Pandemic Postponements: How Long Will the Backlog of Elective Surgeries Last?
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. This guest post comes from Impact Science, in response to a recent …
Cost-Effectiveness of PRP for Knee OA Questioned
The cost-effectiveness analysis of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for knee osteoarthritis by Rajan et al. in the September 16, 2020 …
What’s New in Hip Replacement 2020
Every month, JBJS reviews the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the previous year in …
Save Time with JBJS Clinical Summaries
Developed with the busy musculoskeletal clinician in mind, JBJS Clinical Summaries are synopses of the current State of the Science …
Is It Safe to Drive After WALANT Hand Surgery?
Most everyone has seen the auto-insurance TV ad where the deep-voiced man asserts, “Safe drivers save 40%.” Insurance savings notwithstanding, …
Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis: An Early Target for Gene Therapy
As osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) progresses, it can impair a patient’s ability to walk, and hip arthroplasty is …
3D-Printed Endoprosthesis Yields Promising Early Results
Tumor resections from the pelvic girdle often pose daunting reconstruction challenges for orthopaedic surgeons. In the September 2, 2020 issue …
What Affects Symptoms in Kids with Flatfoot?
Pes planovalgus (flatfoot) is a common condition seen in the pediatric orthopaedic clinic. We who help manage this condition differentiate …
New Surgical Approaches Still Welcome
JBJS has long promoted the use of high-level studies to facilitate evidence-based decision making. Still, each year only approximately 10% …