A new Level-I investigation by Stocks et al. explores thigh pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Tourniquet use, intramedullary rod use, and quadriceps strain are
Month: March 2023
The relationship between surgical site infection and preoperative corticosteroid injection for various procedures, findings on the long-term effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus carpal tunnel release
What is “privilege”? This question is explored in a thought-provoking essay by Dr. Scott E. Porter in JBJS: What’s Important: I Want Privilege, Too. “I
March 8, 2023 – For patients with higher body mass index (BMI) undergoing unicompartmental or “partial” knee replacement (UKR), long-term outcomes are improved when the
In this post, Dr. Marc Swiontkowski, JBJS Editor-in-Chief, reflects on the findings of a new study on the risk of catastrophic health expenditure in patients
For those in Las Vegas at the Annual Meeting, stop by Booth 5434 for coffee, conversation, and much more! Read on for the schedule of
JBJS is pleased to introduce OrthoCorps, an online audio archive inspired by StoryCorps that aims to preserve and share the stories of the orthopaedic community. The
This Resident Roundup post comes from Mikalyn T. DeFoor, MD, an active duty PGY-3 resident with the Brooke Army Medical Center Orthopaedic Residency Program in
Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media, discusses a new Level I study on essential amino acid supplementation in the perioperative period in