In a recent episode of the OrthoJOE podcast, Drs. Mo Bhandari and Marc Swiontkowski are joined by special guest Dr. Jennifer Green, hand surgeon and
Month: February 2023
![David N. Bernstein, MD, MBA, MEI](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Bernstein_Final.png)
This Resident Roundup post comes from David N. Bernstein, MD, MBA, MEI, who is a PGY-3 resident in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (HCORP)
![A series of radiographs of a patient with instrumentation and fusion from T4 to L4.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/land_fig1_NEW-3-10-22-1.png)
Patient outcomes ≥40 years after treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, return-to-sport rates following periacetabular osteotomy, and other important findings are covered in the new JBJS
![Erik M. Hegeman, MD](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hegeman_Final.png)
This Resident Roundup post comes from Erik M. Hegeman, MD, an active duty PGY-3 resident with the Brooke Army Medical Center Orthopaedic Residency Program in
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A new editorial by Dr. Kanu Okike, JBJS Deputy Editor for Health Disparities, and Dr. Marc Swiontkowski, JBJS Editor-in-Chief, appears in the February 15, 2023
![Examples of no progression and fast progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves of 40° to 50°.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/yu_fig4_new_11-18-22.png)
Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media, discusses a new study evaluating curve progression after skeletal maturity in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when
![Georgios I. Chalatsis MD, MSc, PhD(c)](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chalatsis_Final.png)
This Resident Roundup post comes from Georgios I. Chalatsis MD, MSc, PhD(c). Dr. Chalatsis recently completed his national board exams and is now an orthopaedic
![Illustration depicting the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) and the Timed Up-and-Go Test (TUG) in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty vs. total knee arthroplasty.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pongchareon-Video-Summary-Still-e1675719576144.jpg)
A video summary is available with the new Level-I study by Pongcharoen et al. in JBJS, “Comparison of Functional Recovery Between Unicompartmental and Total Knee
![CONSORT flowchart of patient inclusion, randomization, and follow-up.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/till_fig1_new_11-21-22.png)
Dr. Marc Swiontkowski, JBJS Editor-in-Chief, offers his thoughts on a new randomized controlled trial comparing primary closure and secondary wound healing of pin sites after