Orthopedics This Week

Can Albumin Help You Read the Post-Arthroplasty Tea Leaves?

The pressure to ALWAYS have a Eureka (!) outcome is truly problematic.

Maxx Orthopedics Expands Freedom® PCK® Revision Knee System with Launch of PCK® Metaphyseal Cones

Maxx Orthopedics announces the commercial launch of PCK® Metaphyseal Cones – porous titanium tibial cones engineered for complex revision total knee arthroplasty.

Spine Secrets: Is the Spinal Cord Running More Than the Skeleton?

New research sounds like the spinal cord has been keeping a secret from us and that's exactly what the team hopes to uncover.

The Pelvic Parameter That's Tired of Living in PI's Shadow

Pelvic Tilt can sometimes feel like grading a marathon when everyone started at different starting lines.

Bundle Up: CMS Mandates TJR Reimbursement Bundling Nationwide

CMS announced that the pilot test of bundling musculoskeletal reimbursement is going nationwide.

Vancomycin Powder: No Need to Rewrite the Playbook

Super study, one of the only randomized control tests of the long-term effects of vancomycin powder in spine surgery.

Isto Biologics strengthens its bone graft substitutes platform with the acquisition of NovaBone

The 30 Minutes That Can Make – or Break – a Spine Practice

What does a Formula One Pit Crew have to teach spine operating room teams? A lot, it turns out.

When the Subtalar Joint Runs Out of Room

This is a great ankle osteoarthritis study. Must read for every foot and ankle surgeon.

The Hidden Tear That Could Undermine Your ACL Reconstruction

The ACL tunnels are perfect. Graft tension: ideal. Fixation: rock solid. Yet months later the patient still complains that something doesn't feel quite right.

Can the Lesser Trochanter Reveal Too Much?

Femoral version has become one of the most influential variables in modern hip preservation surgery.

The Second Clavicle Break Nobody Wants

How often do clavicle fractures re-break and could that hardware removal have played a role?