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Editor's Choice Hand and Wrist Trauma

How Many X-Rays Does It Take to Treat a Distal Radial Fracture?

August 20, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

We orthopaedists obtain radiographs for many reasons—to diagnose an unknown problem, to determine the progress of healing, and occasionally because we follow X-ray “dogma” acquired

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Pediatrics Spine

Scoliosis Management Shows Success Long-Term

May 22, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adulthood is an important outcome measure for patients diagnosed with juvenile or adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. In the May 16,

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Knee Need to Know

May 2018 Article Exchange with JOSPT

May 3, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In 2015, JBJS launched an “article exchange” collaboration with the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) to support multidisciplinary integration, continuity of care, and excellent patient outcomes in orthopaedics and

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Editor's Choice Oncology Spine

Aggressive Treatment Improves QOL in Many Cases of Spinal Metastases

October 6, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A significant portion of metastatic disease comes with no clear identification of a primary tumor; this is unfortunately the case with many spinal metastases. In

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JBJS Editor’s Choice—Quality-of-Life Measures Emphasize Impact of Long Bone Nonunions

September 2, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

“Health-related quality of life” is easier to say than to measure. In the September 2, 2015 edition of The Journal, Schottel et al. document the

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