With New Technologies, Slow Adoption is Best
The enemy of the good is the better. It’s an axiom we hear during our surgical training, and it was …
JBJS 100: Carpal Tunnel and THA
Under one name or another, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery has published quality orthopaedic content spanning three centuries. …
Latest JBJS Video Summary
Techniques used in hip arthroscopy continue to evolve, and controversy surrounds the need for capsular repair following this surgical intervention. …
Webinar on Feb. 12—Surgical Approaches to Hip Replacement
Every surgical approach to total hip arthroplasty (THA)—posterior, anterior, or lateral and conventional or minimally invasive—has adherents and critics. Despite …
No Harm When Residents Are Involved in Hip-Fracture Surgery
While patients are sometimes concerned that resident involvement in their surgical case might lead to untoward outcomes, the article by …
After TJA, Patients Living Alone Can Safely Be Discharged Home
As Fleischman et al. observe in the January 17, 2018 edition of The Journal, “there is a prevailing belief …
Rapid Alpha Defensin Test Helpful for Diagnosing PJI
Quick and accurate: that’s what orthopaedic surgeons want in diagnostic tools to help them determine whether patients presenting with pain …
Increased BMI Affects Femoral Morphology in Adolescents
Long-term population-based research has documented associations between high BMI and decreased longevity and increased risk of developing diabetes and cardiac …
Hip Arthroscopy: What and Who Account for Rising Utilization?
Hip arthroscopy for labral pathology and cam and pincer impingement has become increasingly established as an effective procedure in the …