Keck Hospital of USC

Failure Modes of Total Wrist Arthroplasty: Cross-Sectional Analysis of FDA MAUDE Adverse Event Reports (2015-2025)

Background: Total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) is a motion-preserving alternative to wrist fusion for end-stage wrist arthritis, but concerns regarding long-term durability continue to limit broader use. Reported 10-year survivorship ranges from 70% to 80%, although real-world failur...

Wnt Pathway Agonism as a Therapeutic Strategy for Retinal Vascular Diseases: A Narrative Review of Evidence to Date

Breakdown of the blood–retinal barrier (BRB) is implicated in many blinding retinal diseases, including diabetic macular edema, neovascular age-related macular degeneration, and retinal vein occlusion. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapies or laser photoco...

Parents of youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Barriers experienced during transition

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of parents of youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have undergone the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare as well as community-based transition and adult-focused servi...

Top 10 Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Preventing Burnout

Health care worker burnout is a potential job hazard. Palliative care clinicians (PCCs) are especially vulnerable due to the intense emotional and challenging demands of the work. Creating environments for PCCs to thrive is the responsibility of the organization, however, PCCs ha...