Editors' Choice articles & Announcements from the Orthogate Team.
By Editor-in-Chief A report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects that about 23 percent of adults in the United States have some form of arthritis.
By Editor-in-Chief According to a study published online in the journal Annals of Surgery, dissemination of operation-specific guidelines for opioid prescribing to surgeons may be linked to a reduction in the number of opioids prescribed.
By Editor-in-Chief Findings from a study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty suggest that débridement, antibiotics, irrigation, and implant retention (DAIR) may be an option for treatment of hip periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in certain patients, especially during the early postoperative period.
By Editor-in-Chief According to a study in the March 1 JBJS, active range of abduction may only partially correlate with patients’ self-assessed function of osteoarthritic shoulders. The researchers analyzed the relationship between objective range-of-motion measurements as recorded by an observer-independent motion capture system against Simple Shoulder Test (SST) patient self-assessments of shoulder function for 104 patients with osteoarthritis.
By Editor-in-Chief Findings from a survey published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggest that a small minority of the general public is aware of the practice of overlapping surgery, and most would prefer that the practice be disclosed during the informed consent process.
By Editor-in-Chief A research letter published in the Feb. 28 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that some hospitals may charge private insurers double the typical cost for knee and hip implants.
By Editor-in-Chief Data from a study published online in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggest that hip fracture may be associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in both the short- and longer-term.
By Editor-in-Chief A recommendation published in the journal The BMJ recommends against the use of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) to help speed fracture healing.
By Editor-in-Chief A research letter published online in the journal JAMA Surgery compares patient-reported outcomes for older and younger patients following lumbar microdiskectomy.
By Editor-in-Chief The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has announced the selection of Thomas E. Arend, Jr., CAE, to the position of chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2017.
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