Patient Safety & Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
In 2000, the Institute of Medicine distributed a report suggesting that many hospital errors were...
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Orthopedics
The Changing Tide of Knee Arthroscopy in the U.S.
CDC data show that knee arthroscopy is one of the most frequently performed ambulatory orthopedic...
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Considering Artificial Disc Replacement
Neck and low back pain accounts for between $50 billion and $75 billion in direct and indirect...
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Improving Care for Falls & Urinary Incontinence
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the ones who manage these patient groups, but the care...
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Strategies to Manage Traction-Table Complications
Traction tables are used in different types of procedures for the hip and femur, including...
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Guidelines for Managing Patients With Shoulder Arthritis
According to data from the CDC, more than 51 million Americans have been diagnosed with some form...
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Improving Boomeratric Care Services
The population of baby boomers and geriatric adults—the “boomeratric”™ generation—is continuing to...
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Report: 20% of Orthopedic Surgeons’ Imaging Orders Are Defensive
About 20% of scans ordered by orthopedic surgeons appear to be “defensive imaging,” primarily...
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Reducing the Pain of Fibromyalgia
The chronic pain syndrome of fibromyalgia afflicts nearly 2% of women and a smaller proportion of...
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Joint Pain Unresolved with Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Over the past 10 years, general practitioners and rheumatologists have commonly prescribed...
Read MoreDistal Radius Fractures: New Guidelines
Distal radius fractures are among the most common fractures in the body, usually occurring as a result of a fall. The radius is the most commonly broken bone in the arm. Typically, these breaks occur when a person’s fall causes...
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Conference Highlights: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2010
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, or AAOS, held its 2010 annual meeting from March 9...
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