Opioid Use Challenges and Solutions: JBJS Webinar-Sept. 23
Amid the current backdrop of opioid misuse, overdose, and addiction, conducting robust studies to investigate management of musculoskeletal pain is […]
The NSAID-Fracture Nonunion Debate Continues
Many animal studies have investigated the impact of nonselective NSAIDs and selective COX-2 inhibitors on fracture healing. Nearly all those
Predictors of Prolonged Analgesic Use after Joint Replacement
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Eric Secrist, MD in response to a recent study
Open-Access JBJS Supplement: Pain Management Research
In November 2019, OrthoBuzz promised readers more details from the Pain Management Research Symposium held that month (see related post),
Not All Modes in Multimodal Pain Management are Effective
The public health crisis attributed to opioids has placed increasing emphasis on other approaches to pain management, both pharmacologic and
Pain Management Symposium Focuses on Study Design
Designing studies to answer questions about surgical procedures takes a lot of thought, effort, and experience. Creating robust study designs
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation 2019
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the previous year
Why US Orthopaedic Residents Overprescribe Opiates
Several authors have described the medical-school experience as “socialization” into the medical field. Medical students often learn the scientific underpinnings
NEJM Knowledge+ Module on Pain Management and Opioids
There is little doubt that dramatic increases in prescriptions for opioid analgesics during the 21st century have been a major