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Hip Need to Know

Has Conventional Polyethylene Become Obsolete in THA?

October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Highly cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) has been in clinical use for nearly 15 years. In acetabular components for total hip arthroplasty (THA), XLPE’s superior wear characteristics

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Editor's Choice Hip

Long-term Results Show No Advantage to “Minimalist” THA

October 18, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The debate regarding minimally invasive/minimal incision total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been simmering for a decade and a half. When assessing the impact of adult

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Education and Training Need to Know

More Efficient Orthopaedic Education Needed

October 10, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The October 4, 2017 issue of JBJS contains another in a series of “What’s Important” personal essays from orthopaedic clinicians. This “What’s Important” article comes

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Knee Need to Know

With OCA, Don’t Fret About Condyle Matching

October 10, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Osteochondral allograft transplantations (OCAs) are becoming a mainstay of treatment for knee-cartilage injuries. To help ensure that the allograft plug is transplanted with <1 mm

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Editor's Choice Oncology Spine

Aggressive Treatment Improves QOL in Many Cases of Spinal Metastases

October 6, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A significant portion of metastatic disease comes with no clear identification of a primary tumor; this is unfortunately the case with many spinal metastases. In

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