In THA, Less Blood Loss with Multidose Postop Oral TXA
The recent orthopaedic literature, including a 2017 JBJS study, provides substantial evidence that oral and intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) …
JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice–Orthopaedic Patients Taking Anticoagulants
Perioperative anticoagulation for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery remains a challenge. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to provide definitive recommendations for …
What’s New in Spine Surgery: 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 …
Blood-Vessel Anomaly Boosts DVT Risk after ACL Reconstruction
The overall rate of symptomatic lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following arthroscopic ACL procedures is reported to be <0.3%, and …
Thromboprophylaxis Unwarranted After Lower-Leg Fractures
The venographic prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in people with distal lower-extremity injuries that require surgery or casting ranges from …
AAOS Annual Meeting Roundup
With 840 scientific presentations, 560 posters, and 200 instructional course lectures, even OrthoBuzz couldn’t comprehensively summarize the 2014 AAOS Annual …