TKA Cost Efficiency Is Improving, But We Can Do Better
Wide variability in the cost and quality of health care in the US has led some to describe our system …
PROM ‘Crosswalks’ Are a Big Step Forward
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for orthopaedic procedures have long been used in clinical research. In the last decade, the use …
JBJS Announces 2019 EST Award Winners
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST) and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) give out two annual awards–one for …
May 2020 Article Exchange with JOSPT
For the last 6 years, JBJS has participated in an “article exchange” collaboration with the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports …
Stronger Hands Related to Better Outcomes in THA and TKA
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
Impressive Long-term Outcomes in Revision TKA with Constrained Prostheses
Time is an enemy of all orthopaedic implants, just as it is the bane of native joints. It is therefore …
How to Conduct a Virtual Orthopaedic Examination
For obvious reasons, the use of telemedicine has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are wondering what a “virtual” …
What’s New in Sports Medicine 2020
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …
PT More Effective than Steroid Injections for Knee OA
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. In response to a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine…