Topics of interest in orthopaedic trauma, including fracture fixation, pain management, and more, are highlighted in the new JBJS Guest Editorial What’s New in Orthopaedic
Category: Trauma
![Bioburden Profile of High-Energy Open Tibial Fractures](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bioburden-VS-still.jpg)
A video abstract is available with the new report in JBJS by the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC): The Bioburden Associated with Severe Open
![Graphic x-ray illustration of foot and ankle anatomy.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Foot-Ankle-scaled.jpeg)
Topics of interest in foot and ankle surgery, including hallux valgus recurrence, simultaneous vs. sequential total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), and more, are featured in the
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Nonoperative treatment outcomes, the efficacy of waterproof cast protectors, and other topics of interest are presented in the new JBJS Guest Editorial What’s New in
![Frontal radiographs, lung segmentations, lung 3D renditions, and lung volumes (in milliliters) from thoracic dynamic MRI scans for 1 male patient with TIS preoperatively (at 7.4 years of age) and postoperatively (at 7.8 years of age).](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/novel-MRI_pediatrics_cropped.png)
Notable findings in pediatrics regarding the treatment of fractures, infection, early-onset scoliosis, and more are presented in the new JBJS Guest Editorial What’s New in
![Chart showing the flow of included and excluded patients ultimately resulting in the pools from which the cases and matched controls were drawn. A total of 132 patients (66 cases, 66 controls) were included in the analysis. PCL = posterior cruciate ligament.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bebe_fig1.png)
Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media, offers this post on a new study that explores whether a greater proportion of pediatric patients
![Line graph of mean daily pain ratings in the non-opioid cohort and the opioid cohort.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bela_fig2.png)
JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media Dr. Matt Schmitz offers his thoughts on a new study comparing the efficacy of opioid and non-opioid analgesia following
![Blue-tinted photograph of a microscope and a beaker held by a gloved hand.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BasicScience.png)
Recent findings related to bone loss and bone healing, among other important topics, are presented in the new JBJS Guest Editorial What’s New in Musculoskeletal
![Hounsfield units on CT, as a function of time since lower extremity amputation, for the ambulatory and nonambulatory patients.](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/hoyt_fig2.png)
Patients who sustain major trauma are at risk of bone mineral density (BMD) loss, note Hoyt et al. in a new study in JBJS. After
![Femoral fragility fracture](https://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/femoral-fragility-fracture.jpg)
JBJS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski reflects on a new study examining changes in skeletal muscle mass following femoral fragility fracture. Since the early 20th century,