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Scientific Articles

Modes of Wear After Semiconstrained Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Steven H. Goldberg, Robert M. Urban, Joshua J. Jacobs, Graham J.W. King, Shawn W. O'Driscoll, and Mark S. Cohen
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:609-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Simulated Joint Infection Assessment by Rapid Detection of Live Bacteria with Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
Patrick Birmingham, Jeannine M. Helm, Paul A. Manner, and Rocky S. Tuan
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:602-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Publication Bias in Orthopaedic Research: An Analysis of Scientific Factors Associated with Publication in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume)
Kanu Okike, Mininder S. Kocher, Charles T. Mehlman, James D. Heckman, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:595-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reimplantation of a Total Elbow Prosthesis Following Resection Arthroplasty for Infection
Emilie V. Cheung, Robert A. Adams, and Bernard F. Morrey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:589-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of Clinical Electives and Residency Interest on Medical Students' Education in Musculoskeletal Medicine
Albert C. Yeh, Orrin Franko, and Charles S. Day
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:307-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Chronic Posttraumatic Elbow Disorders Treated with Metallic Radial Head Arthroplasty
Benjamin J. Shore, Jeremy B. Mozzon, Joy C. MacDermid, Kenneth J. Faber, and Graham J.W. King
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:271-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The American Orthopaedic Association's "Own the Bone" Initiative to Prevent Secondary Fractures
Laura L. Tosi, Richard Gliklich, Krishna Kannan, and Kenneth J. Koval
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:163-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Outcomes Following Plate Fixation of Fractures of Both Bones of the Forearm in Adults
Kurt P. Droll, Philip Perna, Jeff Potter, Elaine Harniman, Emil H. Schemitsch, and Michael D. McKee
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2619-2624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Midterm Results with a Bipolar Radial Head Prosthesis: Radiographic Evidence of Loosening at the Bone-Cement Interface
Nebojsa Popovic, Roger Lemaire, Pierre Georis, and Philippe Gillet
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2469-2476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Osteochondral Transplantation to Treat Osteochondral Lesions in the Elbow
Patrick Ansah, Stephan Vogt, Peter Ueblacker, Vladimir Martinek, Klaus Woertler, and Andreas B. Imhoff
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2188-2194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Radial Head Excision and Synovectomy in Patients with Hemophilia
Mauricio Silva and James V. Luck, Jr.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2156-2162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The in Vivo Isometric Point of the Lateral Ligament of the Elbow
Hisao Moritomo, Tsuyoshi Murase, Sayuri Arimitsu, Kunihiro Oka, Hideki Yoshikawa, and Kazuomi Sugamoto
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2011-2017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Quality of Reporting of Orthopaedic Randomized Trials with Use of a Checklist for Nonpharmacological Therapies
Simon Chan and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1970-1978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Anatomic Factors Related to the Cause of Tennis Elbow
Robert E. Bunata, David S. Brown, and Roderick Capelo
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1955-1963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effectiveness of the Lateral Unilateral Dynamic External Fixator After Elbow Ligament Injury
Srinath Kamineni, Hirotsune Hirahara, Patricia Neale, Shawn W. O'Driscoll, Kai-Nan An, and Bernard F. Morrey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1802-1809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Quality of Prospective Controlled Randomized Trials. Analysis of Trials of Treatment for Lateral Epicondylitis as an Example
James Cowan, Santiago Lozano-Calderón, and David Ring
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1693-1699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Semiconstrained Primary and Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty with Use of the Coonrad-Morrey Prosthesis
Lewis L. Shi, David Zurakowski, Deryk G. Jones, Mark J. Koris, and Thomas S. Thornhill
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1467-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism After Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Scott F.M. Duncan, John W. Sperling, and Bernard F. Morrey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1452-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ninety-Day Mortality After Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, John W. Sperling, and Bernard F. Morrey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1449-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Identification of Orthopaedic Infections Using Broad-Range Polymerase Chain Reaction and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization
Dirk Jan F. Moojen, Sanne N.M. Spijkers, Corrie S. Schot, Marc W. Nijhof, H. Charles Vogely, André Fleer, Abraham J. Verbout, René M. Castelein, Wouter J.A. Dhert, and Leo M. Schouls
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1298-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brachialis Muscle Anatomy. A Study in Cadavers
Domenic T. Leonello, Ian J. Galley, Gregory I. Bain, and Christopher D. Carter
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1293-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Total Elbow Prosthesis Loosening Caused by Ulnar Component Pistoning
Emilie V. Cheung and Shawn W. O'Driscoll
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1269-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Classification, Treatment, and Outcome of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Humeral Capitellum
Masatoshi Takahara, Nariyuki Mura, Junya Sasaki, Mikio Harada, and Toshihiko Ogino
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1205-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Radial Head Arthroplasty with a Modular Metal Spacer to Treat Acute Traumatic Elbow Instability
Job N. Doornberg, Robert Parisien, P. Joppe van Duijn, and David Ring
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1075-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Distal Biceps Tendon Anatomy: A Cadaveric Study
M.H.A. Eames, G.I. Bain, Q.A. Fogg, and R.P. van Riet
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1044-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Commercially Funded and United States-Based Research Is More Likely to Be Published; Good-Quality Studies with Negative Outcomes Are Not
Joseph R. Lynch, Mary R.A. Cunningham, Winston J. Warme, Douglas C. Schaad, Fredric M. Wolf, and Seth S. Leopold
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1010-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Exposure to Direct and Scatter Radiation with Use of Mini-C-Arm Fluoroscopy
Brian D. Giordano, Steven Ryder, Judith F. Baumhauer, and Benedict F. DiGiovanni
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:948-952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Locally Administered Antibiotics for Prophylaxis Against Surgical Wound Infection. An in Vivo Study
Seth R. Yarboro, Elyse J. Baum, and Laurence E. Dahners
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:929-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

In Vivo Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Coated Devices
Rabih O. Darouiche, Mohammad D. Mansouri, Devin Zakarevicz, Atef AlSharif, and Glenn C. Landon
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:792-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Detection of Orthopaedic Implants in Vivo by Enhanced-Sensitivity, Walk-Through Metal Detectors
Miguel A. Ramirez, Edward K. Rodriguez, David Zurakowski, and Lars C. Richardson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:742-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Conflict of Interest in Orthopaedic Research. An Association Between Findings and Funding in Scientific Presentations
Kanu Okike, Mininder S. Kocher, Charles T. Mehlman, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:608-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reporting of Outcomes in Orthopaedic Randomized Trials: Does Blinding of Outcome Assessors Matter?
Rudolf W. Poolman, Peter A.A. Struijs, Rover Krips, Inger N. Sierevelt, René K. Marti, Forough Farrokhyar, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:550-558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effective Osteoporosis Education in the Outpatient Orthopaedic Setting
Jeff E. Schulman, Susan Williams, Oner Khera, Tina Sahba, James Michelson, and Kenneth Fine
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:301-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Treatment of Chronic Radial Epicondylitis with Botulinum Toxin A. A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Multicenter Study
Richard Placzek, Wolf Drescher, Georg Deuretzbacher, Axel Hempfing, and A. Ludwig Meiss
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:255-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fracture of the Anteromedial Facet of the Coronoid Process
Job N. Doornberg and David C. Ring
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2216-2224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Comminuted Radial Head Fractures Treated with a Modular Metallic Radial Head Arthroplasty. Study of Outcomes
Ruby Grewal, Joy C. MacDermid, Kenneth J. Faber, Darren S. Drosdowech, and Graham J.W. King
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2192-2200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Prosthetic Fractures
George S. Athwal and Bernard F. Morrey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2017-2026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Self-Reported Upper Extremity Health Status Correlates with Depression
David Ring, John Kadzielski, Lauren Fabian, David Zurakowski, Leah R. Malhotra, and Jesse B. Jupiter
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1983-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hybrid Locked Plating of Osteoporotic Fractures of the Humerus
Michael J. Gardner, Matthew H. Griffith, Demetris Demetrakopoulos, Robert H. Brophy, Andrew Grose, David L. Helfet, and Dean G. Lorich
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1962-1967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Serum and Breast Milk Levels of Methylmethacrylate Following Surgeon Exposure During Arthroplasty
Colleen M. Linehan and Terence J. Gioe
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1957-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Primary Nonoperative Treatment of Moderately Displaced Two-Part Fractures of the Radial Head
Thomas Åkesson, Pär Herbertsson, Per-Olof Josefsson, Ralph Hasserius, Jack Besjakov, and Magnus K. Karlsson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1909-1914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reliability of a Visual Analog Version of the QuickDASH
Leonard N. Matheson, J. Mark Melhorn, Tom G. Mayer, Brian R. Theodore, and Robert J. Gatchel
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1782-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgical Site Infection in the Elderly Following Orthopaedic Surgery. Risk Factors and Outcomes
Jeanne Lee, Robert Singletary, Kenneth Schmader, Deverick J. Anderson, Michael Bolognesi, and Keith S. Kaye
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1705-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Important Demographic Variables Impact the Musculoskeletal Knowledge and Confidence of Academic Primary Care Physicians
Joseph R. Lynch, Gregory A. Schmale, Douglas C. Schaad, and Seth S. Leopold
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1589-1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Infecting Total Joint Arthroplasty Sites
Eric Fulkerson, Craig J. Della Valle, Brent Wise, Michael Walsh, Charles Preston, and Paul E. Di Cesare
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1231-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mechanical Distraction for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stiffness of the Elbow in Children and Adolescents
Thomas Gausepohl, Konrad Mader, and Dietmar Pennig
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1011-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Treatment of Glenohumeral Arthritis with a Hemiarthroplasty: A Minimum Five-Year Follow-up Outcome Study
Michael A. Wirth, R. Stacy Tapscott, Carleton Southworth, and Charles A. Rockwood, Jr.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:964-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Additive Enhancement of Implant Fixation Following Combined Treatment with rhTGF-β2 and rhBMP-2 in a Canine Model
D.R. Sumner, T.M. Turner, R.M. Urban, A.S. Virdi, and N. Inoue
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:806-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Arthroscopic and Open Synovectomy of the Elbow in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Hisashi Sakahashi, Kazuya Hirose, Takumi Ishima, and Seiichi Ishii
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:521-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Capitellar and Trochlear Fractures
James H. Dubberley, Kenneth J. Faber, Joy C. MacDermid, Stuart D. Patterson, and Graham J.W. King
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:46-54. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Strain on the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow and Wrist During Throwing Motion
Mitsuhiro Aoki, Hiroshi Takasaki, Takayuki Muraki, Eiichi Uchiyama, Gen Murakami, and Toshihiko Yamashita
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:2508-2514. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Outcomes of Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparative Study of Three Implants
Christopher P. Little, Alastair J. Graham, Georgios Karatzas, David A. Woods, and Andrew J. Carr
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:2439-2448. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Effects of Elbow Flexion and Forearm Rotation on Valgus Laxity of the Elbow
Marc R. Safran, Michelle H. McGarry, Steve Shin, Steve Han, and Thay Q. Lee
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:2065-2074. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Intrinsic Constraint of Unlinked Total Elbow Replacements-The Ulnotrochlear Joint
S. Kamineni, S.W. O'Driscoll, M. Urban, A. Garg, L.J. Berglund, B.F. Morrey, and K.N. An
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:2019-2027. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Surgical Techniques

Radial Head Arthroplasty with a Modular Metal Spacer to Treat Acute Traumatic Elbow Instability. Surgical Technique
David Ring and Graham King
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90(Supp 2):63-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fracture of the Anteromedial Facet of the Coronoid Process. Surgical Technique
David Ring and Job N. Doornberg
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89(Supp 2):267-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mechanical Distraction for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stiffness of the Elbow in Children and Adolescents. Surgical Technique
Konrad Mader, Thomas Christian Koslowsky, Thomas Gausepohl, and Dietmar Pennig
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89(Supp 2):26-35. [Full Text] [PDF]

Comminuted Fractures of the Radial Head: Comparison of Resection and Internal Fixation
Masayoshi Ikeda, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Chonte Kang, Tomonori Takagaki, and Yoshinori Oka
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88(Supp 1):11-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Management of Mason Type-III Radial Head Fractures with a Titanium Prosthesis, Ligament Repair, and Early Mobilization
G.I. Bain, N. Ashwood, R. Baird, and R. Unni
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87(Supp 1):136-147. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Débridement Arthroplasty for Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow
Takuro Wada, Satoshi Isogai, Seiichi Ishii, and Toshihiko Yamashita
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87(Supp 1):95-105. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Primary Souter-Strathclyde Total Elbow Prosthesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
J.C.T. van der Lugt, R.B. Geskus, and P.M. Rozing
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87(Supp 1):67-77. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Distal Humeral Fractures Treated with Noncustom Total Elbow Replacement
S. Kamineni and Bernard F. Morrey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87(Supp 1):41-50. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Standard Surgical Protocol to Treat Elbow Dislocations with Radial Head and Coronoid Fractures
Michael D. McKee, David M.W. Pugh, Lisa M. Wild, Emil H. Schemitsch, and Graham J.W. King
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87(Supp 1):22-32. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Results of the Musculofascial Lengthening Technique for Submuscular Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow
A. Lee Dellon and J. Henk Coert
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86(Supp 1):169-179. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Supplement - Selected Scientific Exhibits from the AAOS

The Influence of Antibiotics on the Fatigue Life of Acrylic Bone Cement
Paul D. Postak and A. Seth Greenwald
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88(Supp 4):148-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Periprosthetic Infection: What Are the Diagnostic Challenges?
Javad Parvizi, Elie Ghanem, Sarah Menashe, Robert L. Barrack, and Thomas W. Bauer
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88(Supp 4):138-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Video supplements

Intramedullary Nailing of Humeral Shaft Fractures with a Locking Flexible Nail
James P. Stannard, MD
Video Journal of Orthopaedics [Play Video] [More Information]

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Radial Head
Jesse B. Jupiter, MD & Mark S. Cohen, MD
Video Journal of Orthopaedics [Play Video] [More Information]

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Case Reports

Acute Bullous Hemorrhagic Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Pitfalls of Diagnostic Delay. A Case Report
E.L. Newell, S.I. Chaudhry, and M.M. Black
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:174-177. [Full text] [PDF]

Protrusion of Hardware Impairs Forearm Rotation After Olecranon Fixation. A Report of Two Cases
Felix Matthews, Otmar Trentz, Augustinus Ludwig Jacob, Ron Kikinis, Jesse B. Jupiter, and Peter Messmer
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:638-642. [Full text] [PDF]

Aeromonas Hydrophila Necrotizing Fasciitis. A Case Report
B. Borger van der Burg, M.W.G.A. Bronkhorst, and P.V.M. Pahlplatz
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1357-1360. [Full text] [PDF]

All That Is Gas Is Not Gas Gangrene: Mechanical Spread of Gas in the Soft Tissues. A Case Report
Vinod K. Panchbhavi and Scott E. Hecox
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1345-1348. [Full text] [PDF]

Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Resulting in Death. A Report of Three Cases
Nai-Chen Cheng, Shan-Chwen Chang, Yuan-Sung Kuo, Jiun-Ling Wang, and Yueh-Bih Tang
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1107-1110. [Full Text] [PDF]

Combined Posterior and Convergent Elbow Dislocations in an Adult. A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Craig N. Lippe and D. Patrick Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:1597-1600. [Full text] [PDF]

Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Association with Lateral Epicondylitis. A Report of Three Cases
David M. Kalainov and Mark S. Cohen
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:1120-1125. [Full text] [PDF]

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Evidence-Based Orthopaedics

Glossary of Terms for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1166. [Full text] [PDF]

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What's New

What's New in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Matthew L. Ramsey, Charles L. Getz, and Bradford O. Parsons
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:677-687. [Full text] [PDF]

What's New in Orthopaedic Research
Lawrence V. Gulotta, Chisa Hidaka, Suzanne A. Maher, Matthew E. Cunningham, and Scott A. Rodeo
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2092-2101. [Full Text] [PDF]

What's New in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Matthew L. Ramsey, Charles L. Getz, and Bradford O. Parsons
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:220-230. [Full text] [PDF]

What's New in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Gary M. Gartsman and Samer S. Hasan
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:230-243. [Full Text] [PDF]

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Editorials

Patient Care, Professionalism, and Relationships with Industry
James D. Heckman
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:225. [Full text] [PDF]

JBJS Trustees' Commitment to the Profession
Michael A. Simon, Bernard A. Rineberg, James H. Herndon, Cecil H. Rorabeck, Dan M. Spengler, Vernon T. Tolo, Edward N. Hanley, Jr., and Stuart L. Weinstein
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1. [Full text] [PDF]

Methodology and Statistical Review: A New Dimension for The Journal
James D. Heckman
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2581. [Full text] [PDF]

Bone Graft Substitutes: Separating Fact from Fiction
Roy Sanders
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:469. [Full text] [PDF]

Professionalism in Publishing
Richard A. Brand, Joshua J. Jacobs, and James D. Heckman
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2323-2325. [Full text] [PDF]

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The Orthopaedic Forum

Is Socrates Dying?
Augusto Sarmiento
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:675-676. [Full text] [PDF]

The 2007 ABC Traveling Fellowship: Building International Orthopaedic Bridges
Constance R. Chu, John Antoniou, Brian G. Donley, Steven L. Frick, Alan S. Hilibrand, William M. Ricci, and Alastair S. Younger
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:672-674. [Full text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Orthopaedic Residency Training: Are We Meeting Expectations?
Richard H. Gross, Jennifer Greene, Richard Haynes, and Michael F. Schafer
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:429-437. [Full text] [PDF]

AOA 2005 John J. Fahey, MD, Memorial North American Traveling Fellowship: Fellows' Travel Diary
Matthew T. Provencher, Kevin J. Bozic, Rex Haydon, Johnny T.C. Lau, and Heather A. Vallier
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:205-207. [Full text] [PDF]

Readability of Patient Education Materials from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Web Sites
Sameer Badarudeen and Sanjeev Sabharwal
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:199-204. [Full text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Orthopaedists Partnering with Other Physicians to Provide Musculoskeletal Care
Alan S. Hilibrand, Kurt P. Spindler, and Scott D. Boden
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2810-2818. [Full text] [PDF]

Hattage
Peter J. Stern
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2803-2809. [Full text] [PDF]

Medicare Physician Reimbursement: Past, Present, and Future
Sanaz Hariri, Kevin J. Bozic, Carlos Lavernia, Ann Prestipino, and Harry E. Rubash
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2536-2546. [Full text] [PDF]

Pain Management: The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Perspective
Harry N. Herkowitz, Douglas R. Dirschl, and David H. Sohn
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2532-2535. [Full text] [PDF]

AOA-JOA Traveling Fellowship 2006: The Fellows' Travel Log
Scott F.M. Duncan, Eric Hofmeister, Michael Bolognesi, and Rena Stewart
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2312-2315. [Full text] [PDF]

Musculoskeletal Medicine Educational Reform in the Bone and Joint Decade
Joseph Bernstein, Toby King, and George V. Lawry
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2308-2311. [Full text] [PDF]

Follow-up on Misrepresentation of Research Activity by Orthopaedic Residency Applicants: Has Anything Changed?
Emmanuel K. Konstantakos, Richard T. Laughlin, Ronald J. Markert, and Lynn A. Crosby
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2084-2088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Gainsharing in Orthopaedics: Passing Fancy or Wave of the Future?
Douglas R. Dirschl, Joane Goodroe, D. McCarty Thornton, and Gary W. Eiland
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2075-2083. [Full Text] [PDF]

Symposium. How to Participate in Orthopaedic Randomized Clinical Trials
Stephen B. Trippel, Michael J. Bosse, David A. Heck, and James G. Wright
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1856-1864. [Full text] [PDF]

Symposium. The Introduction of Biologics in Orthopaedics: Issues of Cost, Commercialism, and Ethics
William T. Obremskey, James S. Marotta, Michael J. Yaszemski, Larry R. Churchill, Scott D. Boden, and Douglas R. Dirschl
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1641-1649. [Full text] [PDF]

Symposium. Potential Strategies for Improving Orthopaedic Education Strategic Dialogue from the AOA Resident Leadership Forum Class of 2005
Anil S. Ranawat, Douglas R. Dirschl, Corey J. Wallach, and Christopher D. Harner
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1633-1640. 1633[Full text] [PDF]

Orthopaedic Surgeons as Educators. Applying the Principles of Adult Education to Teaching Orthopaedic Residents
Stephen J. Pinney, Samir Mehta, Daniel D. Pratt, John F. Sarwark, Edmund Campion, Laurel Blakemore, and Kevin P. Black
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1385-1392. [Full text] [PDF]

Symposium. The Relevance of Culturally Competent Care in Orthopaedics to Outcomes and Health Care Disparities
Augustus A. White, III, James A. Hill, Audley M. Mackel, Diane L. Rowley, Emily P. Rickards, and Bill Jenkins
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1379-1384. [Full text] [PDF]

A Practical Guide to Assigning Levels of Evidence
James G. Wright
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1128-1130. [Full text] [PDF]

The Prevalence and Severity of Burnout Among Academic Orthopaedic Departmental Leaders
Khaled J. Saleh, James Campbell Quick, Mark Conaway, Wesley E. Sime, Wayne Martin, Shepard Hurwitz, and Thomas A. Einhorn
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:896-903. [Full text] [PDF]

Developmental Biology in Orthopaedics. Summary of the 2006 AAOS Research Symposium
Benjamin A. Alman and William A. Horton
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:668-671. [Full text] [PDF]

An MBA: The Utility and Effect on Physicians' Careers
Selene G. Parekh and Bikramjit Singh
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:442-447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Demystifying the Orthopaedic Certification Process
Randall E. Marcus, John J. Callaghan, and G. Paul DeRosa
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:436-441. [Full Text] [PDF]

Perceptions and Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine: Are Surgeons Getting Better? A Questionnaire Survey of Members of the Dutch Orthopaedic Association
Rudolf W. Poolman, Inger N. Sierevelt, Forough Farrokhyar, J. Adriaan Mazel, Leendert Blankevoort, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:206-215. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Symposium Integrating Evidence-Based Medicine into Clinical Practice
Rick W. Wright, John E. Kuhn, Annunziato Amendola, Morgan H. Jones, and Kurt P. Spindler
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:199-205. [Full text] [PDF]

The Conduct of Clinical Research Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule
William C. McMaster, Katherine Sale, Gunnar B.J. Andersson, Mathias P.G. Bostrom, Mark C. Gebhardt, Stephen B. Trippel, and David C. Clark
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2765-2770. [Full text] [PDF]

Topics in Medical Economics: Health Care Rationing
Joseph Bernstein
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2527-2532. [Full text] [PDF]

Orthopaedic Gifts: Opportunities and Obligations
Terry R. Light
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2521-2526. [Full text] [PDF]

Level-I Orthopaedic Trauma Care: A Model for Longevity
Michael T. Archdeacon and Peter J. Stern
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2305-2309. [Full text] [PDF]

AOA Professionalism Guiding Leadership
Terry R. Light and Marc F. Swiontkowski
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2303-2304. [Full text] [PDF]

The Intention-to-Treat Principle: A Primer for the Orthopaedic Surgeon
Vikrant K. Bubbar and Hans J. Kreder
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2097-2099. [Full text] [PDF]

Physician Discipline
Howard B. Yeon, David A. Lovett, David Zurakowski, and James H. Herndon
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2091-2096. [Full text] [PDF]

Symposium. Subspecialty Certification: Current Status of Orthopaedic Subspecialty Certification
Keith H. Bridwell, Christopher D. Harner, David W. Polly, Jr., and Peter J. Stern
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2081-2090. [Full text] [PDF]

Physician Incentives for Academic Productivity. An Analysis of Orthopaedic Department Compensation Strategies
Sanford E. Emery and Carolyn Gregory
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2049-2056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gainsharing: A Primer for Orthopaedic Surgeons
William L. Healy
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1880-1887. [Full text] [PDF]

An AOA Critical Issue How to Read the Literature to Change Your Practice: An Evidence-Based Medicine Approach
Shepard R. Hurwitz, Paul Tornetta, III, and James G. Wright
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1873-1879. [Full text] [PDF]

Symposium. Relationships with Industry: Critical for New Technology or an Unnecessary Evil?
Joshua J. Jacobs, Jorge O. Galante, Sohail K. Mirza, and Thomas Zdeblick
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1650-1663. [Full text] [PDF]

Implementation and Application of a Community Total Joint Registry: A Twelve-Year History
Terence J. Gioe, Kathleen K. Killeen, Susan Mehle, and Katherine Grimm
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1399-1404. [Full text] [PDF]

An Altruistic Approach to Clinical Trials. The National Clinical Trial Consortium (NCTC)
Dr. James N. Weinstein
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1395-1398. [Full text] [PDF]

An AOA Critical Issue Access to Emergent Musculoskeletal Care: Resuscitating Orthopaedic Emergency-Department Coverage
Michael J. Bosse, M. Bradford Henley, Timothy Bray, and Mark S. Vrahas
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1385-1394. [Full text] [PDF]

An AOA Critical Issue Should There Be a Minimal Surgical Experience for a Graduating Orthopaedic Surgery Resident?
Michael A. Simon, Dempsey S. Springfield, and Steven P. Nestler
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1153-1159. [Full text] [PDF]

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis to Prevent Surgical Site Infection
Joseph Bernstein, Menachem M. Meller, Scott S. Kelley, and James D. Heckman
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1149-1152. [Full text] [PDF]

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Topics in Training

The Effect of Computer Navigation on Trainee Learning of Surgical Skills
Wade Gofton, Adam Dubrowski, Farshid Tabloie, and David Backstein
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2819-2827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Work-Hour Regulations on the Surgical Experience of Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
Alexander J. Pappas and David C. Teague
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:904-909. [Full text] [PDF]

Measuring the Attitudes and Impact of the Eighty-Hour Workweek Rules on Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
Sharat K. Kusuma, Samir Mehta, Michael Sirkin, Adolph J. Yates, Theodore Miclau, Kimberly J. Templeton, and Gary E. Friedlaender
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:679-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Practice Management Education in Orthopaedic Surgical Residencies
J. Brian Gill and Robert C. Schutt, Jr.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:216-219. [Full text] [PDF]

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Ethics in Practice

Ethics in Practice. Terminating the Physician-Patient Relationship
James D. Capozzi, Rosamond Rhodes, and George Gantsoudes
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:208-210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Physician Advertising: Evaluation of a Sample Advertisement
James D. Capozzi
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2089-2091. [Full Text] [PDF]

The Ethics of Sham Surgery in Clinical Orthopaedic Research
Samir Mehta, Thomas G. Myers, Jess H. Lonner, G. Russell Huffman, and Brian J. Sennett
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1650-1653. [Full text] [PDF]

The Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Financial Conflict of Interest in Orthopaedic Research
Kanu Okike and Mininder S. Kocher
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:910-913. [Full text] [PDF]

Coping with Racism in a Patient
James D. Capozzi and Rosamond Rhodes
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2543-2544. [Full text] [PDF]

Professionalism in the Face of Adversity
James D. Capozzi, Rosamond Rhodes, and George Gantsoudes
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1674-1676. [Full text] [PDF]

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Selected Instructional Course Lectures

Median and Radial Nerve Compression About the Elbow
Peter Tsai and David R. Steinberg
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:420-428. [Full text] [PDF]

Allografts in Articular Cartilage Repair
Simon Görtz and William D. Bugbee
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1374-1384. [Full Text] [PDF]

Orthopaedic Information: How to Find It Fast on the Internet
J. Sybil Biermann, Gregory J. Golladay, J.F. Myles Clough, Steven R. Schelkun, and A. Herbert Alexander
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1134-1140. [Full Text] [PDF]

Arthroscopic Treatment of the Arthritic Elbow
Scott P. Steinmann, Graham J.W. King, and Felix H. Savoie, III
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:2113-2121. [Full Text] [PDF]

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Current Concepts Reviews

Prevention of Perioperative Infection
Nicholas Fletcher, D'Mitri Sofianos, Marschall Brantling Berkes, and William T. Obremskey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1605-1618. [Full text] [PDF]

Preventing the Development of Chronic Pain After Orthopaedic Surgery with Preventive Multimodal Analgesic Techniques
Scott S. Reuben and Asokumar Buvanendran
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1343-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Ulnar Nerve in Elbow Trauma
Robert Shin and David Ring
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1108-1116. [Full text] [PDF]

Institutional Review Board Approval: Why It Matters
Javad Parvizi, T. David Tarity, Kyle Conner, and J. Bruce Smith
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:418-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement for Infection Prophylaxis in Total Joint Replacement
William A. Jiranek, Arlen D. Hanssen, and A. Seth Greenwald
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2487-2500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Efficacy and Safety of Steroid Use for Postoperative Pain Relief. Update and Review of the Medical Literature
Angelo Salerno and Robert Hermann
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:1361-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection
Thomas W. Bauer, Javad Parvizi, Naomi Kobayashi, and Viktor Krebs
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:869-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Management of Elbow Osteoarthritis
Gregory D. Gramstad and Leesa M. Galatz
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:421-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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