Heated Tobacco Products and Impact on Bone Healing  Â
An extensive body of clinical and basic science research has confirmed that cigarette smoking negatively impacts bone healing. Newer products, …
Hip Fractures in the Elderly: A Surprising FindingÂ
When discussing patient outcomes of hip fractures, we often are speaking of fractures of the proximal part of the femur. …
Reducing Intraoperative Breast Radiation Exposure of Orthopaedic SurgeonsÂ
The risk of radiation exposure in the operating room (OR) is of increasing interest to orthopaedic surgeons, and the advent …
Rehabilitation Strategies: Fertile Ground for Prospective Randomized Trials
Approximately 18% of JBJS scientific studies published in 2020 were Level I or II investigations. The number of high-level studies …
What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma 2021Â
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies reported in the orthopaedic literature during the …
The Cost-Effectiveness of Fragility-Fracture Screening and Prevention
After nearly 2 decades, the orthopaedic community has made a good start on assuming our responsibility in the diagnosis of …
E-Scooter Injury Data Can Help Inform Treatment Planning
Epidemiologic studies are often useful when it comes to detecting changes in treatment patterns, identifying disease trends, or understanding the …
Home in on Bone Health in Patients with Fragility Fractures
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from James Blair, MD, in response to a recent …
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Helps Reduce—and Prevent—Pain in Amputees
Symptomatic neuromas have long been a problem for amputees, interfering with prosthetic comfort and causing residual pain that often requires …