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Scientific Articles

Intention-to-Treat Analysis and Accounting for Missing Data in Orthopaedic Randomized Clinical Trials
Amir Herman, Itamar Busheri Botser, Shay Tenenbaum, and Ahron Chechick
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2137-2143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Is After-Hours Orthopaedic Surgery Associated with Adverse Outcomes? A Prospective Comparative Study
William M. Ricci, Bethany Gallagher, Angel Brandt, John Schwappach, Michael Tucker, and Ross Leighton
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2067-2072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Effect of an Anterior Cervical Operation for Cervical Radiculopathy or Myelopathy on Associated Headaches
Joseph Riina, Paul A. Anderson, Langston T. Holly, Kathy Flint, Kenneth E. Davis, and K. Daniel Riew
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1919-1923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Complication Reporting in Orthopaedic Trials. A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
S. Goldhahn, T. Sawaguchi, L. Audigé, R. Mundi, B. Hanson, M. Bhandari, and J. Goldhahn
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1847-1853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Higher Opioid Doses Predict Poorer Functional Outcome in Patients with Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
Cindy L. Kidner, Tom G. Mayer, and Robert J. Gatchel
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:919-927.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Levels of Evidence at the AAOS Meeting: Can Authors Rate Their Own Submissions, and Do Other Raters Agree?
Andrew H. Schmidt, Guofen Zhao, and Charles Turkelson
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:867-873.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Medical Errors in Orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS Member Survey
David A. Wong, James H. Herndon, S. Terry Canale, Robert L. Brooks, Thomas R. Hunt, Howard R. Epps, Steven S. Fountain, Stephen A. Albanese, and Norman A. Johanson
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:547-557.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Levels of Evidence in Research Published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume) Over the Last Thirty Years
Shane Hanzlik, Raman C. Mahabir, Richard C. Baynosa, and Kayvan T. Khiabani
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:425-428.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Joseph Marino, Joseph Russo, Maureen Kenny, Robert Herenstein, Elayne Livote, and Jacques E. Chelly
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:29-37.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Nonscientific Factors Associated with Acceptance for 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;90:2432-2437.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Perils of Intravascular Methylprednisolone Injection into the Vertebral Artery. An Animal Study
Gbolahan O. Okubadejo, Michael R. Talcott, Robert E. Schmidt, Aseem Sharma, Alpesh A. Patel, R. Brian Mackey, Anthony H. Guarino, Christopher J. Moran, and K. Daniel Riew
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1932-1938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

"Surgery Is Certainly One Good Option": Quality and Time-Efficiency of Informed Decision-Making in Surgery
Clarence Braddock, III, Pamela L. Hudak, Jacob J. Feldman, Sylvia Bereknyei, Richard M. Frankel, and Wendy Levinson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1830-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Older Patients' Unexpressed Concerns About Orthopaedic Surgery
Pamela L. Hudak, Kristy Armstrong, Clarence Braddock, III, Richard M. Frankel, and Wendy Levinson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1427-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hospital Characteristics Associated with Success in a Pay-for-Performance Program in Orthopaedic Surgery
Timothy Bhattacharyya, Priyesh Mehta, and Andrew A. Freiberg
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1240-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Treatment of Persistent Shoulder Pain with Sodium Hyaluronate: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. A Multicenter Study
Theodore Blaine, Roland Moskowitz, James Udell, Michael Skyhar, Robert Levin, Jeffrey Friedlander, Michael Daley, and Roy Altman
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:970-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Orthopaedic Care Aboard the USNS Mercy During Operation Unified Assistance After the 2004 Asian Tsunami. A Case Series
V. Franklin Sechriest, II and David W. Lhowe
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:849-861. [Full Text] [PDF]

Intra-Articular Block Compared with Conscious Sedation for Closed Reduction of Ankle Fracture-Dislocations. A Prospective Randomized Trial
Brian J. White, Michael Walsh, Kenneth A. Egol, and Nirmal C. Tejwani
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:731-734. [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Screening Tool: A Useful Tool for the Orthopaedic Surgeon
John G. Skedros, Christian L. Sybrowsky, and Gregory J. Stoddard
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:765-772. [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]

Continuous Infusion of Local Anesthetic at Iliac Crest Bone-Graft Sites for Postoperative Pain Relief. A Randomized, Double-Blind Study
Steven J. Morgan, Kyle J. Jeray, Laurel H. Saliman, Howard J. Miller, Allison E. Williams, Stephanie L. Tanner, Wade R. Smith, and J. Scott Broderick
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006;88:2606-2612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Supplement - Design, Conduct, and Interpretation of Nonrandomized Orthopaedic Studies—A Practical Approach

Qualitative Research: A Review of Methods with Use of Examples from the Total Knee Replacement Literature
Dorcas E. Beaton and Jocalyn P. Clark
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):107-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evaluating Agreement: Conducting a Reliability Study
Paul J. Karanicolas, Mohit Bhandari, Hans Kreder, Antonio Moroni, Martin Richardson, Stephen D. Walter, Geoff R. Norman, Gordon H. Guyatt on Behalf of the Collaboration for Outcome Assessment in Surgical Trials (COAST) Musculoskeletal Group
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):99-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

An Evidence-Based Approach to the Adoption of New Technology
Henry Ahn, Mohit Bhandari, and Emil H. Schemitsch
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):95-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Methodological Issues in Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies in Orthopaedic Research
Nicole Simunovic, Sheila Sprague, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):87-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Multicenter Collaboration in Observational Research: Improving Generalizability and Efficiency
Sheila Sprague, Joel M. Matta, Mohit Bhandari on Behalf of the Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty Collaborative (ATHAC) Investigators
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):80-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Using Observational Data for Decision Analysis and Economic Analysis
Carmen A. Brauer and Kevin J. Bozic
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):73-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Use of Hospital Registries in Orthopaedic Surgery
Henry Ahn, Charles M. Court-Brown, Margaret M. McQueen, and Emil H. Schemitsch
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):68-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Authorship and Ethical Considerations in the Conduct of Observational Studies
Paul Tornetta, III, Jodi Siegel, Paula McKay, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):61-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Analysis of Observational Studies: A Guide to Understanding Statistical Methods
Saam Morshed, Paul Tornetta, III, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):50-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Outcome Instruments: Rationale for Their Use
Rudolf W. Poolman, Marc F. Swiontkowski, Jeremy C.T. Fairbank, Emil H. Schemitsch, Sheila Sprague, and Henrica C.W. de Vet
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):41-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Outcome Measures and Implications for Sample-Size Calculations
Michael Zlowodzki and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):35-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Survey Design in Orthopaedic Surgery: Getting Surgeons to Respond
Sheila Sprague, Laura Quigley, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):27-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How to Design a Good Case Series
Bauke Kooistra, Bernadette Dijkman, Thomas A. Einhorn, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):21-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Principles of Designing an Orthopaedic Case-Control Study
Jason W. Busse and William T. Obremskey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):15-20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Principles of Designing a Cohort Study in Orthopaedics
Dianne M. Bryant, Kevin Willits, and Beate P. Hanson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):10-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hierarchy of Evidence: Where Observational Studies Fit in and Why We Need Them
Daniel J. Hoppe, Emil H. Schemitsch, Saam Morshed, Paul Tornetta, III, and Mohit Bhandari
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):2-9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Design, Conduct, and Interpretation of Nonrandomized Orthopaedic Studies: A Practical Approach. (All) Evidence Matters
Mohit Bhandari, Saam Morshed, Paul Tornetta, III, and Emil H. Schemitsch
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(Supp 3):1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Supplement - Advanced Imaging and Computer-Assisted Surgery of the Knee and Hip

Correlations Between Joint Morphology and Pain and Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Histology, and Micro-Computed Tomography
Thomas M. Link
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91(Supp 1):30-32.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Case Reports

Glomangioma as a Rare Cause of Knee Pain. A Report of Two Cases
Malgorzata Puchala, Jacek Kruczynski, Jacenty Szukalski, and Margarita Lianeri
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2008;90:2505-2508.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

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]

Epidural Hematoma Secondary to Removal of an Epidural Catheter After a Total Knee Replacement. A Case Report
Sokratis E. Varitimidis, Konstantinos Paterakis, Zoe H. Dailiana, Michalis Hantes, and Stavroula Georgopoulou
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2048-2050. [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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Editorials

A Simple Formula for Continued Improvement in Orthopaedic Surgery Postgraduate Training: Courageous Leadership
Marc F. Swiontkowski
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1175. [Full text] [PDF]

Technology Assessment and Adoption in Orthopaedics: Lessons Learned
Kevin J. Bozic and Joshua J. Jacobs
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:689-690. [Full Text] [PDF]

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

Mentoring: Our Obligation… Our Heritage
Vincent D. Pellegrini, Jr.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2511-2519. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Orthopaedics in 2020: Predictors of Musculoskeletal Need
Michael J. Dunbar, Andrew Howard, Earl R. Bogoch, Javad Parvizi, and Hans J. Kreder
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2276-2286. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Operating-Room Throughput: Strategies for Improvement
Khaled J. Saleh, Wendy M. Novicoff, David Rion, Linda H. MacCracken, and Richard Siegrist
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2028-2039. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Department of Justice Investigation of Orthopaedic Industry
William L. Healy and Richard N. Peterson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1791-1805. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Patient Safety in North America: Beyond "Operate Through Your Initials" and "Sign Your Site"
David A. Wong, Brendan Lewis, James Herndon, Claude Martin, Jr., and Robert Brooks
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1534-1541. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stand Up and Be Counted 2008
Louis U. Bigliani
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1531-1533. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Orthopaedic Surgeons: Artists or Scientists?
Emil H. Schemitsch, Mohit Bhandari, Michael D. McKee, Rad Zdero, Paul Tornetta, III, J. Bartley McGehee, and Richard J. Hawkins
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1264-1273. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Orthopaedic Education—Are We Attracting the Best and the Brightest?
Sanford E. Emery, James P. Waddell, Andrea E. Waddell, Michael McCaslin, and Kevin Black
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1253-1263. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The American Orthopaedic Association Clinical Trials Curriculum
Ivan R. Diamond, Camille Murray, Michael J. Bosse, James D. Heckman, Sohail K. Mirza, Terrance D. Peabody, Khaled J. Saleh, Marc F. Swiontkowski, and James G. Wright
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:1007-1011.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

From the Frontlines to the Home Front. The Crucial Role of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
Captain D.C. Covey
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:998-1006.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Musculoskeletal Preclinical Medical School Education: Meeting an Underserved Need
Charles S. Day, Yangyang R. Yu, Albert C. Yeh, Lori R. Newman, Ronald Arky, and David H. Roberts
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:733-739.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Need for Increased Access to the U.S. Health-Care System
Jesse E. Bible, Richard S. Lee, and Gary E. Friedlaender
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:476-484.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Musculoskeletal Research at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: A Snapshot
Stephen I. Katz
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:474-475.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Maintenance of Certification for Orthopaedic Surgeons
Marybeth Ezaki and Randall E. Marcus
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:222-226.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Evidence-Based Medicine, the Quality Initiative, and P4P: Performance or Paperwork?
M. Bradford Henley, Charles Turkelson, Joshua J. Jacobs, and Robert H. Haralson
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2008;90:2781-2790.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Direct-to-Consumer Marketing in Orthopaedic Surgery: Boon or Boondoggle?
Jonathan L. Schaffer, Kevin J. Bozic, Lawrence D. Dorr, Dane A. Miller, and James V. Nepola
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2008;90:2534-2543.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Topics in Medical Economics: Medical Malpractice
Joseph Bernstein, Duncan MacCourt, and Bruce D. Abramson
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1777-1782. [Full text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Barriers (Threats) to Clinical Research
J.L. Marsh, William McMaster, Javad Parvizi, Stephen I. Katz, and Kurt Spindler
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1769-1776. [Full text] [PDF]

(Mis)Perceptions About Intimate Partner Violence in Women Presenting for Orthopaedic Care: A Survey of Canadian Orthopaedic Surgeons
Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague, Paul Tornetta, III, Valerie D'Aurora, Emil Schemitsch, Heather Shearer, Ole Brink, David Mathews, Sonia Dosanjh on Behalf of the Violence Against Women Health Research Collaborative
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1590-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AOA Symposium. Current State of Fellowship Hiring: Is a Universal Match Necessary? Is It Possible?
Christopher D. Harner, Anil S. Ranawat, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth, Peter J. Stern, Shepard R. Hurwitz, William N. Levine, G. Paul DeRosa, and Serena S. Hu
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1375-1384. [Full text] [PDF]

Inventing in Orthopaedics: From Idea to Marketed Device
Peter M. Bonutti, Thorsten M. Seyler, Paul D. Bianco, Slif D. Ulrich, and Michael A. Mont
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1385-1392. [Full text] [PDF]

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]

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Topics in Training

Funding of Educational Opportunities in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training. A Survey of Residency Program Directors and Chairs
A. Alex Jahangir, John H. Flint, and Samir Mehta
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:1542-1545. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Value of Mentorship in Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Education: The Residents' Perspective
John H. Flint, A. Alex Jahangir, Bruce D. Browner, and Samir Mehta
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2009;91:1017-1022.[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Operative Experience in an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program: The Effect of Work-Hour Restrictions
Michael A. Baskies, David E. Ruchelsman, Craig M. Capeci, Joseph D. Zuckerman, and Kenneth A. Egol
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:924-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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

Managing Medical Errors
James D. Capozzi and Rosamond Rhodes
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2520-2521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ethical Dilemmas in Orthopaedic Surgical Training
Graeme Holt, Tom Nunn, and Alberto Gregori
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2008;90:2798-2803.[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Caring for Doctors
James D. Capozzi
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1606-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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]

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Selected Instructional Course Lectures

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Orthopaedics
Omar Abdul-Hadi, Javad Parvizi, Matthew S. Austin, Eugene Viscusi, and Thomas Einhorn
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2020-2027. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Current Concepts Reviews

Psychosocial Aspects of Disabling Musculoskeletal Pain
Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Arthur Barsky, and David Ring
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2014-2018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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]

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]

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CME for credit or for practice

• Pain Management
• Quarterly General CME Exams from JBJS
• All orthopaedics subspecialties

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Useful Links

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
• Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS)
• American Academy of Pain Management
• American Society for Pain Management Nursing
• webmaster{at}jbjs.org

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