BMJ recently published two studies of interest to orthopaedists: After analyzing data from more than 200 cardiovascular, orthopaedic, and neurologic devices approved in both the
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The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) just launched a page on its website devoted to disaster-preparedness resources for surgeons and first responders. Titled “Get Prepared,” the
Maybe—but only if larger, longer-term studies replicate the findings from a randomized trial of 144 patients (mean age = 66 years) published recently in the
This month’s Image Quiz from the JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants (JOPA) highlights the case of an 8-year-old boy who presents with a
When Verburg et al. designed their randomized clinical trial, published in the June 15, 2016 edition of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, they
Late last summer, JBJS began offering KUDOS as a free service to authors. KUDOS is an easy-to-use tool that helps authors boost and measure the
New subspecialty CME exams are now available from The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery in the following topic areas: Adult Hip Reconstruction Adult Knee
Despite the relative rarity of necrotizing fasciitis (NF), orthopaedists can expect to see at least 1 case of NF in their career. This month’s “Case
James H. Beaty, MD—chair of the JBJS, Inc. Board of Trustees and past president of the AAOS—is the new chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic
Many orthopaedists wonder whether—or under what circumstances—arthroscopy confers any clinical benefit in treating hip osteoarthritis. A prospective matched-pair analysis by Chandrasekaran et al. in the