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claficle fracture case study in Adult Surgery course

To Fix or Not to Fix? The Clavicle Fracture Debate Still Isn’t Settled

This guest post comes from Professor Tom Cosker, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of Surgical Anatomy and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Prof. Cosker is also Course Director of the JBJS MRC Oxford Diploma program.

DEI Scholarship: New Editorial and Research in JBJS Open Access

September 8, 2023 / DEIA, Editorial, Education and Training, JBJS OA / Leave a Comment

In a new editorial, Dr. George Dyer, Deputy Editor of the AOA Critical Issues in Education section of JBJS Open …

Shaded world map depicting geographic distribution of participant country of residence and income level.

Expanding Opportunities for Educational Advancement in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

September 5, 2023 / Editor's Choice, Pediatrics / Leave a Comment

Collaborative efforts to provide international educational opportunities have been part of the orthopaedic landscape for many years. Some of these …

Graphs depicting absolute change (mean ± SEM) in LS, FN, and TH BMD during denosumab treatment and after receiving no subsequent therapy or received subsequent treatment with risedronate, alendronate, or zoledronic acid. From "Bone loss after denosumab discontinuation is prevented by alendronate and zoledronic acid but not risedronate: a retrospective study."

What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures 2023

September 1, 2023 / Hip, Knee, Spine, Trauma, What's New / Leave a Comment

Vitamin D supplementation, fracture risk, and osteoporosis drug therapies are among several topics explored in recent studies featured in the …

Is hip replacement safe for people in their 90s? Risks depend on patients’ health as well as age

August 28, 2023 / JBJS Press Releases / Leave a Comment

Hip arthroplasty can be ‘appropriately considered’ for nonagenarians, reports Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

August 25, 2023 – Potentially …

Video Abstract: Transphyseal Screw vs. Plate in Hemiepiphysiodesis for Coronal-Plane Knee Deformities

August 24, 2023 / Knee, Pediatrics, Video Summary / Leave a Comment

A video abstract is available with the new study by McGinley et al. in JBJS:

Faster Rate of Correction with …

Mary K. Mulcahey, MD

New Deputy Editor Spotlight: Mary K. Mulcahey, MD

August 21, 2023 / Editor Spotlight, Inside JBJS, Need to Know, Uncategorized / Leave a Comment

JBJS is pleased to welcome Mary K. Mulcahey, MD as the new Deputy Editor for Sports Medicine, effective January 1 …

Tibial torsion as measured with 3D reconstruction using CT (panel A) and the mobile application (panel B).

What’s New in Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction 2023

August 19, 2023 / Pediatrics, What's New / Leave a Comment

Topics of interest, including a new 3D reconstruction tool for the lower leg, infection rates of pin sites treated with …

Pre- and Postoperative Radiographic Measurements of Tibial Plateau Fracture Displacement: Association with Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Radiographic Predictors of Conversion to TKA After Surgery for Tibial Plateau Fracture

August 17, 2023 / Infographic, Knee, Need to Know, Trauma / 1 Comment

A new multicenter investigation by Assink et al. in JBJS explores the association between radiographic measurements and the risk of …

Ronald A. Navarro, MD

New Deputy Editor Spotlight: Ronald A. Navarro

August 14, 2023 / Editor Spotlight, Inside JBJS, Need to Know / Leave a Comment

JBJS is pleased to welcome Ronald A. Navarro, MD, FAAOS, FAOA as the new Deputy Editor for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, effective …