Evidence based literature that is truly important to your orthopaedic clinical practice.
Evidence based literature that is truly important to your orthopaedic clinical practice.
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
In the December 7, 2016 issue of JBJS, Krause et al. analyze data from a 2013 industry-sponsored RCT to investigate correlations between nonunions of hindfoot/ankle fusions indicated by early postoperative computed tomography (CT) and subsequent functional outcomes. Whether...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
In a November 16, 2016 JBJS study whose findings have implications for both research and practice, Katz et al. analyzed data from the MeTeOR trial to answer two questions:What prompts patients with meniscal tears and knee osteoarthritis who are randomized to physical therapy...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
The recently launched JBJS Knee Spotlight offers highly relevant and potentially practice-changing knee content from the most trusted source of orthopaedic information. Here are the five JBJS articles to which you will have full-text access through the Knee Spotlight during the...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
The Second Edition of the JBJS Virtual Recertification Course, in association with the Miller Review Course, is now available. Featuring 15 updated modules, the course now includes the option to purchase bundles of 3 modules to address your specific educational needs. Presented...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
Early on, patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) often get sufficient pain relief with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. But as the condition progresses, many opt for knee replacement. Although knee replacement shows remarkable long-term results, immediate postsurgical pain...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
According to Medscape (registration required) and other media reports, President-Elect Donald Trump has tapped Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-GA) to be the next secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Price, an orthopaedic surgeon, became chair of the House...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
In the November 16, 2016 edition of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Kim et al. improve our understanding of how blood flow is restored to the necrotic femoral head in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Using a series of perfusion MRI scans, the authors evaluated 30 hips with...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
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 for a collection of all OrthoBuzz Specialty Update summaries. This month, Aaron...
By OrthoBuzz for Surgeons 
One of the observations that I have made during my years in academic medicine is that the more popular a topic appears to be in the literature, the less likely we are to really understand it. After all, if we need to write about it so much, it must mean that there is still much... Page 5 of 17
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