Consistent Factors Influence Body Mass Index Thresholds for Total Joint Arthroplasty Across Health-Care Systems: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Body mass index (BMI) thresholds are used as eligibility criteria to reduce complication risk in total joint arthroplasty (TJA). This approach oversimplifies preoperative risk assessment and inadvertently restricts access to effective surgical treatment for osteoarthritis. A prior survey of orthopaedic surgeons in the United States identified complex underlying factors that influence BMI considerations.

Influence of musical background on surgical skills acquisition.

Background: There is growing interest in identifying trainees with surgical aptitude predictive of eventual technical proficiency. Musical tasks involve complex, cerebral activity, and ambidextrousity, which may have a positive impact on the acquisition of surgical skill sets. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of prior musical experience on the performance of basic surgical skills.

Assessment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-fusion prostate biopsy with concurrent standard systematic ultrasound-guided biopsy among men requiring repeat biopsy.

Introduction: The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-fusion biopsy (FB) remains unclear in men with prior negative prostate biopsies. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of FB with concurrent systematic biopsy (SB) in patients requiring repeat prostate biopsies.

Methods: Patients with previous negative prostate biopsies requiring repeat biopsies were included.