JBJS Sample 2

Table of Content

1. Notable Articles of 2022

As we approached the close of 2022, I took the opportunity to reflect on the many important articles that we published over the course of the year, focusing specifically on those that will have the greatest impact on patient care. The range of topics that we covered is as broad as the worldwide distribution of centers from which they emanate. We learned of the long-term impact of patient obesity on revision rates following total knee replacement as well as the minimum 10 year outcomes of total ankle replacement. It is now clear that a mini-open procedure to place medial pins for the fixation of pediatric supracondylar fractures is safe and that magnetically controlled rods for early-onset scoliosis are promising but have a notable complication rate. The impact of higher perioperative supplemental oxygen concentrations on postoperative infection in patients with fractures is now clear, as is the impact of culture-negative prosthetic joint infection on patient outcomes. We now have a better understanding of bone turnover rates in premenopausal women with distal radial fractures as well as the long-term outcomes of open Latarjet procedures in patients with shoulder instability. Perhaps the most impactful publications are the 2 supplements that we published this year: one on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of VTE across all orthopaedic subspecialties, and another on the advantages and hazards of using administrative data sets and joint registries to study the outcomes of orthopaedic procedures. It is my hope that you will review these impactful research papers and incorporate the findings into your patient care decision-making.