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 …
The Challenges of Post-Treatment Care for Patients with Schizophrenia
The worldwide incidence of mental illness seems to be on the rise—and along with it a widespread recognition that this …
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 …
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 …
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 …
What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma: Level I and II Studies
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
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 …