Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, Patty and Jay Baker Endowed Chair in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College discusses his top 5 tips for success in the treatment of patients with these methods. He also discusses how he developed his interest … Continue reading "Minimally invasive spine surgery – Top 5 tips"

Surena Namdari MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of Shoulder & Elbow Research at Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals discusses c acnes (formerly p acnes) and the challenges this organism presents in shoulder surgery. Often found without clinical infection, it nonetheless is prevalent in shoulder revision surgery and presents diagnostic challenges. … Continue reading "C acnes and shoulder surgery – diagnostic challenges"

Harold van Bosse, MD, Attending at Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at both Temple and Jefferson Medical Schools discusses the principles of management of arthrogryposis. He explains the basics about arthrogryposis, the treatment principles for success, the main challenges facing surgeons who manage these patients, and potential future developments … Continue reading "Arthrogryposis – Principles of management"

John Fowler, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the evolution of ultrasound both for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in hand surgery. He explains why this is an important technique to learn, what the evidence shows regarding its benefit, how he uses it … Continue reading "The evolution of ultrasound in hand surgery"

Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, orthopaedic traumatologist, surgeon coach, and founder of SurgeonMasters.com discusses the importance of surgeon coaching. What are the problems that surgeons don’t even realize they can improve? Why is coaching emerging in healthcare professions now? Does coaching work? And what are the challenges with surgeon coaching?

Theresa Pazionis, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Temple University discusses how to assess the solitary lytic lesion of bone. Dr. Pazionis explains the appropriate workup, clinical case scenarios, the challenges that clinicians continue to face when managing these, and research being done to help us help our patients.

Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson University and the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia discusses the assessment of periprosthetic joint infection. He talks about how he got interested in this field, why it is important, misconceptions held by many surgeons, how recent research is helping us better diagnose prosthetic joint infections, and … Continue reading "Periprosthetic joint infection – Misconceptions and management tips"

Amer Samdani, MD, Chief of Surgery at the Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Jefferson University, discusses fusionless surgical treatment for scoliosis in adolescents. He discusses why these treatments were developed, what they currently consist of, what the data shows about their outcomes, his tips for success, and … Continue reading "Fusionless treatment of scoliosis"

Ronald A. Navarro, MD, Regional Coordinating Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and President of the California Orthopaedic Association discusses the role of orthopaedic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Who decides what are “elective” versus timely surgeries? Should orthopods be repurposed for other duties in their health systems? And if so, how? … Continue reading "COVID-19: Ortho’s role"

Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery at Columbia University and the Och Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian breaks down the complexities of the assessment and management of adult spinal deformity. He discusses classic patient presentations, tips for assessment and indications, keys to success with surgical management, and the … Continue reading "Adult spinal deformity: Decision-making"

Asif Ilyas, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson University and Program Director of Hand Surgery at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia explains what we should do when we encounter a patient with a humeral fracture and a radial nerve palsy. He discusses the findings from the literature, common myths and misconceptions, his approach to … Continue reading "Humeral fractures and the radial nerve – Explore them"

Scott Kozin, M.D., Chief of Staff at Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, explains his pearls for assessment and management of the newborn brachial plexus injury. A world-renowned expert in the field, he explains how he got started in this field, the basics of newborn brachial plexus injury, common myths, what the data shows, his management … Continue reading "Newborn brachial plexus injury – Management challenges"

Leslie Barnes, M.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Temple University discusses common myths, truths, diagnosis, and management pearls for patients with the Frozen Shoulder. What are the appropriate nonsurgical treatments, and what are the mainstays of surgical management?

Hesham Abdelfattah, M.D., discusses the indications, fixation options including newer methods like IM screws, classic scenarios in which different treatment options are optimal, and his preferred surgical techniques.

Interview with Mark Brengelman, JD, MA, Attorney at Law. What are some common ways that healthcare workers could violate HIPAA without realizing it? Is it ever ok to use your personal email, iMessage, or WhatsApp to discuss cases with other surgeons? What are the best ways for orthopaedic surgeons to connect with their patients electronically … Continue reading "Use of electronic media in healthcare – how to stay out of trouble"

Interview with Joseph J. Thoder, M.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Hand Surgery at Temple University Hospital. Dr. Thoder has over 30 years of experience managing distal radius fractures and related injuries, and has been teaching and training other surgeons as well. In this podcast interview, he explains his top 5 management tips … Continue reading "Distal radius fractures – Top 5 management tips"

Ronald A. Navarro, M.D., FAAOS, FAOA, Regional Coordinating Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente discusses ethnicity and outcomes in orthopaedic surgery with Saqib Rehman, M.D. What are the associations, and do they differ by procedural type? What are the implications of the data for our patients and health systems? Which … Continue reading "Is ethnicity associated with outcomes in orthopaedic surgery?"

Fractures from civilian firearm injuries are seen commonly in urban trauma centers, but are also seen in hospitals everywhere and we still don’t have great guidelines to assist in management. For those surgeons who manage these occasionally, it is important to understand the basic principles, but also to realize what misconceptions are out there. Saqib … Continue reading "Fractures from firearm injuries – Top 10 misconceptions"

Forearm fractures are often operative cases that can exhibit longitudinal instability and present difficulty for the treating surgeon. Both bones, Galeazzis and Monteggias are a spectrum of injury that demand an understanding of the functional anatomy and restoration principles. Saqib Rehman, M.D. explains the top five things you need to start doing now to get … Continue reading "Forearm fractures in adults – 5 things you need to start doing now"

Theresa Pazionis, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and orthopaedic spine surgeon Temple University discusses MIS vs open TL spine fracture surgery with Saqib Rehman, MD. What exactly differentiates the techniques, , what are the indications for one technique versus the other, can you do hybrid techniques, and what does the current … Continue reading "Percutaneous vs open thoracolumbar fracture surgery"

Shannon Safier, M.D., Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Pediatrics at Drexel University discusses the assessment and management of patellar instability with Joshua Luginbuhl, M.D., PGY-3 ortho resident at Temple University. Dr. Safier explains what to look for on MRI imaging, the operative indications, surgical techniques, and post-op care.

Yelena Bogdan, M.D., FACS, FAAOS, discusses “atypical” femur fractures with Saqib Rehman, M.D. These lesions were first reported in 2005 and are associated with prolonged bisphosphonate use. Dr. Bogdan explains diagnostic criteria, what the current literature says, technical tips and pearls for management, and best practices for after-care of these patients. Dr. Bogdan is an … Continue reading "Atypical femur fractures – where are we now?"

Subtrochanteric fractures are common but often technically challenging to treat properly. Traction alone will often not get the reduction for you, and you have to approach these differently than intertrochanteric fractures. Saqib Rehman, M.D. goes through his top 5 management tips to help you stay out of trouble.

J. Milo Sewards, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and Team Physician at Temple University discusses ACL graft choices with Saqib Rehman, MD. What are the modern graft choices for ACL reconstruction? What does the data show with regard to outcomes? And how does the surgeon ultimately decide which graft to go … Continue reading "ACL graft choices – what really matters"

Martin Herman, MD, Professor of Orthopedics and Pediatrics and Residency Program Director, Drexel University College of Medicine and attending surgeon at St. Christophers Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, discusses the assessment and management of these injuries. Interview by John Jennings, MD, Orthopaedic Resident, Temple University.