Costs of Nonoperative Management in the Year Prior to TKA
A new JBJS study reviews costs associated with nonoperative management of osteoarthritis in the 1-year period leading up to total …
Serum Glucose Variability and Risk of Complications After Revision TJA
In the current issue of JBJS, Goh et al. report on the association between glucose variability and postoperative complications following …
Improving Value without Compromising Access for Vulnerable Patients
The rise in health-care costs has contributed to the push for value-based health-care (VBHC) reform. A recent JBJS-AOA Critical Issues …
Insights into Trends in Knee Arthroscopy
A new study evaluates trends in knee arthroscopy. Have evidence-based recommendations influenced real-world practice?
This post comes from research resident …
What’s New in Sports Medicine 2022
Co-author Rachel M. Frank, MD summarizes the 5 most compelling findings from among the studies highlighted in the new “…
Does “Prehabilitation” Prior to TKA Help or Not?
This guest post comes from Jaime Bellamy, DO in response to a recent randomized clinical trial reported in JAMA Network …
Reducing Follow-up Loss – LTF
A randomized clinical trial remains at the top of the Level of Evidence pyramid precisely because this experimental design is …
What Drives Increased Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance?
Patellar instability continues to be a focus of research, and there are numerous factors that potentially contribute to recurrent episodes …
Platelet-Rich Plasma Goes Another Round
This guest post comes from David Vizurraga, MD in response to a study in JAMA investigating platelet-rich plasma vs. placebo …