Editorial:

Robert Poss and James D. Heckman

Letters to The Editor: A Change in Policy
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Scientific Articles:

Boris A. Zelle, Hans-Christoph Pape, Torsten G. Gerich, Rajeev Garapati, Birten Ceylan, and Christian Krettek

Functional Outcome Following Scapulothoracic Dissociation
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:2-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel J. Berry, Marius von Knoch, Cathy D. Schleck, and W. Scott Harmsen

The Cumulative Long-Term Risk of Dislocation After Primary Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:9-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jane Kim, Jess H. Lonner, Charles L. Nelson, and Paul A. Lotke

Response Bias: Effect on Outcomes Evaluation by Mail Surveys After Total Knee Arthroplasty
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:15-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew B. Dobbs, J.R. Rudzki, Derek B. Purcell, Tim Walton, Kristina R. Porter, and Christina A. Gurnett

Factors Predictive of Outcome After Use of the Ponseti Method for the Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfeet
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:22-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Harlan C. Amstutz, Paul E. Beaulé, Frederick J. Dorey, Michel J. Le Duff, Pat A. Campbell, and Thomas A. Gruen

Metal-on-Metal Hybrid Surface Arthroplasty: Two to Six-Year Follow-up Study
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:28-39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material][Video Supplement] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mauricio Silva, Kee Haeng Lee, Christian Heisel, Mylene A. dela Rosa, and Thomas P. Schmalzried

The Biomechanical Results of Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:40-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hiromasa Miura, Shuichi Matsuda, Taro Mawatari, Tsutomu Kawano, Ryotaro Nabeyama, and Yukihide Iwamoto

The Oblique Posterior Femoral Condylar Radiographic View Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:47-50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Craig Crouch, Daniel P. O'Connor, Peggy Pierce, and Mark R. Brinker

Utilization of Orthopaedic Services for Hand and Wrist Conditions in a Capitated Population
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:51-56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Enrico Pola, Pierangelo Papaleo, Angelo Santoliquido, Giorgio Gasparini, Lorenzo Aulisa, and Ernesto De Santis

Clinical Factors Associated with an Increased Risk of Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Nonanemic Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:57-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Timothy J. Proctor, Tom G. Mayer, Robert J. Gatchel, and Don D. McGeary

Unremitting Health-Care-Utilization Outcomes of Tertiary Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:62-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daisuke Togawa, Thomas W. Bauer, Isador H. Lieberman, and Hiroshige Sakai

Lumbar Intervertebral Body Fusion Cages: Histological Evaluation of Clinically Failed Cages Retrieved from Humans
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:70-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Hannallah, Hairong Peng, Brett Young, Arvydas Usas, Brian Gearhart, and Johnny Huard

Retroviral Delivery of Noggin Inhibits the Formation of Heterotopic Ossification Induced by BMP-4, Demineralized Bone Matrix, and Trauma in an Animal Model
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:80-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John B. Meding, E. Michael Keating, Merrill A. Ritter, Philip M. Faris, and Michael E. Berend

Minimum Ten-Year Follow-up of a Straight-Stemmed, Plasma-Sprayed, Titanium-Alloy, Uncemented Femoral Component in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:92-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Edwin E. Spencer, Jr. and John E. Kuhn

Biomechanical Analysis of Reconstructions for Sternoclavicular Joint Instability
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:98-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Edward Ebramzadeh, Sophia N. Sangiorgio, Donald B. Longjohn, Cyrus F. Buhari, and Lawrence D. Dorr

Initial Stability of Cemented Femoral Stems as a Function of Surface Finish, Collar, and Stem Size
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:106-115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karen M. Brown, Marnie M. Saunders, Thorsten Kirsch, Henry J. Donahue, and J. Spence Reid

Effect of COX-2-Specific Inhibition on Fracture-Healing in the Rat Femur
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:116-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ye-Yeon Won, Lawrence D. Dorr, and Zhinian Wan

Comparison of Proximal Porous-Coated and Grit-Blasted Surfaces of Hydroxyapatite-Coated Stems
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:124-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Harry K.W. Kim, David N. Skelton, and Edward J. Quigley

Pathogenesis of Metaphyseal Radiolucent Changes Following Ischemic Necrosis of the Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Immature Pigs. A Preliminary Report
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:129-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ching-Jen Wang, Jun-Wen Wang, Lin-Hsiu Weng, Chia-Chen Hsu, Chung-Cheng Huang, and Pao-Chu Yu

Prevention of Deep-Vein Thrombosis After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Patients. Comparison of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Indomethacin
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:136-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Errata for vol. 85, p. 1544
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:141. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

R. Allen Butler and Robert L. Barrack

Total Hip Wear Debris Presenting as Lower Extremity Swelling. A Report of Two Cases
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:142-145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick E. McCleskey and Kamala H. Littleton

Minocycline-Induced Blue-Green Discoloration of Bone. A Case Report
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:146-148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Scott M. Cook, Paul M. Pellicci, and Hollis G. Potter

Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of an Occult Fracture of the Femoral Component After Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Case Report
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:149-153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard E. Bowen and Raymond T. Morrissy

Recurrence of a Unicameral Bone Cyst in the Proximal Part of the Fibula After en Bloc Resection. A Case Report
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:154-158. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robby Singh Sikka, Milan Vora, T. Bradley Edwards, Istvan Szabo, and Gilles Walch

Desmoid Tumor of the Subscapularis Presenting as Isolated Loss of External Rotation of the Shoulder. A Report Of Two Cases
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:159-164. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Selected Instructional Course Lecture:

Alexander R. Vaccaro, David H. Kim, Darrel S. Brodke, Mitchel Harris, Jens Chapman, Thomas Schildhauer, M.L. Chip Routt, and Rick C. Sasso

Diagnosis and Management of Sacral Spine Fractures
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:166-175. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

The Orthopaedic Forum:

Paul J. Dougherty, Peter R. Carter, David Seligson, Daniel R. Benson, and John M. Purvis

Orthopaedic Surgery Advances Resulting from World War II
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:176-181. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fred Ritchie Trew Nelson

The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Standard of Living Versus Quality of Life
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:182-183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to The Editor:

S. Raja, D. Mittal, S. Bale, David Ring, Lawrence Gulotta, and Jesse B. Jupiter

Unstable Nonunions of the Distal Part of the Humerus • D. Ring, L. Gulotta, and J.B. Jupiter reply:
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:184-185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M.S. Binns, T.S. Waters, and G. Bentley

Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty • T.S. Waters and G. Bentley reply:
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ely Steinberg, Anant Kumar, E. Lyle Cain, Richard A. Smith, A.U. Daniels, John M. Crates, and Steven J. Charlebois

Effect of Fibular Plate Fixation on Rotational Stability of Simulated Distal Tibial Fractures Treated with Intramedullary Nailing • A. Kumar, E.L. Cain, R.A. Smith, A.U. Daniels, J.M. Crates, and S.J. Charlebois reply:
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:185-186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bertram M. Kummel, Joseph A. Buckwalter, James D. Heckman, and David P. Petrie

An AOA Critical Issue: Aging of the North American Population: New Challenges for Orthopaedics • J.A. Buckwalter, J.D. Heckman, and D.P. Petrie reply:
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ethics in Practice:

James D. Capozzi and Rosamond Rhodes

Lying for the Patient's Good
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:187-188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Specialty Update:

Gary M. Gartsman and Samer S. Hasan

What's New in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:189-202. Free Article [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

James P. McAuley

Early Hip Disorders: Advances in Detection and Minimally Invasive Treatment
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:207. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James D. Heckman

Barebones: A Surgeon's Tale: The Price of Success in American Medicine
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:207. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Darren L. Johnson

Prevention of Noncontact ACL Injuries
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:207-208. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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