Eschew Standard-Sized Heads When Revising THAs for Dislocation
No consensus has emerged yet regarding the best prosthetic construct with which to manage patients who require revision surgery for …
Dashboard Depicts Surgeon-Level Value of TKA/THA
Remember when a “dashboard” referred to the display just behind a car’s steering wheel? In today’s digital universe, the word …
Time Waits For No One—Aging Increases Costs
The cost of medical care in the United States has been shown to rise with advancing patient age, and total …
The Importance of a “Well-Rounded” Hip
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
What’s New in Hip Replacement 2020
Every month, JBJS reviews the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the previous year in …
Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis: An Early Target for Gene Therapy
As osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) progresses, it can impair a patient’s ability to walk, and hip arthroplasty is …
Treating Developmental Hip Dislocations Diagnosed after Walking Age
There is a wry saying in academic medicine that “nothing ruins good results like long-term follow-up.” But long-term follow-up helps …
Less Drinking/Smoking Associated with Fewer Hip Fractures
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Shahriar Rahman, MS in response to a recent …
What’s New in Musculoskeletal Infection 2020
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …