Editor’s Choice: “Doc, What Would You Do if This Was Your Knee?”
Many orthopaedic surgeons come from an active background, often including competitive sports and other “high energy” activities. Injury is no …
A Conversation with Vern Tolo, MD
Vernon Tolo, MD, JBJS Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, provided outstanding editorial stewardship for The Journal during the last four years. In this …
Publisher’s Note: Engagement and Impact: We Seek Both
The Impact Factor uses a simple calculation – number of citations to scholarly articles published in a two-year period divided …
Recurrent Instability Common after Initial Shoulder Injuries
A prospective observational study of 45 intercollegiate soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and football players found that 73% of the enrollees returned …
Global Trauma Study Gets $500K Boost from CIHR
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently awarded a $500,000 grant to an international trauma study called INORMUS (International …
Direct-to-Nerve Cryotherapy Makes Its Debut
Dr. Vinod Dasa, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, has scheduled …
Isaiah Austin’s Marfan Diagnosis: Why So Late?
Baylor University basketball star Isaiah Austin was 20 years old when the NBA told him last month that he had …
Steroid Injections May Not Help Pain from Spinal Stenosis
When physical therapy or anti-inflammatory medication fails, one popular treatment for leg pain caused by spinal stenosis is a steroid …
JBJS Website: #1 Among Orthopaedic Surgeons
According to the orthopaedic surgeon edition of Kantar Media’s Website Usage & Qualitative Evaluation study, JBJS.org ranks hands down as …