February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when
Author: OrthoBuzz for Surgeons
This Resident Roundup post comes from Georgios I. Chalatsis MD, MSc, PhD(c). Dr. Chalatsis recently completed his national board exams and is now an orthopaedic
A video summary is available with the new Level-I study by Pongcharoen et al. in JBJS, “Comparison of Functional Recovery Between Unicompartmental and Total Knee
Dr. Marc Swiontkowski, JBJS Editor-in-Chief, offers his thoughts on a new randomized controlled trial comparing primary closure and secondary wound healing of pin sites after
This Resident Roundup post comes from Tamy Ron Translateur, a fourth-year resident in orthopedics and traumatology at the National University of Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia.
JBJS gold-standard video content is now available—and easily searchable—in one location. Go to JBJS.org, where you’ll find an updated section called JBJS Media. This enhancement
Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media, discusses a new study examining the outcomes of periacetabular osteotomy in patients with borderline hip dysplasia.
Multiple award-winning studies—on topics such as extended antibiotic prophylaxis after total joint arthroplasty and metal debris in the knee joint following arthroplasty with nickel-free components—are
In this post, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski discusses the new JBJS study by Hlukha et al. on mechanical failures observed in magnetic intramedullary lengthening nails.
January 13, 2023 – For patients with spinal stenosis, operative treatment is associated with a lower risk of death and lower costs over two years,