Hunter Firment is a staff writer at Orthopedics. He specializes in topics related to surgery, mental health care, psychiatry, and psychology, drawing on his background in medical publishing since 2022. Hunter's work has been featured in Healio, showcasing his commitment to delivering insightful medical journalism.
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Hunter Firment's articles focus predominantly on scientific and healthcare topics, particularly within the orthopedic trauma and medical advancements areas. The coverage is heavily data-driven, with a significant emphasis on citing data.
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By: Hunter Firment, Mindy Valcarcel
Key takeaways: Results showed surgeon volume did not impact infection risk after TKA.
By: Hunter Firment, Mindy Valcarcel
NEW ORLEANS — Bridge-enhanced ACL repair may have significantly higher failure rates at minimum 1-year follow-up vs. ACL reconstruction, according to results presented here.
By: Hunter Firment, Mindy Valcarcel
NEW ORLEANS — Although partial knee arthroplasty for anteromedial arthritis had higher reoperation rates, results presented here showed it had higher range of motion and patient satisfaction compared with total knee arthroplasty.
Key takeaways: Osteochondral lesions of the talus were historically treated with debridement with or without bone marrow stimulation techniques.
By: Hunter Firment, Mindy Valcarcel
NEW ORLEANS — Patients with a BMI of 30 kg/m or greater who underwent medial patellofemoral reconstruction had similar complication rates to patients with a BMI less than 30 kg/m , according to results presented here.
By: Mindy Valcarcel, Hunter Firment
NEW ORLEANS — Patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty taking perioperative antidepressant medications may be more likely to be prescribed
By: Hunter Firment
NEW ORLEANS — Patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty taking perioperative antidepressant medications may be more likely to be prescribed and to abuse opioids at both short- and long-term follow-up, according to results.“There are some populations that have higher susceptibility to become [opioid] abusers,” Alireza Mirahmadi, MD, MPH, postdoctoral fellow in
By: Hunter Firment, Mindy Valcarcel
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By: Hunter Firment, Ugo N. Ihekweazu
Across the country, there is an increase in same day discharge and outpatient total joint arthroplasty programs.But according to Ugo N. Ihekweazu, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS, chief of adult hip and knee reconstruction at Texas Orthopedic Hospital and a partner of the Fondren Orthopedic Group in Houston, Texas, the trend is only natural.
By: Joseph P. Iannotti, Hunter Firment
With the recent growth in utilization of robotic tools and AI learning modules in orthopedic practices around the country, surgeons must now adapt to a new status quo in the OR.According to Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD, professor of orthopedic surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, utilization of these technologies will only increase in the future, with more emphasis on computer
