JBJS Editor’s Choice—Clinical Practice Guidelines: What Good Are They?
Over the last 10 years, the AAOS has invested a great deal of effort and resources into developing Clinical Practice …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Syndesmotic Injuries of the Ankle
Syndesmotic injuries of the ankle, with or without malleolar ankle fractures, are common. Studies have found that up to 40% …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Achieving Incremental Progress in Spinal Deformity Correction
Orthopaedic surgical procedures to correct axial and appendicular skeletal deformities are usually dependent upon fixation devices, either external or internal …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Patient Price Sensitivity Is Real: Time for Providers to Engage
The September 16, 2015 JBJS study by Robinson et al. offers clear proof that many of our patients are …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Orthopaedic Patients Taking Anticoagulants
Perioperative anticoagulation for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery remains a challenge. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to provide definitive recommendations for …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Quality-of-Life Measures Emphasize Impact of Long Bone Nonunions
“Health-related quality of life” is easier to say than to measure. In the September 2, 2015 edition of The Journal…
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Limb Lengthening: Scientific and Clinical Aspects
Bone is one of the most biologically unique tissues in the human body. What distinguishes bone from most other tissues …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Patient Pain: A Hurdle for All Orthopaedists
Every clinician treating musculoskeletal injury or disease knows that pain perception among patients is highly subjective and variable. Given …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Telerehab Just as Good as Hands-On Rehab after TKA
I selected this study from the July 15, 2015 Journal because it highlights where we need to be headed with …