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Intraoperative collection of loose bodies.

Rice Body Formation: Two JBJS Case Connector Reports

May 30, 2023 / Hip, JBJS CC, Need to Know, Shoulder / 1 Comment

Recent reports in JBJS Case Connector describe 2 orthopaedic cases involving the formation of “rice bodies,” fibrinous loose bodies with …

JBJS Case Connector: Call for Reviewers

May 20, 2023 / JBJS CC, Need to Know / Leave a Comment

JBJS Case Connector is looking to expand its roster of reviewers with expertise in the pediatrics, spine, hand & wrist, …

Preoperative T2 sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (Figs. 1-A and 1-B) demonstrating C6-T3 osteomyelitis (white asterisk), prevertebral abscess measuring 24 × 13 mm (solid white arrow), and an enhancing ventral epidural fluid collection spanning from C6 to T2 measuring 31 × 6 mm with cord compression (dashed white arrow). Preoperative (Fig. 1-C) and postoperative (Fig. 1-D) lateral radiograph after removal of spinal instrumentation, irrigation and debridement of the abscesses, partial C6 and T2 and complete C7 and T1 corpectomies, and combined anterior and posterior fusion of C6-T2 using iliac bone autograft and fibular allograft.

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Osteomyelitis from Cellular Bone Matrix Allograft: JBJS Case Connector Report

May 10, 2023 / JBJS CC, Orthopaedic Essentials, Spine / Leave a Comment

In this post, Dr. Thomas Bauer, Co-Editor of JBJS Case Connector, discusses a recent report of 2 cases of Mycobacterium …