Language Processing Algorithms Can Boost Orthopaedic Research
Manufacturing, farming, and shopping…These are just 3 diverse examples of how technology is advancing daily and automating tedious tasks, decreasing …
Negative Findings from Level-I Trial Still a Step Forward
Donor-site morbidity from harvesting autologous bone graft has driven the decades-long search for a substitute that performs at least as …
“Appropriate” Management of Distal Radial Fractures Improves Outcomes, Lowers Cost
Many surgeons realize that to improve value, we must improve the quality of care while decreasing its cost. Clinical Practice …
ACL Grafts: Diameter Does Matter, Sort Of
Clinical failure of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions continues to be a too-common scenario. The increasing incidence of ACL revision …
Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tears: The Better of Two Goods
We’re all familiar with the phrase “lesser of two evils,” but I’m an optimist and prefer the phrase “better of …
Vancomycin Powder May Thwart Spinal Fusion
Prompted by relatively high infection rates associated with surgical treatment of pediatric spinal conditions such as scoliosis and spinal-deformity surgery …
Who’s at Risk for Prolonged Opioid Use after THA?
Much has been written in recent years about the orthopaedist’s predilection for prescribing opioids, most of which has been aimed …
Stop Adding Antibiotics to Irrigation Solutions
The rate of adoption of knowledge gleaned from multiple well-done randomized clinical trials into medical practice is disappointingly slow. This …
Plate–Tendon Contact: How Important Is It?
There are few things more discouraging for an orthopaedic surgeon than a late postoperative complication after what was an otherwise …