Austin Q. Nguyen, MD

Super easy! Definitely take advantage of making a free account and staying up to date on all our SnapOrtho Learn sketches!! #snaportho #orthomatch #orthotwitter #MedTwitter

"Bracing Outcomes and Risk of Curve Progression in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis and Autism Spectrum Disorder" by Amaral et al. Read online at: bit.ly/48kSCZw

Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were >3× more likely to have curve progression to a surgical threshold and had higher rates of brace-related issues such as non-compliance. journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/ab… @jbjs #spine #scoliosis #orthotwitter

@TylerWillOrtho Couldn’t agree more! Great advice 👌

Instead of asking for work and receiving silence, bring an idea to the table after performing a lit review and gaining an understanding of the topic with a plan in place to execute the project. Do the work first and I promise you will start getting replies to your emails

As a medical student, it is important to understand the student asking “do you have any research I can help with?” is seldom being fed project ideas in today’s world of AI and easy access to knowledge. Attendings are looking for go-getters, self-starters, and proactive thinkers.

@TheJNS Absolutely. We previously published a retrospective study showing similar results: The degree of compensatory loss of lordosis at the adjacent level L4-L5 correlated with the extent of segmental lordosis creation at the index L5-S1 level. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

#OnlineFirst: Does segmental alignment matter? A novel understanding of segmental compensation and reciprocal change following single-level lumbar reconstruction. thejns.org/spine/view/jou…

🎥 New @SnapOrtho Learn video: Vancouver Classification for periprosthetic hip fractures — simplified with visuals & mnemonics to make it stick 🦴 🚀 Milestones: 2K+ IG followers | 1.5K downloads | 650+ active users! 👉 youtu.be/zmVSJGWz00s?si… #OrthoTwitter #MedTwitter #OITE

Thank you @VoyageHouston for featuring my journey that led to @MedSchPartners and @SnapOrtho. Excited to keep building and growing platforms that support pre-med and medical students nationwide alongside our amazing teams. #MedTwitter #MedEd voyagehouston.com/interview/insp…

@solimanibra92 @InvictaOrtho @anklefootmd @Davembmd @bonesmith_ @CE_HandSurg @eric_novack @FractureDoc @Gnomelover1970 @centerofhip @spartywrx @southNJscoli No fasting. Closed reduction under ED conscious sedation with propofol or ketamine typically.

Hi #orthotwitter A quick question that caused some debate at my hospital: For a simple shoulder dislocation, do you require patients to fast for 6 hours, or is it considered an emergency where a short sedation can be done without fasting? @InvictaOrtho @anklefootmd @Davembmd

🎥 New SnapOrtho Learn video: TLICS — classifying & treating thoracolumbar spine injuries by morphology, neuro status & PLC integrity. 🚀 Milestones: 1.5k IG followers | 1k+ downloads | 350+ active Learn users! 👉 snap-ortho.com Watch in our app today! #OrthoTwitter

Excellent resource we put together with an organized check list, away rotation advice, program selection and more!! #MedTwitter #OrthoTwitter #ERAS

@KevinCredilleMD @JustinWalshMD First of many #HMHortho

New learn sketch!! 👀👀 Our newest video on IT fractures is now available in our FREE app!! 🤓🦴🏴‍☠️ #orthotwitter #MedTwitter kcyz1.app.link/learnv2

Our next @SnapOrtho Learn video covers intertrochanteric hip fxs in one simple 2 minute sketch 🔥🦴 Excited to share our app has reached 700+ downloads and 250+ active user accounts. Thank you all! youtu.be/m5-ioOLLcp8?si… #MedTwitter #OrthoTwitter #ortho #orthomatch #meded

@traumaticum @orthobullets @huddleston_md @centerofhip @stevemchale @Hassan_Mir_MD @ChrisWi19030624 @yoon_rs @rkh_md @EauClaireOrtho @IMNailR What is your suture configuration for this repair?

@orthobullets @huddleston_md @centerofhip @stevemchale @Hassan_Mir_MD @ChrisWi19030624 @yoon_rs @rkh_md @EauClaireOrtho @IMNailR missing some strands?

Here are intraop & postop images of yesterday's case by Dr. Korsh Jafarnia @JafarniaMD and @AustinNguyenMD from Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine @HMethodistMD. IPSILATERAL DISTAL RADIUS AND PATELLAR TENDON RUPTURE IN 33M PROCEDURE: DISTAL RADIUS ORIF, PATELLA TENDON REPAIR Here is the link to the clinical presentation and the pre-op imaging: bit.ly/46sras8 Do you agree with the treatment? Why or why not? Leave a comment and keep the great conversation going! #orthotwitter Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/2p9ed9c9

@orthobullets @huddleston_md @centerofhip @stevemchale @Hassan_Mir_MD @ChrisWi19030624 @yoon_rs @traumaticum @rkh_md @EauClaireOrtho @IMNailR What suture are you using for your transosseous repair?

Here is the illustration showing the patella tendon repair technique.

@orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @TylerWillOrtho @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc @DrFraneNicholas How are you all treating this injury? @_danshinn @KevinCredilleMD @SamuelRudisill @al_hornung @JunhoSongMD @OrthopedicsMD

Here is a new case by Dr. Korsh Jafarnia @JafarniaMD and Austin Nguyen @AustinNguyenMD from Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine @HMethodistMD. IPSILATERAL DISTAL RADIUS AND PATELLAR TENDON RUPTURE IN 33M How would you manage this #orthotwitter? Vote on this case for CME: orthobullets.tiny.us/2p9ed9c9

@DrFraneNicholas @orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @TylerWillOrtho @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc Great points. Yes, the SL joint and even the scaphoid on AP post reduction looked like a possible non-displaced fracture. We got the CT to make sure nothing else was going on and for pre-op planning. Carpal bones normal, and given poly trauma, athlete dominant hand, we fixed both

@orthobullets @JafarniaMD @AustinNguyenMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @TylerWillOrtho @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc I think non op versus surgery for the wrist is a convo to have for the wrist. Well reduced. Though the SL joint looked a little abnormal on the XR but don’t see that on the CT scan. Is the lunate extended though? Maybe I’m just looking at it too hard.

@TylerWillOrtho @orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc @DrFraneNicholas Agree. With the present exam, an MRI really doesn’t change the management and is obviously time consuming and more costly to healthcare system. If equivocal exam certainly a consideration, may also be able to characterize the small bony avulsion better as well

@AustinNguyenMD @orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc @DrFraneNicholas With that exam, I would consider no MRI. Would MRI if exam was not straightforward (no gap, Insall Salvati normal, cannot SLR), concerned it wasn’t patellar avulsion, or if this is an overnight consult in the community and wanted to sign them up for outpatient surgery from clinic

@orthotraumamd @orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD consider CT with intra-articular fractures that we are planning operative fixation for. Could see extension into joint easier on post-reduction. There was also a strange look to the scaphoid (likely just position or obscured by plaster) but we wanted a closer look at that too

@AustinNguyenMD @orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD Curious how residents and APPs across the country are reducing this distal radius fracture. What’s are your tips and tricks? When do you decide on getting a CT?

@TylerWillOrtho @orthobullets @JafarniaMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc @DrFraneNicholas Are you seeing both suture anchors and bone tunnels in your training? I’ve noticed OITE has favored choosing suture anchor fixation for the reasons you mentioned, but personally I have almost always done 3 bone tunnel osseous repair with krakow sutures

@orthobullets @JafarniaMD @AustinNguyenMD @HMethodistMD @sebcyc @solimanibra92 @schulte_ss @bonesmith_ @eric_novack @robgraymd @itius @FractureDoc @DrFraneNicholas For patellar tendon, either suture anchors or three bone tunnels with Krackow up and down. While suture anchor may decrease gapping and better restore the footprint, not sure we have seen a clinical difference play out in the literature. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC94…