JBJS Editor’s Choice—Knee Fusion: Not a Safety Net after Infection-Related TKA Failures
In the February 18, 2015 issue of The Journal, Rohner et al. report their experience with knee arthrodesis …
Do Frustration and Inconvenience Equal Suffering?
A page-1 article in the February 18, 2015 New York Times caught our eye. It focused on patient “suffering” caused …
HHS Targets In-Office Ancillary Services
The proposed fiscal 2016 budget for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) includes a change to existing …
CBO Estimates 10-Year Cost of SGR Repeal at $174.5 Billion
According to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures, replacing the SGR-based Medicare physician-reimbursement formula over the next 10 …
Three New Knee Studies Yield Interesting Results
We stumbled upon three recent studies of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that shed interesting new light on a condition that all …
JBJS Classics: Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion
Each month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Open Tibial Fractures
Orthopaedic surgeons have developed a heightened awareness of the scientific evidence that supports the decisions that they make in the …
Nonoperative Treatment of Type I Open Fractures in Kids Can Be Effective and Safe
When most laypeople—and perhaps some orthopaedists—see a child with a fractured arm or leg bone poking through a skin wound, …
What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery: Level I and II Studies 2015
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …