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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Two New “Solutions” to Prickly Orthopaedic Problems

February 24, 2015February 18, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A study on rat knees in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage suggests that irrigating joints with hyperosmotic saline (600 mOsm) reduced surgically induced chondrocyte death, relative to

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Stopping DMARDs Often Unnecessary for RA Patients Prior to Orthopaedic Surgery

February 23, 2015February 18, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will undergo orthopaedic surgery during the course of their disease, and more than 80% of that cohort will be

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Editor's choice

JBJS Editor’s Choice—Knee Fusion: Not a Safety Net after Infection-Related TKA Failures

February 21, 2015February 23, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In the February 18, 2015 issue of The Journal, Rohner et al. report their experience with knee arthrodesis using an intramedullary rod as the definitive

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Do Frustration and Inconvenience Equal Suffering?

February 20, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A page-1 article in the February 18, 2015 New York Times caught our eye. It focused on patient “suffering” caused by the often frustrating, inconvenient,

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Practice Trends & Tips

HHS Targets In-Office Ancillary Services

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The proposed fiscal 2016 budget for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) includes a change to existing exceptions in the physician self-referral

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

CBO Estimates 10-Year Cost of SGR Repeal at $174.5 Billion

February 19, 2015February 18, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

According to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures, replacing the SGR-based Medicare physician-reimbursement formula over the next 10 years, as proposed in legislation introduced

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Three New Knee Studies Yield Interesting Results

February 18, 2015October 20, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

We stumbled upon three recent studies of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that shed interesting new light on a condition that all orthopaedists deal with. –A “network”

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JBJS Classics Surgeon Edition

JBJS Classics: Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion

February 17, 2015January 12, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Each month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. These articles

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Editor's choice Surgeon Edition

JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Open Tibial Fractures

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Orthopaedic surgeons have developed a heightened awareness of the scientific evidence that supports the decisions that they make in the care of patients. Levels of

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Nonoperative Treatment of Type I Open Fractures in Kids Can Be Effective and Safe

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

When most laypeople—and perhaps some orthopaedists—see a child with a fractured arm or leg bone poking through a skin wound, they probably think surgery is

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