Oct 4, 2022
Dracula and Costs of Nonoperative Treatment in the Year Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty
In this episode, Antonia and Andrew discuss a selection of articles from the October 5, 2022 issue of JBJS, along with an added dose of entertainment and pop culture. Listen at the gym, on your commute, or whenever your case is on hold!
Top of the Pile
* Parasport: Effects on Musculoskeletal Function and Injury Patterns, by Sacks et al.
* What’s Important (Arts and Humanities): Unnerving, by Quatman
* Development of a Robotic Spine Surgery Program. Rationale, Strategy, Challenges, and Monitoring of Outcomes After Implementation, by Kuris et al.
* Providing Orthopaedic Care to Vulnerably Underserved Patients, by Handcox et al.
Headlines
* Local Infiltration Analgesia Versus Interscalene Block for Pain Management Following Shoulder Arthroplasty. A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial, by Ewing et al.
* Costs of Nonoperative Procedures for Knee Osteoarthritis in the Year Prior to Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty, by Nin et al.
Your Case is On Hold
* No Difference in Conversion Rate to Hip Arthroplasty After Intramedullary Nail or Sliding Hip Screw for Extracapsular Hip Fractures. An Observational Cohort Study of 19,604 Individuals, by Pyrhönen et al.
Honorable Mention
* Clinical Outcomes and Complications of Simultaneous or Sequential Bilateral Total Ankle Arthroplasty, by Fletcher et al.
* Concomitant Achilles Tendon Lengthening with Transmetatarsal Amputation for the Prevention of Late Forefoot Ulceration, by Bullock et al.
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