JBJS Classics: Epiphyseal Plate Injuries
Each month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal …
Dr. James Rickert’s Personal ‘Choosing Wisely’ List
The five-item AAOS contribution to the Choosing Wisely list of medical procedures that patients and physicians should question has been …
Bipartisan Doc-Fix Legislation Introduced
With 12 days to spare before a 21% reduction in physician Medicare payments takes effect, a bipartisan coalition of House …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Diabetes Boosts Infection Risk After ACL Surgery
In the March 18 2015 edition of The Journal, Brophy et al. and investigators from the MOON Knee …
What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics: Level I and II Studies
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Anesthesia for Hip Replacement: General vs Spinal
A large retrospective cohort study analyzing nearly 21,000 patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) found that the 61% …
Rethinking the Use of Pelvic Binders with Acetabular Fractures
Pelvic binders can provide lifesaving compression in patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic injuries. But a report in the March 11, …
Preventing Atypical Femoral Fractures Related to Bisphosphonates
Physicians worldwide frequently prescribe bisphosphonates such as alendronate (Fosamax) and ibandronate (Boniva) to treat osteoporosis and prevent fragility fractures. Unfortunately, …
Two New “Solutions” to Prickly Orthopaedic Problems
A study on rat knees in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage suggests that irrigating joints with hyperosmotic saline (600 mOsm) reduced surgically …