Case Connector “Watch” Cites Trunnion Troubles in Modular Hip Implants
The hip-arthroplasty community currently feels that the advantages gained from head-neck modularity outweigh the risks, but JBJS Case Connector raises …
What’s New in Orthopaedic Trauma: Level I and II Studies
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Limb Lengthening: Scientific and Clinical Aspects
Bone is one of the most biologically unique tissues in the human body. What distinguishes bone from most other tissues …
Fibrin No Friend of Fracture Repair
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have concluded that fibrin, a protein involved in blood clotting and found abundantly around …
Perioperative Tunes Ease Patient Pain and Anxiety
Providing patients with an opportunity to listen to music during advanced imaging such as MRI scans is well accepted. Now, …
Endoscopic Gluteus Medius Repair Delivers Good Results
Patients who experience persistent hip pain after nonoperative treatments for partial or full-thickness gluteus medius tears have two surgical repair …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—Patient Pain: A Hurdle for All Orthopaedists
Ev
ery clinician treating musculoskeletal injury or disease knows that pain perception among patients is highly subjective and variable. Given …
Chronic Oral Antibiotics Boost 5-Year Infection-Free Implant Survival after Certain PJIs
Along with the sharply rising number of total hip and knee arthroplasties performed in the US comes an increasingly compelling …
Meniscal Transplants in Young Patients: Great While They Last
Meniscal transplantation is often recommended after total meniscectomy for patients younger than 50Â who remain symptomatic and show articular cartilage …