What’s Really Important to You?
The two most recent JBJS “What’s Important” articles (“Learning Names” by J. Lawrence Marsh in the December 4, …
Revisiting INR Targets Prior to THA
In March 2019, OrthoBuzz covered a JBJS study by Rudasill et al. that found a progressively increasing risk of …
Top 10 OrthoBuzz Posts of 2019
Almost everyone else is doing an end-of-year tally of something, so why shouldn’t we? Here are links to the 10 …
Predicting ‘Fast,’ ‘Slow Starters’ and ‘Late Dippers’ after THA
Based on ample published data and experience, today’s hip surgeons can give patients who are considering total hip arthroplasty (THA) …
3 Reference Axes Help Ensure Rotational Alignment During TKA
Rotational malalignment of the femoral component during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with poor outcomes, but how best to …
Factors Affecting Union after Capanna Reconstruction
Resection of long-bone tumors often leaves large skeletal defects. Since the late 1980s, surgeons have used the “hybrid” Capanna technique—a …
Subtalar Joint’s Middle Facet Yields Insight into Flatfoot
Many foot and ankle surgeons would relish a simple measurement made from a readily available imaging modality to help detect …
Association ≠ Causation: Are Steroid Injections for OA Risky?
A recent report in Radiology citing possible complications from injecting steroids into painful joints with osteoarthritis (OA) has received lots …
FDA White Paper Cites JBJS “Case Connections” Article
There are 15 references to JBJS studies in the recently published 149-page white paper on “Biological Responses to Metal …