Reducing the Risk of Ceramic Femoral-Head Fractures
JBJS Case Connector has issued a “Watch” regarding the rare but potentially catastrophic fracture of ceramic femoral heads used in …
Psych Distress Magnifies Patient Perception of Shoulder Pain
Most studies investigating the psychosocial determinants of orthopaedic pain and
disability have focused on the spine, hand, hip, and knee. …
JBJS Editor’s Choice: During Ankle Fusion, Save the Fibula!
In the December 16, 2015 edition of The Journal, Pellegrini et al. present the results from a cohort …
Nauth/McKee VideoWins JBJS EST Editor’s Choice Award
To celebrate the launch of “Key Procedures” in October, JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST) invited authors to enter their videos …
Tool for Pre-TJA Risk Stratification Piloted
A case-control study by Boraiah et al. in the December 2, 2015 JBJS describes a risk-stratification tool that helps …
JBJS Case Connections: Happy Endings to Unusual Cervical Spine Injuries
The November 25, 2015 “Case Connections” looks at four JBJS Case Connector cases involving injuries to the cervical spine in …
FDA Approves Pradaxa for Thromboprevention After Hip Replacement
The FDA this week approved dabigatran (Pradaxa) for prevention of DVT and pulmonary embolism following hip arthroplasty surgery. The approval …
Patient Pain Perception: Two New Studies
The connection between patient pain and clinical orthopaedic outcomes has received much attention lately. Here are relevant findings from two …
Including Osseous Fragment in Bankart Repair Yields Good Results
When treating shoulders with a Bankart lesion that includes an osseous fragment, many orthopaedic surgeons excise the fragment while repairing …