Management of Radial Nerve Injuries with Humeral Shaft Fractures: What Do Patients Say?
 In this post, JBJS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski discusses a new study evaluating patients’ treatment preferences and expectations in the …
Video Summary: No Increased Risk of Nonunion with Bisphosphonates in Medicare Cohort Following Surgery for Long-Bone Fractures
A video summary is available with the new study by Thorne et al. in JBJS:Â
What’s New in Hand and Wrist Surgery 2023
The relationship between surgical site infection and preoperative corticosteroid injection for various procedures, findings on the long-term effectiveness of corticosteroid …
Catastrophic Health Expenditure: A Secondary Trauma for Many Patients
In this post, Dr. Marc Swiontkowski, JBJS Editor-in-Chief, reflects on the findings of a new study on the risk of …
What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023
Patient outcomes ≥40 years after treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, return-to-sport rates following periacetabular osteotomy, and other important findings …
External Fixation: Still a Viable Treatment Option Worthy of Clinical Trials
Dr. Marc Swiontkowski, JBJS Editor-in-Chief, offers his thoughts on a new randomized controlled trial comparing primary closure and secondary wound …
Complications with Complicated Implants
In this post, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski discusses the new JBJS study by Hlukha et al. on mechanical failures observed …
New Study Assesses Risk of Secondary Osteoporotic Compression Fractures
In a new study in JBJS, Mills et al. evaluate whether cement augmentation increases the risk of secondary fracture following …
Cement Augmentation vs. No Augmentation in Trochanteric Fracture Fixation: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Trochanteric fractures often occur in older patients, including those with osteoporosis, and are associated with high rates of mortality and …