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Basic Science Editor's Choice Hip

Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis: An Early Target for Gene Therapy

September 16, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

As osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) progresses, it can impair a patient’s ability to walk, and hip arthroplasty is often the only effective long-term

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Editor's Choice Hip

Where Does the Blood Flow in the Femoral Head?

July 20, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Osseous vascular anatomy has always been clinically relevant to orthopaedists, but its importance is sometimes overlooked. In the July 19, 2017 issue of The Journal,

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Hip Need to Know Pediatrics

Don’t Delay DDH Treatment to Wait for Ossific Nucleus

May 9, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The exact cause of osteonecrosis in the setting of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is unknown. However, some pediatric orthopaedists are concerned that DDH

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Hip Need to Know Pediatrics

Reperfusion Patterns in Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

November 29, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In the November 16, 2016 edition of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Kim et al. improve our understanding of how blood flow is

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Plusses and Minuses of Capital Femoral Growth Plate Extension

May 25, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), especially in adolescent athletes, has received a lot of attention from orthopaedists in the last 15 years. In the May 18, 2016

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Reducing the Risk of Ceramic Femoral-Head Fractures

December 31, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

JBJS Case Connector has issued a “Watch” regarding the rare but potentially catastrophic fracture of ceramic femoral heads used in hip replacements. Ceramic hip components are

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