Many surgeons recommend primary unilateral knee arthroplasty (UKA) over primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or tibial osteotomy for younger patients with unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis. Some
Category: Need to Know
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in elderly people, and one form of it —ossification of the posterior
Ample research has revealed that a patient’s psychological status influences the outcomes of many medical interventions. While orthopaedists treating patients with multiple-system orthopaedic trauma might
Whether and when to surgically treat injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) remain difficult questions for patients, doctors, and physical therapists to answer. On
Increasingly, the care of patients with musculoskeletal problems is being provided by teams of providers with varied professional backgrounds and diverse types of experience. On
In a May 2011 supplement to The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Lavigne et al. reported results from a prospective two-year study looking at blood
The general clinical recertification exam for orthopaedic surgeons is a four-hour, 200-question, multiple-choice exam covering clinical material that all orthopaedists should know. The JBJS Recertification
Cell-based therapy for serious fractures or large bone defects is promising, but a lack of blood-supplied nutrients and oxygen often impedes survival of live-cell implants.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) Inc. announced that, effective today, the Journal of Orthopedics for Physician Assistants (JOPA) will be added to the
Treating developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) with the Pavlik harness is safe and successful in about 90% of cases. But what about the 10%