AMGA Survey: Orthopaedic Compensation Up 2.5% Over Last Year
Last year, we reported on orthopaedic surgeon compensation data from Medscape. This year, we take a look at orthopaedist compensation …
Report on Cost Variation Spotlights Knee, Hip Arthroplasty
The Health of America, a new report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), found that the amounts …
Hot Flashes Linked to Increased Risk of Hip Fracture in Women
Menopausal women who experience moderate to severe hot flashes are 1.78 times as likely to fracture a hip as women …
Glucosamine Revisited, Again
Our OrthoBuzz report of the “near-death” of glucosamine/chondroitin may have been premature, according to a recent study published online in …
Coming Soon: Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Imaging
For most physicians, HR 4302, federal legislation signed into law on April 1, 2014, was important because it delayed until …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Better Prognoses for Aging Shoulders
We have long been taught that among people fortunate enough to survive into their 80s, 70% to 80% will have …
What’s New in Primary Bone Tumors
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
JBJS Classics: Correlating Lumbar MRIs with Clinical Findings
Each month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal …
Med Students Cite Importance of—and Obstacles to—Care Coordination
The 9th annual Epocrates Future Physicians of America Survey from athenahealth polled more than 1,400 medical students about clinical …