What’s New in Hand and Wrist Surgery 2022Â
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies from the orthopaedic literature during the previous …
Keeping the Patient at the Center of Decisions in Our Quest for Evidence-Based Treatment
This OrthoBuzz guest post comes from Paul E. Matuszewski, MD, in response to a recent article in the New York …
Hardware Removal: Surgeons BewareÂ
The removal of metal fixation devices (hardware removal) is one of the 10 most frequently performed surgical procedures in orthopaedics. …
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 …
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 …
Is It Time to Use Ultrasound in Diagnosing Zone-II Flexor Tendon Injuries?
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. In response to a recent article in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology by …
What’s New in Hand and Wrist Surgery 2021
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …
Mouse Paws Good for Investigating Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis
Although an infected finger may not sound like a big deal, the closed-space bacterial infection known as pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis …