JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques Awards
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST) and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) give out two annual awards–one for …
BMI Differentially Moderates Heritability of THA and TKA for Osteoarthritis
Genetic susceptibility to orthopaedic conditions is of interest to clinicians and patients alike. While the link between genetics and certain …
Video Summary: Diagnostic Utility of a Point-of-Care Test of Calprotectin for PJI After TKA
A new JBJS video summary is available now. View the video below, and read the full article here.…
Multiligamentous Knee Injury May Not Be Synonymous with Knee Dislocation
Terminology is important in orthopaedics. When teaching, for instance, we stress the need for trainees to be able to articulate …
Reimbursement for Revision TKA Has Not Kept Pace with Inflation
I was once told that if you don’t have any cases with complications, you either aren’t operating enough or aren’t …
Better TKA Outcomes When Depression Is Addressed
In the past decade, we’ve learned through a multitude of studies that patient factors can have a substantial impact on …
Trimming the Fat (Pad) in Knee OA
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
Outpatient Knee/Hip Arthroplasty Yields Fewer Adverse Events
The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database contains more than a half-million records of patients who received a total …
Better 24-Hour Pain Control with Periarticular vs. IV Steroids in TKA
Corticosteroids are commonly used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to reduce pain and prevent nausea. But are the effects of …