The Risk of Vascular Injury During Hip-Fracture Fixation
According to the orthopaedic literature, the risk of vascular injury during internal fixation of a proximal femoral fracture is low. …
Hemi vs THA Findings Helpful, But Not Practice-Changing
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. In response to a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine…
“Appropriate” Management of Distal Radial Fractures Improves Outcomes, Lowers Cost
Many surgeons realize that to improve value, we must improve the quality of care while decreasing its cost. Clinical Practice …
Who Doesn’t Have a Screw Loose?
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
“It’s So Broken!”
Understanding the mechanism behind a bone fracture helps orthopaedic surgeons select the best approach to reduction and fixation. But patients …
How Many X-Rays Does It Take to Treat a Distal Radial Fracture?
We orthopaedists obtain radiographs for many reasons—to diagnose an unknown problem, to determine the progress of healing, and occasionally because …
Polytrauma Patients Face Cancer Risk from Imaging Radiation
Orthopaedic surgeons work with radiation in some capacity almost every day. We would struggle to provide quality patient care if …
What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma 2019
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …
More Mortality Data on Hip Fractures in the Elderly
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Matthew Herring, MD, in response to a recent …