FDA OKs Synthetic Implant for Repairing ACL Tears
OrthoBuzz has been following the development of the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) implant—a synthetic alternative to graft-based anterior cruciate ligament …
A Deeper Dive into Diabetes and Total Joint Replacement
There are many more “types” of diabetes than the pathophysiologic designations of Type 1 and Type 2. In the December …
Eschew Standard-Sized Heads When Revising THAs for Dislocation
No consensus has emerged yet regarding the best prosthetic construct with which to manage patients who require revision surgery for …
Big Data Needs Big Progress
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
How Much Radiation Does a Surgeon’s Brain Receive during Femoral Nailing?
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Impact Science, in response to a recent article …
RCT: “Mini-Navigation” Improves TKA Component Alignment
Alignment is one of the most important factors affecting the longevity of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) prostheses. Among the many …
Dashboard Depicts Surgeon-Level Value of TKA/THA
Remember when a “dashboard” referred to the display just behind a car’s steering wheel? In today’s digital universe, the word …
History Counts–And It Needs to Be Complete
It has often been shown that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. The Journal …
PROMs Analyzed after Aseptic Revision TKA
The current literature about revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) for aseptic causes is focused mainly on “doctorly” data such as …