According to a recent JBJS readership study among more than 1,000 orthopaedic surgeons, print readership of JBJS remained fairly consistent from 2012 to 2014; 91%
Author: OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
Some doctors and patients may hold off on joint replacement surgery until the pain becomes unbearable and mobility is severely limited. But data from FORCE-TJR—a
The June 18, 2014 article, “Normal Health-Related Quality of Life and Ability to Work Twenty-nine Years After in Situ Arthrodesis for High-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis” by
The number of manuscripts submitted to The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) from physicians and researchers in China has been steadily increasing, but
In a recent study by Manhattan Research, 40% of physicians said that the use of digital communication technologies– including patient portals, emailing and texting with
Charlotte Yeh, MD, emergency physician and chief medical officer for AARP Services, herself became a hospital patient after being hit by a car while crossing
Journals provide third-party validation for research reports. If you get published in a better journal, your work will likely be perceived as having been more
A 2007 JBJS study suggested that patients who are psychologically distressed have slightly greater levels of postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty than non-distressed patients.
JBJS welcomes Dr. Marc Swiontkowski as our new Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Swiontkowski is a trauma specialist and professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the
Dr. William Oros, a University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) orthopaedic trauma surgeon, recently performed surgery on a 37-year old Western lowland gorilla with a