Revisit Orthopedics Today Cover Stories of 2023

Healio highlights the monthly Cover Stories of Orthopedics Today that were published in 2023.

The toll of perfectionism: Burnout in orthopedics

Characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a low sense of personal accomplishment, the published literature has shown between 40% and 60% of orthopedic surgeons will experience episodes of burnout during their career. Read more.

Collaboration underway to advance future of biologics

As advancements in musculoskeletal biologic therapies have grown in the past decade, so has clinical use of these therapies despite insufficient evidence for widespread clinical application. Read more.

Surgeons weigh surgical options for primary hip labral tears

Among patients with labral tears, hip arthroscopy with primary labral repair is the gold-standard treatment, which published literature has shown to have high success rates. Read more.

Surgeons navigate options for massive rotator cuff tears

Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more rotator cuff tendons, a massive rotator cuff tear can be caused by traumatic injuries or degeneration of the tendons. Read more.

Taking call: Find satisfaction among the risks

Taking call, an arrangement in which employees can be called during certain periods of time to work, is generally expected among health care workers, including orthopedic surgeons. Read more.

Surgeons advise healthy skepticism for cementless TKA

Although total knee arthroplasty has been commonly performed with cemented fixation, research has shown an increase in cementless fixation during the years. Read more.

Surgeons dissect the changing face of ACL treatment

In ACL treatment, reconstruction has long been the gold standard. However, recent innovations and research regarding ACL repair have surgeons wondering if a changing of the guard could be on the horizon. Read more.

Surgeons push barriers with 3D printing for bone tumors

Despite the long-established prevalence of 3D printing in orthopedic oncology, some orthopedic surgeons said recent technological improvements and novel applications of the tool may help change the way cancerous tumors are treated. Read more.

Time is of the essence in nerve injury repair, research

Despite the notion that nerve surgery research has plateaued in the past several decades, some surgeons view timely, precise diagnostics and a new wave of research as a viable path to improved outcomes in nerve repair in the future. Read more.

Design improvements add personal touch to TKA bearings

Historically, posterior stabilized and cruciate-retaining knee bearings have been popular bearing types among orthopedic surgeons for total knee arthroplasty. Read more.

Advances catalyze minimally invasive foot, ankle surgery

Although minimally invasive surgery for the foot and ankle has been around for decades, improvements in tools, implants and surgical training combined with a growing body of literature have inspired renewed popularity of these surgeries. Read more.

To assist, alert: Use of registries in orthopedics

Since the first orthopedic registry was developed in 1975, registry data have been used to identify implants and techniques with good outcomes and reduce revision rates, specifically in total joint arthroplasty. Read more.