD PhD [HTML Version]
Original Research
Does Gabapentin Affect Pain Control and Functional Outcome after Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Craig Winkler, MD; Clint Beicker, MD; Adam Wooldridge, MD, MPH; Eneko Larumbe, PhD; Cyrus Caroom, MD; Nancy Swinford, RT, CRC; Mark Jenkins, MD; George Brindley, MD[PDF] [HTML Version]
Range of Motion after Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty: Does Femoral Head Size or Surgical Approach Matter?
Amgad M. Haleem, MD; Mohamed S. Gobba, MD; Morteza Meftah, MD; Sabir Ismaily, BS; Ronald J. Mitchell, MD; Philip C. Noble, PhD; Stephen J. Incavo, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
The Rate and Progression of Facet Arthrodesis after Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Christopher Chaput, MD; Shayan Vadie, BS, MS; Yolanda Munoz Maldonado, PhD[PDF] [HTML Version]
Skin Pressure Measurements under a Bivalved Cast Stabilized by Utilizing a Knob-Wire System: A Cadaver Model Study
Ali A. Alhandi, MBBS Nikola Lekic, MD; Amar A. Patel, MD; Edward L. Milne, BSc; Loren L. Latta, PhD[PDF] [HTML Version]
The Relationship Between Patient BMI and Component Size in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Study
Omkar H. Dave, MD; Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD; Brian A. Smith, MD; Ronald W. Lindsey, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Comparison of Chlorhexidine Mechanical Scrub and Alcohol-Based Paints for Foot Antisepsis
Jerry S. Grimes, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
The Relationship of Body Mass Index to Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications
Clayton Vaughan, MD; Matthew Jordan, MD; John Reilly, MPH; Daniel Jupiter, PhD; Kindyle Brennan, PhD, PT; Kirby Hitt, MD; Christopher Chaput, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Outcome of a Treatment Protocol for Severe Open and Unstable Dislocations of the Ankle
Massimo M. Morandi, MD, FACS; Jessica Faught, MD; Sebastiano Mangano, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Bone Contact of a Straight versus an Angled Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis Intramedullary Nail
Shelton McKenzie, MD; Domingo Molina, MD; Randal P. Morris, BS; Vinod K. Panchbhavi MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Clinical Outcomes and Efficacy of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Galatia Katzouraki, MD; Matthaios Bakalakos, MD; Dimitrios S. Evangelopoulos, MD; Elias S. Vasiliadis, MD; Spyros G. Pneumaticos, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Evaluation of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy versus Dermabond Closure Over Orthopedic Incisions in the Hip and Knee
Craig Winkler, MD; Blake Clifton, MD; Adam Wooldridge, MD, MPH; Greg Anderson, MD, MBA; Greg Walker, MD; George Brindley, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Reviews
Heterotopic Ossification: Breaking the Cellular and Molecular Barriers
Austin Dickerson, BA; Diana Hoang, BS; Eleanor L. Davis; Alan R. Davis, PhD; Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis, PhD[PDF] [HTML Version]
Antimicrobial Peptides in Orthopaedics: Current Status and Future Prospects
Meghan McCaskey, BA; Zbigniew Gugala, MD, PhD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Case Reports
Two-Stage Revision for a Chronic Prosthetic Infection of a Megaprosthesis
Travis L. Anthony, MD; Russel A. Ward, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]
Leg Length Discrepancy in a Patient with Ipsilateral Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty
Gaurav S. Sharma, BA; Ronald W. Lindsey, MD [PDF] [HTML Version]