Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery reports ‘sustainable’ effects after initial nonsurgical treatment October 31, 2023 – Initial nonsurgical treatment, including the use of orthotics
Month: October 2023
![OrthoCorps](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JBJS-OrthoCorp-Logo-no-Back.jpg)
The JBJS OrthoCorps project continues to grow, with new recordings being added to the archive. Launched earlier this year, the OrthoCorps mission is to preserve
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In this post, JBJS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski discusses a new study on time to debridement of open femoral and tibial fractures and infection risk.
![Radiographs of a typical SIGN database case file. The patient was a 12-year-old Afghan boy who had a midshaft femoral nonunion 4 months after failed ORIF.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/furdock-fig4.png)
A new study in JBJS evaluates intramedullary fixation for femoral nonunion in pediatric patients in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor
![Sean Pirkle, MD](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pirkle_OBuzz.png)
This Resident Roundup post comes from Sean Pirkle, MD, a third-year resident with the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington,
![Illustration of shoulder anatomy.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Shoulder.jpg)
Recent findings in rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroplasty, and fracture management are among the topics of interest in the new JBJS Guest Editorial What’s New
![Clinical Classroom](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CC-Social-Assets.png)
The orthopaedic community turns to JBJS for trusted content, and that extends to JBJS educational offerings. JBJS Clinical Classroom is a “learning hub” used by
![Preoperative and postoperative anteroposterior radiographs of the left hip of a 14-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease at 10 years of age.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nova_fig2.png)
In a new study in JBJS, Novais et al. note the challenge of treating patients with symptomatic hips after healed Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) given the