Improving Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Severe Traumatic Injuries
In severe musculoskeletal trauma, studies suggest that patients may have better long-term outcomes when interventions in the early recovery period …
Mental Health Phenotypes and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Upper-Extremity Care
Pain is a remarkable and, at times, poorly understood concept. There has been extensive research showing that patients with the …
Better TKA Outcomes When Depression Is Addressed
In the past decade, we’ve learned through a multitude of studies that patient factors can have a substantial impact on …
Smoking, Depression Adversely Affect Outcomes after TAA
After some relatively poor results in the 1980s, there was a “reboot” with total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) in the late …
Better News for TJA Patients with Depression
Over the last 2 decades, research into how various “preexisting conditions” affect the outcomes of orthopaedic interventions has increasingly focused …
Opioid-Tapering Plan May Help Prevent Prolonged Use after Trauma/Surgery
Addressing the opioid epidemic requires a concerted effort from all sectors of society, but the role of surgeons (orthopaedic and …
Pay Attention to Psychiatric Illness in Polytrauma Patients
Ample research has revealed that a patient’s psychological status influences the outcomes of many medical interventions. While orthopaedists treating patients …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Patient Pain: A Hurdle for All Orthopaedists
Ev
ery clinician treating musculoskeletal injury or disease knows that pain perception among patients is highly subjective and variable. Given …