Age-Related Differences in Physician Lifestyles
A recent study by the AMA Insurance Agency of 125,000 practicing physicians spanning across a broad spectrum of specialties found …
A Conversation with Dr. Brian Parsley, President of AAHKS
Dr. Brian S. Parsley is President of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). He was kind enough …
Keep It Single: Supervised Exercise with One Focus Helps with Knee OA
In a systematic review of 48 randomized controlled trials, European researchers found that a single type of exercise—either aerobic, resistance, …
AAOS Annual Meeting Roundup
With 840 scientific presentations, 560 posters, and 200 instructional course lectures, even OrthoBuzz couldn’t comprehensively summarize the 2014 AAOS Annual …
How Many Healthcare Resources Do Orthopaedic Surgeons Use?
With medical costs under constant scrutiny, the Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute Center for Health Policy conducted a study titled “Patterns of …
An ICD-10 Win and SGR Loss for Orthopaedists in Latest Congressional Action
By a vote of 64 to 35, the US Senate approved a one-year “patch” of the current SGR-based Medicare payment …
Portrait of an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon and Compassionate Caregiver
Dr. David Lhowe, orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, spent time in a makeshift field hospital next to what …
A Conversation with Orrin Franko, MD
Orrin Franko, MD is a fifth-year orthopaedic surgery resident at University of California, San Diego. He has an interest in …
Editor’s Choice – April 7, 2014
How to prevent pulmonary function deterioration has been a focus in the management of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) …