Bundled Payments: Patient-Specific Care Calls for Patient-Specific Reimbursements
The bundled-payment model has found some early success within the field of orthopaedic surgery, most notably in joint replacement (…
Excess Opioid Medication Video Summary
Postoperative pain management in orthopaedic surgery accounts for a substantial portion of opioid medications prescribed in the United States. https://goo.gl/rZaM3y…
Fixation Costs for Distal Radial Fracture
There is no consensus on the optimal fixation method for patients who require a surgical procedure for distal radial fractures. …
Excess Prescription Opioids
Postoperative #pain management in orthopaedic surgery accounts for a substantial portion of #opioid medications prescribed in the United …
Fragility Fracture Risk Prediction: Beyond BMD
This basic science tip comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford …
PAO Results Hold Up over Intermediate Term
The Bernese periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) has become the procedure of choice for treating symptomatic acetabular dysplasia. But how long-lasting are …
With New Technologies, Slow Adoption is Best
The enemy of the good is the better. It’s an axiom we hear during our surgical training, and it was …
February 2018 Article Exchange with JOSPT
In 2015, JBJS launched an “article exchange” collaboration with the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) …
Webinar on Feb. 12—Surgical Approaches to Hip Replacement
Every surgical approach to total hip arthroplasty (THA)—posterior, anterior, or lateral and conventional or minimally invasive—has adherents and critics. Despite …