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Month: December 2018

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Spine

Questionnaire Helps Identify Lumbar Patients Who Need Surgeon Consult

December 28, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Only about 10% to 15% of patients with low back pain who are referred to a spine surgeon actually require a surgical procedure. And because

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Basic Science Trauma

Keeping Your Bones Pumped Up

December 27, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and a clinical associate professor at

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Basic Science Knee Pediatrics

Epiphyseal Etiology for Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans?

December 27, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Most patients with clinically apparent juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD) are between 12 and 19 years of age. Often the disease can be treated successfully with

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Hip Infection Knee

Extended Oral Antibiotics May Cut PJI Risk When Risk Factors Aren’t Modifiable

December 21, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) create a significant burden for patients, surgeons, and healthcare systems. That is why so much research has gone into how best

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Editor's Choice Shoulder

What We Owe our Patients—Continuous Improvement

December 20, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

It has been said that a surgeon’s skill and judgment account for between 80% and 90% of a patient’s outcome. (I believe this is true

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