Med Students Cite Importance of—and Obstacles to—Care Coordination
The 9th annual Epocrates Future Physicians of America Survey from athenahealth polled more than 1,400 medical students about clinical …
Most Med Students to Sidestep Private Practice, but Ortho Residents Seek Independence
If you’re a physician in private practice, there may be very few doctors following in your footsteps, according to results …
Revised JBJS LOE Table Improves Clinical Usefulness and Transparency
Since 2003, JBJS has assigned level-of-evidence (LOE) ratings to all clinical articles, based on a system developed by the UK’s …
“Fat Hormone” Associated with Cartilage Thinning
In a recent Annals of Rheumatic Diseases study, Australian researchers reported that levels of circulating leptin—a hormone that influences …
JBJS Supplement Cites New Findings from International Device Registries
Surgeons performed more than 1.1 million joint replacements in the US in 2011. That same year, the International Consortium of …
Publisher’s Note: Launch of PRE-val supports “Excellence Through Peer Review”
A year ago we debuted the “peer-review statement” in The Journal to emphasize our commitment to pre-publication peer review and …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Is Hot Air in the OR Risky to Patients?
Forced air warming devices are in widespread use in our orthopaedic surgical suites—and for good reason: Hypothermia can be a …
JUPITER Says Statins Don’t Deliver Fracture Benefit
When it comes to heart disease and stroke, statins are remarkably effective drugs, and some observational studies have suggested that …
Online Patient Self-Scheduling Could Save Time and Money
A new report from Accenture estimates that by 2019, two-thirds of US health systems will offer patients the opportunity to …