A study published in the April 5 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examines factors associated with unplanned readmission following outpatient hand and elbow surgery. The authors reviewed d...
More than sixty thousand Canadians per year and climbing get knee replacement surgery. A U.S study published last week in the British Medical Journal finds that a good number of patients south of the...
About a decade ago, it seemed obvious that Canada was going to need a lot more orthopedic surgeons to replace more hips, knees and other joints, in part due to our aging population. To prepare to meet...
Looking at selected medical tests, treatments and procedures in Canada, a new report finds that up to 30% of them are potentially unnecessary. The report Unnecessary Care in Canada, released by the Ca...
The writers of an article published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons argue that published studies questioning validation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality...
A study published in the April 5 JBJS compares the use of interscalene block and injectable liposomal bupivacaine in shoulder arthroplasty procedures. The authors conducted a randomized, controlled tr...
Findings from an animal study published online in the journal PLOS ONE suggest that a combination of advanced scaffold material and adult stem cells may improve healing of rotator cuff tendon tears co...
According to a study published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation may be a successful treatment option for active patients who sustain a c...
A study published in the April issue of The Journal of Arthroplasty suggests that the costs of collecting and reporting patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data on total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total k...
A study published online in the journal Foot & Ankle International examines factors that may be linked with increased risk of wound complication following total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). The researche...
