In Pursuit of Alternative Antibiotics for Use in PMMA Bone Cement
The incorporation of antibiotics within polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been widely used over recent decades for managing infection following skeletal …
Reducing Intraoperative Breast Radiation Exposure of Orthopaedic SurgeonsÂ
The risk of radiation exposure in the operating room (OR) is of increasing interest to orthopaedic surgeons, and the advent …
Press Ganey Survey in Ambulatory Upper-Extremity Care: Assessing Nonresponse Bias Â
Patient surveys are now being widely used by hospital systems to monitor patient satisfaction with the process of inpatient and …
ACL Reconstructions: Who Needs Them?Â
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries once were career-ending for athletes. With the advent of ACL reconstruction, elite athletes have been …
Rehabilitation Strategies: Fertile Ground for Prospective Randomized Trials
Approximately 18% of JBJS scientific studies published in 2020 were Level I or II investigations. The number of high-level studies …
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques Awards
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST) and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) give out two annual awards–one for …
Mental Health Phenotypes and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Upper-Extremity Care Â
Pain is a remarkable and, at times, poorly understood concept. There has been extensive research showing that patients with the …
Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery: Recent Trends in the Medicare Population
The performance of orthopaedic procedures in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continues to increase in the US. This practice is accelerating …
BMI Differentially Moderates Heritability of THA and TKA for Osteoarthritis
Genetic susceptibility to orthopaedic conditions is of interest to clinicians and patients alike. While the link between genetics and certain …