Halt Bisphosphonates in Patients with an Atypical Femoral Fracture
Osteoporosis is the major contributor to the increasing incidence of fragility fractures associated with low-energy falls. The other contributor is …
Surgical Costs: Just the Half of It
The Journal is receiving an increasing number of manuscripts related to value assessments and cost-effectiveness analyses of treatments for orthopaedic …
Seeking Molecular Signatures of Ectopic Bone Formation
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Impact Science, in response to an article …
Cannabis Users Should Disclose Prior to Surgery
Although many patients believe marijuana is an effective agent to treat chronic and nerve pain, the effect of cannabis on …
New Surgical Approaches Still Welcome
JBJS has long promoted the use of high-level studies to facilitate evidence-based decision making. Still, each year only approximately 10% …
Drug to Improve Tibial Shaft Fracture Healing Fizzles
In our ongoing attempt to identify pharmacologic interventions that improve fracture healing, the sclerostin inhibitor romosozumab is a logical candidate, …
Less Drinking/Smoking Associated with Fewer Hip Fractures
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Shahriar Rahman, MS in response to a recent …
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 …
What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma 2020
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …