According to a study published in the May 1 issue of the Journal of the AAOS, naproxen coupled with intra-articular (IA) corticosteroids may be an effective treatment for patients treated conservative...

Data from a study conducted in Australia and published online in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research suggest that cementless femoral stem fixation may be associated with a higher ea...

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted that the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib poses no greater risk for heart attack and stroke than ibuprofen or naproxen.

A study published online in the journal JAMA Surgery suggests that as many as one-third of postoperative readmissions may not reflect issues with surgical quality.

Data from a study published in the April 18 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery suggest home exercise may offer benefits over formal physical therapy (PT) for patients with a nondisplaced or...

CMS has updated its Medicare Part D opioid prescribing mapping tool—an interactive, web-based visualization resource that presents geographic comparisons of Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rates.

Findings published in the March issue of the journal JAMA Surgery suggest that implementation of the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was associated with a reduction in readmiss...

Need that little something extra for your orthopaedic residency program application? We are looking for talented students to help write a peer-reviewed study guide in Sports Medicine for Medical Stude...

Findings published in the April 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS suggest that routine radiographs rarely affect management of atraumatic shoulder pain, particularly among younger patients. Members...

Medscape has released its 2018 Physician Compensation Report. The report finds the mean compensation for orthopaedic surgeons to be $497,000, second to plastic surgeons at $501,000.