In 2009, older patients spent more than $72 billion on products that purportedly slow the aging process. That figure is expected to rise to an
Tag: Orthopedic surgery
Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle-bone disease, is a genetic bone disorder that stunts growth and causes bones to break easily. Doctors recently found that
At a hospital in China, doctors took a very different approach to reattaching an amputated hand. Xiao Wei lost his right hand in an industrial
Magnetic resonance imaging has revolutionized the field of orthopaedic diagnostics, but it has until now been limited by delivering largely static images. Researchers at the
Results from a new JBJS study, Mobile Technology/Social Media Usage Among Orthopaedic Surgeons, show orthopaedic surgeons are frequent users of mobile medical apps, with seven
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed extending the attestation period for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR) through
February 28, 2014 is just around the corner. That’s the last date for physicians to submit 2013 clinical performance data as part of the Physician
Information is easier to get but seemingly less reliable every day. That’s why quality filters like JBJS are so important. And why we spend so
After reading our item about Google Glass in the January OrthoBuzz, Dr. Ran Schwarzkopf, assistant clinical professor of orthopaedics at the University of California, Irvine
Modularity in the heads and stems of total hip prostheses has afforded orthopaedic surgeons the ability to intraoperatively adjust version, limb length, and offset in