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How Athletes, Musicians, and Surgeons Depend on Fine Motor Control
We rarely notice how much we rely on our hands until something goes wrong, and for athletes, musicians, and surgeons, even small injuries can have big consequences. Every football season comes with injuries, and this fall, two of the more notable ones both involved…
Why Your Orthopaedic Surgeon Cares About Your Sugar Intake
When people think about added sugar, they think about weight gain, diabetes or cavities, and not usually their joints, tendons, or bones. A growing body of research suggests that not only does the sugar you add to your coffee interfere, but also the added sugar hiding…
Beyond the Prescription Pad: Can Orthopaedic Surgery Move Towards an Opioid Free Future?
As the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc across the nation, orthopaedic surgeons and pain management physicians are reconsidering writing opioid prescriptions after surgery. Despite national efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions across all medical…
Are Gunshot Fractures Becoming a Public Health Crisis?
The burden of firearm injury extends beyond mortality—and increasingly reaches the orthopaedic trauma service. Firearm injury in the United States is usually discussed in terms of deaths, but mortality captures only part of the burden. Every year, tens of thousands of…
