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Impact of Teriparatide on Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Long Spinal Fusion According to Bone Density

Encouraging Data on Use of Anabolic Agents in Patients with Osteoporosis Undergoing Spinal Fusion

February 9, 2024 / Editor's Choice, Spine

In this post, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski discusses a new study in JBJS that assesses the impact of teriparatide use …

Graphs depicting absolute change (mean ± SEM) in LS, FN, and TH BMD during denosumab treatment and after receiving no subsequent therapy or received subsequent treatment with risedronate, alendronate, or zoledronic acid. From "Bone loss after denosumab discontinuation is prevented by alendronate and zoledronic acid but not risedronate: a retrospective study."

What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures 2023

September 1, 2023 / Hip, Knee, Spine, Trauma, What's New

Vitamin D supplementation, fracture risk, and osteoporosis drug therapies are among several topics explored in recent studies featured in the …

What’s New in Spine Surgery 2023

June 27, 2023 / Pain Management, Spine, What's New

Recent studies on topics such as rates of lumbar spinal stenosis recurrence and the cost-effectiveness of early microdiscectomy are discussed …

Anatomic illustration depicting deep gluteal pain syndrome.

Video Summary: Endoscopic Technique for Deep Gluteal Pain Syndrome

May 23, 2023 / Hip, Need to Know, Spine, Sports Medicine, Video Summary

A video summary is available with the new study by Parodi et al. in JBJS:

Deep Gluteal Pain Syndrome: Endoscopic …

Preoperative T2 sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (Figs. 1-A and 1-B) demonstrating C6-T3 osteomyelitis (white asterisk), prevertebral abscess measuring 24 × 13 mm (solid white arrow), and an enhancing ventral epidural fluid collection spanning from C6 to T2 measuring 31 × 6 mm with cord compression (dashed white arrow). Preoperative (Fig. 1-C) and postoperative (Fig. 1-D) lateral radiograph after removal of spinal instrumentation, irrigation and debridement of the abscesses, partial C6 and T2 and complete C7 and T1 corpectomies, and combined anterior and posterior fusion of C6-T2 using iliac bone autograft and fibular allograft.

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Osteomyelitis from Cellular Bone Matrix Allograft: JBJS Case Connector Report

May 10, 2023 / JBJS CC, Orthopaedic Essentials, Spine

In this post, Dr. Thomas Bauer, Co-Editor of JBJS Case Connector, discusses a recent report of 2 cases of Mycobacterium …

A series of radiographs of a patient with instrumentation and fusion from T4 to L4.

What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023

February 23, 2023 / Foot and Ankle, Hand and Wrist, Hip, Pediatrics, Spine, Trauma, What's New

Patient outcomes ≥40 years after treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, return-to-sport rates following periacetabular osteotomy, and other important findings …

Examples of no progression and fast progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves of 40° to 50°.

Scoliosis Progression After Skeletal Maturity: What’s Likely for Curves of 40° to 50°?

February 14, 2023 / Editor's Choice, Pediatrics, Spine

Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media, discusses a new study evaluating curve progression after skeletal maturity in …

$Illustrated graphic from video summary representing a compression fracture and back pain.$

New Study Assesses Risk of Secondary Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

December 31, 2022 / Need to Know, Spine, Trauma

In a new study in JBJS, Mills et al. evaluate whether cement augmentation increases the risk of secondary fracture following …

What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation 2022

November 21, 2022 / Elbow, Foot and Ankle, Rehabilitation, Spine, What's New

Botulinum toxin treatment of plantar fasciitis, clinical applications of point-of-care ultrasound, and other key topics are presented in the new …