Not Your Grandparent’s Journal Club
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. The following commentary comes from Matthew R. Schmitz, MD, FAOA.
Medical education is …
Who Doesn’t Have a Screw Loose?
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
What’s New in Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction 2019
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …
Dual-Mobility Cups Lower Revision Risk in Some THAs
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. In response to a recent study in The Journal of Bone & Joint …
“It’s So Broken!”
Understanding the mechanism behind a bone fracture helps orthopaedic surgeons select the best approach to reduction and fixation. But patients …
Wide Variation in Orthopaedic Access Among Medicaid Patients
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Christopher Dy, MD, MPH, co-author of a recently …
Morbidly Obese Patients Should Lose ≥20 Pounds Prior to TKA
The obesity epidemic continues throughout much of the developed world. Among the morbidly obese (BMI ≥40 kg/m2), we …
How Many X-Rays Does It Take to Treat a Distal Radial Fracture?
We orthopaedists obtain radiographs for many reasons—to diagnose an unknown problem, to determine the progress of healing, and occasionally because …
The Softer Side of Better Patient Outcomes
It goes almost without saying that a patient’s return to work after an orthopaedic injury or musculoskeletal disorder would correlate …