Maximizing Your Non-Physician Practitioners
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners (often referred to as nonphysician practitioners, or NPPs) can be instrumental in helping physician practices …
Update on Stem Cell Trials for Spinal Cord Injuries
About 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury occur each year. The average annual cost for patients living with spinal …
Management Companies Big Players in Practice Acquisitions
Physician practice management companies have re-emerged as big players in physician practice acquisition. In 2011, more than half of the …
RA Progression Rate Predicts Need for Future Surgery
UK epidemiologists presenting at the annual meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology recently reported that X-ray evidence of rapid …
Orthopaedic Job Seekers Motivated by Geography
According to a recent survey by JBJS among nearly 100 orthopaedic job seekers, the number-one challenge orthopaedists face each day …
Editor’s Choice—June 2, 2014
The May 21, 2014 Orthopaedic Forum article, “Public perception regarding anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction” by Matava et al. is …
JBJS Reviews Editor Echoes Call for Improved Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment
In last month’s Editor’s Choice, JBJS Editor in Chief Vern Tolo. MD, called for more concerted efforts among orthopaedists …
In-Development App Would Enable Remote Gait Analysis via Smartphone
The accelerometer chip inside almost every smartphone, which helps the device know up from down, could help orthopaedic surgeons remotely …
Age-Related Differences in Physician Lifestyles
A recent study by the AMA Insurance Agency of 125,000 practicing physicians spanning across a broad spectrum of specialties found …