Written for www.physiciansweekly.com by: Christopher P. Chiodo, MD
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon Chief, Foot and Ankle Service
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Faulkners Hospitals
Clinical Instructor
Harvard Medical School
President
Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released treatment guidelines on acute Achilles tendon rupture, emphasizing early motion and weight-bearing to enhance the return of function.

When an Achilles tendon ruptures, the forces placed on the tendon exceed its tensile limits. Patients who sustain these injuries often experience sudden pain in the affected leg, difficulty with weight-bearing, and weakness of the affected ankle. “The Achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in the body, and a rupture can be quite disabling,” explains Christopher P. Chiodo, MD.

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Written for www.physiciansweekly.com by Reginald F. Baugh, MD
Professor and Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Toledo Medical Center

Clinicians are often challenged with managing MRSA infections, but the Infectious Diseases Society of America has released new guidelines that provide a framework to help determine how to evaluate and treat individuals with uncomplicated and invasive infections caused by MRSA.

Approximately 530,000 tonsillectomies are performed each year in the United States, making these surgeries the second most routinely performed operation on children. The two most com­mon indications for tonsillectomy are recurrent throat infections and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The overall incidence rate of tonsillectomy appears to have significantly increased in the past 35 years, with SDB as the primary indication for surgery.

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On 18th of October European Resuscitation Council (ERC) implemented the newest version of European Guidelines on Resuscitation. Comparison with the last version suggests that it is rather an evolution than revolution. In this brief summary I am going to present the main points of European Guidelines on Resuscitation 2010., Read full text »