Expanding Our Understanding of Pain Catastrophizing and Its Impact on Outcomes
In this OrthoBuzz post, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski reflects on a new JBJS study that examines pain catastrophizing among patients …
Platelet-Rich Plasma Goes Another Round
This guest post comes from David Vizurraga, MD in response to a study in JAMA investigating platelet-rich plasma vs. placebo …
Mental Health Phenotypes and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Upper-Extremity Care
Pain is a remarkable and, at times, poorly understood concept. There has been extensive research showing that patients with the …
Cannabis Users Should Disclose Prior to Surgery
Although many patients believe marijuana is an effective agent to treat chronic and nerve pain, the effect of cannabis on …
July 2020 Article Exchange with JOSPT
For the last 6 years, JBJS has participated in an “article exchange” collaboration with the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports …
Open-Access JBJS Supplement: Pain Management Research
In November 2019, OrthoBuzz promised readers more details from the Pain Management Research Symposium held that month (see related …
Pain Management Symposium Focuses on Study Design
Designing studies to answer questions about surgical procedures takes a lot of thought, effort, and experience. Creating robust study designs …
Who’s at Risk for Prolonged Opioid Use after THA?
Much has been written in recent years about the orthopaedist’s predilection for prescribing opioids, most of which has been aimed …
Education, Guidelines, Willingness: Keys to Changing Opioid-Prescribing Habits
When planning for any type of surgical procedure, the orthopaedist considers many patient and injury-specific variables. With a distal radius …