Hand & Wrist
OTA2018: Volar plating demonstrated cost-efficacy relative to cast immobilization for displaced DRFs

Trauma
No significant decrease in SSI rate with prophylactic cefazolin in below-knee implant removal
JAMA. 2017 Dec 26;318(24):2438-2445

Hand & Wrist
OTA2017: ORIF of displaced distal radius fracture offers functional advantage over 1 year vs casting

Foot & Ankle
OTA2017: Antibiotic prophylaxis does not reduce infection rate after lower-limb implant removal

Arthroplasty
AAOS2017: Similar long-term outcome with HA or THA in treatment of femoral neck fracture

Hand & Wrist
Volar locking plate vs. percutaneous K-wire for distal radius fracture
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Sep;473(9):3017-27

Trauma
Melatonin does not reduce the incidence of delirium among elderly hip fracture patients
CMAJ. 2014 Oct 7;186(14):E547-56.

Hand & Wrist
ORIF with volar locking plates provide better functional outcome than external fixation
Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2013 Aug;8(2):67-75. doi: 10.1007/s11751-013-0169-4. Epub 2013 Jul 28

Arthroplasty
Hemiarthroplasty provides better results for displaced intracapsular femur neck fractures
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Oct;92(10):1422-8.

Trauma
Factors predicting negative outcomes in intramedullary nailing of the tibia
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Oct 3;94(19):1786-93. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01418.

Hand & Wrist
AAOS: Casts for nondisplaced scaphoid waist fractures do not require thumb immobilization