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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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Foot and Ankle Infographic Visual Abstract

Outcomes of the Ponseti Method for Untreated Clubfeet in Nepalese Patients

December 14, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Full Article Background:To our knowledge, there are no reports of the Ponseti method initiated after walking age and with >10 years of follow-up. Our goal

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Hip Infection Infographic Video Summary Visual Abstract

Routine Diagnostic Tests for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Demonstrate a High False-Negative Rate

December 14, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Full article   Background: Current guidelines recommend serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as the first-line testing for evaluation of suspected periprosthetic

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Need to Know

Surgeon-as-Patient: Tech Data May Cloud Clinical Judgment

December 14, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The 24th installment of our “What’s Important” series in the JBJS Orthopaedic Forum comes from orthopaedic surgeon Jack W. Crosland. In detailing his recent experience as

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Pediatrics Spine

Confirmed: TXA Works Well in Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery

December 12, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The evidence favoring tranexamic acid (TXA) for reducing surgical blood loss is ample and growing, but until now robust data were sparse regarding its efficacy

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Editor's Choice Trauma

Using CT Data to Diagnose Osteoporosis

December 12, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease, often becoming apparent only after a patient older than 50 sustains a low-energy fracture of the wrist, proximal humerus, or

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