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Landmark Orthopaedic Literature & Practice-Defining Trials

Curated critical appraisals of practice-defining Level-I randomized controlled trials, prospective multicenter cohorts, and high-impact musculoskeletal literature. Structured in standardized SBAR format to translate cutting-edge evidence into immediate operating room and clinical practice takeaways. Curated monthly/flagship editions (3 landmark papers per edition).

Landmark Orthopaedic Literature & Practice-Defining Trials

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
Category: Literature

Meniscal transplantation is often recommended after total meniscectomy for patients younger than 50 who remain symptomatic and show articular cartilage deterioration. But for how long are these transplants effective? That’s what Noyes et al. attempt to answer in a survivorship...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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The prescribing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for nonpsychiatric disorders has climbed steadily in recent years, and the June 2013 FDA approval of paroxetine to treat hot flashes associated with menopause is likely to expose more women to this popular class...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will not deny claims from providers during the first 12 months of ICD-10 implementation based on a lack of code specificity, “as long as the physician/practitioner use[s] a valid code from the right...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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The July 1, 2015 JBJS contains a database-driven analysis by Duchman et al. of more than 78,000 patients who underwent primary total hip or knee arthroplasty between 2006 and 2012. The authors found that the 10% who were current smokers had a higher rate of wound complications...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
Category: Literature

JBJS-Classics-logoEach month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring 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 Journal because of their long-standing...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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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. Here is a summary of selected findings from Level I and II studies cited in the May 20, 2015...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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The overall rate of symptomatic lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following arthroscopic ACL procedures is reported to be <0.3%, and guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians recommend against DVT prophylaxis prior to arthroscopic knee surgery, unless...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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One benefit of our digital age is that it allows virtually real-time “conversations” to be published between authors of orthopaedic studies and their colleagues, without the lag time imposed by print. Case in point is the engaging back-and-forth between James Sanders, MD...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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Surgical site infections (SSIs) can cancel out the benefits of surgery, and they’re the number-one cause of hospital readmissions following surgery. The most prevalent pathogenic culprit is Staphylococcus aureus. A study of patients undergoing cardiac or hip or knee arthroplasty...

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OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
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The relationships between body weight and joint replacement are debated often in the orthopaedic community. Some surgeons are so concerned about perioperative complications related to obesity that they recommend delaying arthroplasty in obese patients until weight loss is...

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