Purpose of Review The primary aim of this review was to evaluate recently published total
joint arthroplasty (TJA) studies in order to accurately summarize the current concepts …

Methods: The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program was queried to analyze opioid dispensation
patterns at 3 and 6 months postoperatively for adult patients who had spine surgery at …

Background: American medical schools have gradually achieved balance in the sex of
medical graduates over the past 4 decades. However, orthopaedic surgery has remained …

One or more of the authors of this paper have disclosed potential or pertinent conflicts of
interest, which may include receipt of payment, either direct or indirect, institutional support, or …

Accurate risk stratification of patients undergoing total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty
is essential in the highly scrutinized world of pay-for-performance, value-driven healthcare. …

BACKGROUND: Orthopedic surgeons are reluctant to perform total knee (TKA) or hip (THA)
arthroplasty on patients with high body mass index (BMI). Recent studies are conflicting …

The Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) definition for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)
has helped to standardize PJI research by providing a consistent population among studies1…

Purpose of Review Innovative measures have recently been proposed to prevent periprosthetic
joint infection following total hip and knee arthroplasty. We sought to review these recent …

Background Underrepresented minority (URM) trainees face unique challenges in academic
medicine. Near-peer mentorship is an under-described method to support URM trainees. …

Objective To develop evidence-based consensus recommendations for the optimal timing of
hip and knee arthroplasty to improve patient-important outcomes including, but not limited to…