Impending vs. Completed Pathological Long-Bone Fractures: What Are the Decision Points?
When patients present with identified bone metastases, a known primary diagnosis, and pain, the orthopaedic surgeon is nearly always contacted. …
Large Lytic Defects Produce Spinal Kinematic Instability
With the increasing effectiveness of immunotherapy and chemotherapy, patients with metastatic disease are surviving longer in much higher numbers. For …
Reducing Local Recurrence of Adamantinomas
The international multicenter study by Schutgens et al. in the October 7, 2020 issue of JBJS reports findings from …
Faster Relief for Patients with Painful Bone Metastases
A technique that combines magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with high-intensity focused ultrasound hyperthermia provides faster pain relief than conventional radiation …
What’s New in Orthopaedic Oncology
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …