Despite advances in sterile techniques and evidence-based use of perioperative antibiotics, periprosthetic joint infections still occur in 1% of primary and 3% to 7% of revision total joint arthroplas...
The ability of the small and complexly connected wrist bones to function properly supports everything from activities of daily living and work to the creation of art and music. This month’s “Case Conn...
In the July 20, 2016 issue of The Journal , Louer et al . detail the association between distal radial fractures and poor balance. We have long understood that inherently poor balance was a major cont...
This month’s Image Quiz from the JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants ( JOPA ) highlights the case of a 34-year-old man who presented with a 1-month history of hand and wrist pain aft...
In a population-based epidemiological study published in the July 6, 2016 Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery , Tibor et al . found that from 2007 to 2014: Many ACL-reconstruction surgeons changed from a...
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the previous year in 13 subspecialties. Click here fo...
OrthoBuzz regularly brings you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery . These articles have been selected by the Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editors of The...
The July 6, 2016, edition of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery features a large case-cohort study that may help older patients and clinicians decide whether to use bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) a...
Articular cartilage is a unique and complex tissue. The interactions among chondrocytes, water, and matrix macromolecules provide articular cartilage with its special properties, including the absorpt...
The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) just launched a page on its website devoted to disaster-preparedness resources for surgeons and first responders . Titled “Get Prepared,” the page includes: A...
