Upcoming Own the Bone Events
Spring and Summer 2017 are busy seasons for Own the Bone, the American Orthopaedic Association’s national post-fracture, systems-based, multidisciplinary fragility …
After THA, Self-Directed Home Exercise Yielded Same Benefits as Formal PT
An estimated 40% of total costs from a total hip arthroplasty (THA) episode are accrued from post-discharge services. With that …
JBJS/JSES Webinar–Rotator Cuff Tears: On Whom Should We Operate?
The prevalence of rotator-cuff tears is reported to be as high as 30% in people over the age of 60 …
What’s New in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Follow Preop Heart-Testing Guidelines with Elderly Hip Fracture Patients
From the perspective of a geriatric patient with a hip fracture, having a preoperative echocardiogram may not seem like a …
Ambulatory Shoulder Arthroplasty Is Safe
In the April 19, 2017 issue of The Journal, Cancienne et al. compare complication and readmission rates for …
After Shoulder Arthroplasty, Interscalene Block Results in Rebound Pain
Anecdotally, many patients experience extreme discomfort after shoulder surgery. The April 5, 2017 issue of JBJS features results from a …
Unplanned Readmissions After Outpatient Hand and Elbow Surgery
In the April 5, 2017 issue of The Journal, Noureldin et al. analyzed more than 14,000 procedures from …
Guest Post: Is There a Role for LIPUS in Bone Healing?
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from E. Scott Paxton, MD, in response to a …