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A simple surgical mask modification to pass N95 respirator-equivalent fit testing standards during the COVID-19 pandemic by Dardas, Agnes Z, Serra Lopez, Viviana M, Boden, Lauren M, Gittings, Daniel J, Heym, Kevin, Koerber, Emily, Grosh, Taras, Ahn, Jaimo

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has infected hundreds of millions of people resulting in millions of deaths worldwide. While N95 respirators remain the gold…”
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Complications and Revision Surgery of Forearm Fractures by Serra Lopez, Viviana M, Wu, Chia H, Bozentka, David J

“…Nonunion or malunion of forearm fractures may result in restricted range of motion or persistent pain, leading to limitations in activities of daily living…”
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Preoperative Planning for Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Horneff, John G., Serra López, Viviana M.

“…The success of total shoulder arthroplasty is dependent on both proper patient selection and restoration of the native anatomy. After proper patient selection,…”
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Factors Influencing Graduating Medical Students in Puerto Rico to Pursue a Primary Care Residency in the Continental United States by Beaton-Comulada, David, Torres-Lugo, Norberto J., Serra-López, Viviana M., Guevara-Serra, Carlos, Muñoz-Miro, Hector, Ramirez, Norman, Otero-López, Antonio

“…Background and Objectives: Primary care physician shortage represents a challenge for many countries and territories, including Puerto Rico (PR), where a…”
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Glenohumeral Joint Auto-Fusion in a Morbidly Obese Patient Intubated for Severe COVID-19 Infection by Serra López, Viviana M., Cheema, Adnan N., Blumenthal, Sarah R., Horneff, John G., Huffman, G. Russell

“…Heterotopic ossification typically occurs after a systemic inflammatory process and may lead to limitations in range of motion, depending on its severity. We…”
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Late Presentation of a Retained Stingray Spine in the Plantar Medial Hindfoot by Falk, David P., Metikala, Sreenivasulu, Lopez, Viviana Serra, Stein, Matthew, Mahmoud, Karim, Chao, Wen

“…In the United States, approximately 2000 stingray injuries occur annually. The majority of reports on stingray injuries to the foot and ankle reflect acute…”
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Excision and Reconstruction of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Involving the Achilles Tendon in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report by Koressel, Joseph, Stein, Matthew, Serra López, Viviana M., Bhatti, Tricia R., Arkader, Alexandre

“…We describe a case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with a left calf mass consistent with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma involving the Achilles tendon. The patient…”
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Atraumatic Index Finger Flexor Tendon Rupture as a Presenting Sign of Capitate Osteonecrosis: A Report of 2 Cases by Serra López, Viviana M., Koressel, Joseph, Liu, Stephen Y., Steinberg, David

“…We present 2 cases of spontaneous index finger (IF) flexor tendon ruptures because of previously undiagnosed osteonecrosis (OA) of the capitate. Imaging…”
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Epidemiology of Fireworks-Related Injuries to the Upper Extremity in the United States From 2011 to 2017 by Serra López, Viviana M., Cheema, Adnan N., Gray, Benjamin L., Pirruccio, Kevin, Kazmers, Nikolas H.

“…Fireworks may result in a wide spectrum of injury to the upper extremity ranging from mild burns to amputation. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the…”
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Dynamic Thumb Circumduction Measured With a Wearable Motion Sensor: A Prospective Comparison of Patients With Basal Joint Arthritis to Controls by Serra López, Viviana M., Gandhi, Rikesh A., Falk, David P., Baxter, Josh R., Lien, John R., Gray, Benjamin L.

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the active range of motion in patients with thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis to healthy controls. A secondary…”
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Does a 2-Stage Debridement Result in Higher Rates of Implant Retention Compared With Single Debridement Alone? by Perez, Brian A., Koressel, Joseph E., Lopez, Viviana Serra, Barchick, Stephen, Pirruccio, Kevin, Lee, Gwo-Chin

“…We retrospectively reviewed 89 patients with acute prosthetic joint infection treated with debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) or 2-DAIR…”
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Vancomycin Three Ways: Multimodal Utilization of Intraoperative Antibiosis in Complex Foot and Ankle Infection by Mastrangelo, Sand, Granruth, Caroline, Serra-Lopez, Viviana, Headen, Alvis, Ndu, Anthony

“…Osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle is an unfortunate, albeit pervasive, complication faced by orthopedic surgeons and their patients. Chronic osteomyelitis…”
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Racial disparities in peri-operative complications following primary total hip arthroplasty by Johnson, Mitchell A., Sloan, Matthew, Lopez, Viviana Serra, Andah, Gerald, Sheth, Neil, Nelson, Charles

“…This study assesses if post-operative outcomes following THA vary by racial groups. A review of the ACS-NSQIP database was performed to compare THA patient…”
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Bias in Care: Impact of Ethnicity on Time to Emergent Surgery Varies Between Subspecialties by Blumenthal, Sarah R., Fryhofer, George W., Serra-Lopez, Viviana, Pierrie, Sarah N., Mehta, Samir

“…Disparity in access to emergency care among minority groups continues to exist despite growing awareness of the effect of implicit bias on public health. In…”
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The use of a free vascularized osteocuteanous flap from the medial femoral condyle for two separate cases of ulnar shaft nonunions in a single patient: A case report by Serra López, Viviana M., Perez, Brian A., Dardas, Agnes Z., Levin, L. Scott

“…The free vascularized osteocutaneous flap from the medial femoral condyle is an attractive option for limb salvage given its low donor morbidity site and…”
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Late Presentation of a Retained Stingray Spine in the Plantar Medial Hindfoot by Falk, David P, Metikala, Sreenivasulu, Lopez, Viviana Serra, Stein, Matthew, Mahmoud, Karim, Chao, Wen

“…In the United States, approximately 2000 stingray injuries occur annually. The majority of reports on stingray injuries to the foot and ankle reflect acute…”
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Glenohumeral joint auto-fusion in a morbidly obese patient intubated for severe COVID-19 infection by Serra López, Viviana M, Cheema, Adnan N, Blumenthal, Sarah R, Horneff, John G, Huffman, G Russell

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