Bundled Payments for Hip and Knee Replacement: Working as Planned?
When Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) program was implemented in 2016, the health care community—especially orthopaedic surgeons— had …
New NEJM Article Cites Old Clinical Guidelines for Knee OA Treatment
A “Clinical Therapeutics” article in the March 12, 2015 New England Journal of Medicine focuses on viscosupplementation for knee …
Early Results from Alternative Medical-Liability Reforms
According to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2011, nearly 15 percent of orthopaedic surgeons are …
Steroid Injections May Not Help Pain from Spinal Stenosis
When physical therapy or anti-inflammatory medication fails, one popular treatment for leg pain caused by spinal stenosis is a steroid …
Very Low Risk of Cartilage Injury in Kids Taking Levofloxacin
Some pediatricians have been hesitant to prescribe fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as levofloxacin for children because animal studies have found a …