OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Brett A. Freedman, MD, in response to a recent JAMA study on treatment
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OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Chad Krueger, MD, in response to a report about healthcare loans that aired
Proximal humeral fractures are the third most common occurring fracture in patients over the age of sixty-five years. These fractures are often difficult to accurately classify,
In many orthopaedic contexts, post-procedure stiffness is a complication to be avoided. But when it comes to reconstructing the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) to treat
Most orthopaedic devices are cleared through the FDA’s 510(k) process. But an analysis in the March 16, 2016 JBJS by Day et al. revealed that
Last week, The Boston Globe reported that Martha Murray, MD, an orthopaedist at Boston Children’s Hospital, had announced results from the Phase 1 safety study
In diligent efforts to improve osseous bridges when performing spinal fusion surgery, orthopaedists have been using harvested allograft bone for more than a century and
What happens when hospital-specified, -purchased, and -owned equipment fails? How is information about such failures distributed within the hospital and to the orthopaedic community at
The best of what the JBJS family of publications offers is at jbjs.org. That includes access to our online journals—JBJS Reviews, JBJS Case Connector, and
Disaster Response Management Protocol for Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery The events in Brussels this week and in Paris last November should prompt everyone in the orthopaedic community