Two New “Solutions” to Prickly Orthopaedic Problems
A study on rat knees in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage suggests that irrigating joints with hyperosmotic saline (600 mOsm) reduced surgically …
Stopping DMARDs Often Unnecessary for RA Patients Prior to Orthopaedic Surgery
Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will undergo orthopaedic surgery during the course of their disease, and more than 80% …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Knee Fusion: Not a Safety Net after Infection-Related TKA Failures
In the February 18, 2015 issue of The Journal, Rohner et al. report their experience with knee arthrodesis …
Do Frustration and Inconvenience Equal Suffering?
A page-1 article in the February 18, 2015 New York Times caught our eye. It focused on patient “suffering” caused …
HHS Targets In-Office Ancillary Services
The proposed fiscal 2016 budget for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) includes a change to existing …
CBO Estimates 10-Year Cost of SGR Repeal at $174.5 Billion
According to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures, replacing the SGR-based Medicare physician-reimbursement formula over the next 10 …
Three New Knee Studies Yield Interesting Results
We stumbled upon three recent studies of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that shed interesting new light on a condition that all …
JBJS Classics: Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion
Each month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Open Tibial Fractures
Orthopaedic surgeons have developed a heightened awareness of the scientific evidence that supports the decisions that they make in the …