Will the New Congress Repeal SGR?
Whether their political persuasions lie left, right, or center, almost all physicians agree that something permanent needs to be done …
An Efficient Way to Find Bone-making Cells in Fat Tissue
Brown University scientists have found a more efficient way to identify potential bone-producing cells from human fat tissue, according to …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Graduate Medical Education in Orthopaedics
Surgical training throughout the surgical subspecialties has typically followed a so-called apprenticeship model. Experience has been measured on the basis …
Vibrating Insoles, Perturbation Treadmills Could Reduce Fall Risk in Elderly
The statistics about falls in the elderly are both startling and troubling:
- Citing CDC data, The New York Times recently
Early Results from Alternative Medical-Liability Reforms
According to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2011, nearly 15 percent of orthopaedic surgeons are …
New Leadership at The Journal
The Board of Trustees of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., is pleased to announce new leadership at …
3D-Printed Heel Bone Averts Amputation for Australian Man
Len Chandler of Melbourne, Australia had a cancerous tumor in his left calcaneus and was facing a below-the-knee amputation because …
Super-Slippery Device Coating Prevents Blood Clots and Bacterial Adhesion
Whenever physicians implant a “foreign” device in the body, as orthopaedists often do, the implant is up against two crucial …
A Conversation with Thomas Thornhill, MD
Thomas Thornhill, MD is the John B and Buckminster Brown Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Chair …