JBJS Editor’s Choice—Aggressive Treatment for Upper C-spine Fractures
The March 16, 2016 JBJS includes a careful incidence, treatment, and outcome analysis by Pearson et al. of CMS …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Let’s Improve RCT Registration and Reporting
In the March 2, 2016 edition of JBJS, Rongen et al. air some dirty laundry regarding the …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Genes and Frozen Shoulder
As new advances in medical technology lead to treatments for injuries and diseases, one concept that has emerged is the …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—IM Nailing vs Spica Casts for Pediatric Femoral Fractures
The study by Ramo et al. in the February 17, 2016 JBJS examines the evolution toward more aggressive operative …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—A More Aggressive Approach to Dens Nonunion
In the February 3, 2016 JBJS study by Joestl et al., the authors report persistent radiographic nonunions in nearly …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery
“First do no harm.” Patients undergo operative procedures with the inherent belief that their surgeon will perform the operation in …
JBJS Editor’s Choice: Give Workers’ Comp Patients the Benefit of the Doubt
In the January 20, 2016 JBJS prognostic study by Gornet et al., patients with Workers’ Compensation (WC) insurance …
JBJS Editor’s Choice: Volume-Outcome Relationships in Arthroplasty
Whenever the impact of surgeon volume on patient outcomes for technically complex interventions has been assessed, the following correlation has …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–VTED after Foot and Ankle Surgery
It seems that anytime a lower extremity undergoes operative treatment, the question is raised regarding the need for and type …