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Need to Know Trauma

Risk Factors for Delayed Management of Open Tibial Fractures in Tanzania

May 1, 2022April 28, 2022 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In a recent report in JBJS, Holler et al. investigated risk factors for delayed management of open tibial fractures in Tanzania. As the authors note,

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Editor's Choice Infection Trauma

Low Adherence to Open-Fracture Antibiotic Guidelines

April 6, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The prompt administration of prophylactic antibiotics is considered a critical component of open-fracture management. In 2011, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

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Hip Infection The JBJS 100 Trauma

JBJS 100: Infection Prevention and Hip Replacement Rates

March 20, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Under one name or another, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery has published quality orthopaedic content spanning three centuries. In 1919, our publication was

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Basic Science Editor's Choice Trauma

Pulsatile Lavage Harms Muscle in Rat Model of Blast Injury

November 1, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Basic science investigations into clinically relevant orthopaedic conditions are very common—and often very fruitful. What’s not very common is seeing results from large, multicenter randomized

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Editor's choice Infection Trauma

JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Open Fracture Care During War

October 27, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Injuries to the musculoskeletal system are among the most common wounds of war. Compared with extremity injuries in the civilian population, injuries sustained in combat

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What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma 2016

August 26, 2016October 19, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the previous year in 13 subspecialties.

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Need to Know

JBJS Webinar: How to Prevent and Treat MSK Infections

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Musculoskeletal (MSK) infections are highly prevalent and potentially serious, and orthopaedists are frequently faced with preventing and treating them. Wherever or however they are acquired, these

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JBJS Classics

JBJS Classics: Antibiotics and Open Fractures

March 22, 2016January 12, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

OrthoBuzz regularly brings you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. These articles have been selected by

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Editor's Choice

JBJS Editor’s Choice: Local Antibiotic Delivery for Open Fractures—Ready for an RCT?

November 20, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In the November 18, 2015 edition of JBJS, Lawing et al. present a well-documented cohort study comparing the outcomes of open-fracture management with local administration

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Need to Know

Open Fractures – How Should We Irrigate Them?

October 27, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Irrigation and debridement of open fractures have been standard practices since the late 1800s.  However, the finer details have not been agreed upon. For example,

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