What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures 2022
The recent JBJS Guest Editorial “What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures” provides an update on this important …
What’s New in Musculoskeletal Basic Science 2021
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies from the orthopaedic literature during the previous …
Heated Tobacco Products and Impact on Bone Healing
An extensive body of clinical and basic science research has confirmed that cigarette smoking negatively impacts bone healing. Newer products, …
Micromotion Followed by Rigid Fixation Boosts Fracture Healing
Mechanical factors undoubtedly play a role in the rate and quality of fracture healing. For example, the seminal work on …
Drug to Improve Tibial Shaft Fracture Healing Fizzles
In our ongoing attempt to identify pharmacologic interventions that improve fracture healing, the sclerostin inhibitor romosozumab is a logical candidate, …
Keeping Your Bones Pumped Up
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
When Is a Fracture Good to Go?
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
Guest Post: Is There a Role for LIPUS in Bone Healing?
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from E. Scott Paxton, MD, in response to a …
JBJS Classics: Sarmiento Pioneered Weight-Bearing Fracture Healing
OrthoBuzz regularly brings you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. These …