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EM@3AM: Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications

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An 80-year-old man with a history of hip arthroplasty presents by ambulance after falling at home. It is reported that the patient has been unable to ambulate since the fall. Open reduction in the operating room may be required if closed reduction is unsuccessful. Parvizi J, Tan TL, Goswami K, et al. 2021 Aug 31.

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Escape Room - Placenta Previa

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Looking at several different sources, it seems that the chance a placenta previa will form in the pregnancy following a cesarian delivery increases by ~40-60% (Cresswell et al., The good news is that most placenta previa cases resolve independently (~90% of them) (Getahun et al., There is a study by Silver et al.